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W/e, I only go by what I see. And I never said Meddenhall wasn't any good, nor did I say he needed to be in the SEC (although it helps dramatically over playing in the questionable Big Ten), all I said was Felix Jones is a better RB, then Meddenhall, plan and simple. And had it not been for Darren McFadden, Felix Jones would clearly be taken ahead of Meddenhall. Beisdes....who wants to draft a Big Ten RB, we all know Big 10 RBs, are like Florida Gator WRs, you just don't trust a high pick with them. who is meddenhall? and, for the record, stats don't mean much to scouts. ronnie brown was cadillac williams's backup at auburn and still got picked before him. mel kiper apparently has referred to jones as potentially a very nice complimentary back to share carries with a featured guy. That wasn't a surprise come draft day though. The reports on most boards had Ronnie Brown ahead of Cadillac because he was just as talented and had taken less of a pounding in college. He also nearly rushed for 1000 yards while splitting carries with Cadillac. I don't think anyone is saying that Jones doesn't have talent. I just think Mendenhall has more tools to be a 3 down back in the NFL for a long time.

I'm still torn on the whole RB at #14 thought. I know the Bears need OL help, but they need it at 2 spots. I've heard Williams name, but from what I've heard experts don't think he can play LT right away and may need a year at RT?!?!? I don't know if this is the consensus or not. If the Bears can't get an OL that can step in and be a bona fide starting T then I'd much rather them take Mendenhall if he's available. Also, I've been hearing a lot of talk about the Bears interest in either Flacco/Brahm. From what I've heard Flacco has moved up in the mid 2nd. You don't think the Bears would possibly go RB in the 1st and QB in the 2nd do you? I know this draft is suppose to be deep at OL, but really.................

plain and simple

It wouldn't surprise me, one bit. Well, in fairness it's likely that MacPhail is as frustrated with his boss as the Cubs are with him. I mean the man obviously can't take a crap without approval. Completely and totally ridiculous way to run a ballclub. I think the Angelos stuff is a bunch of garbage. A couple of crappy radio reporters say that Angelos might be involved just because it's the trendy thing to say. Plenty of people have confirmed that Macphail has full control. This strategy of continously hollding out worked with Bavasi in the Bedard, and that's why MacPhail is doing it again. The talks have been going on for 3 months now, and Hendry hasn't cut talks off. What does that say? It says that AM can continue to hold out knowing that Hendry won't walk away. It's annoying and frustrating, but it worked with Bavasi, so why not do it to Hendry? Hendry has shown in the pas he'll overpay to get what he wants. I think MacPhail has a set price in his mind (probably a price way too high for Roberts) and won't budge unless Hendry caves and decides to overpay. If not, AM can just hold onto him and wait for someone to overpay. He's running the risk of waiting too long and getting even less, though.

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Hilarious. All this is doing is pissing off Derosa. Me too.

I don't see how this benefits Zell in the least. If exhaust the new owners revenue streams what makes you think the bidding for the Cubs will be very high? By selling Wrigley you essentially lower the cost of the Cubs. Agree?

Williams would be good at 14, but if the OL aren't there I'd go Mendenhall. Either way I'd be happy.

I could see them taking Flacco in the 3rd.

wow. Saying he wouldn't lynch Fukudome would have been more appropriate.......

Pie! They're talking up Fuld in order to trade him.

I agree it is not exciting, but in terms of production, he might not be that far behind Berrian and will cost something like a third as much. Booker could easily have 70 catches for something like 800-ish yards. Berrian won't be that much better, and Booker is a better blocker in the running game (an underrated ability, IMO). EDIT: Those nos. I predicted are a bit inflated. More realistic is the notion that he'll have 60-65 catches and 700-750 yards. Again, you get what you pay for. I was going to reply to the original, but your edit took care of that. I think this is a smart sign. It's financially wise and cap friendly. Booker is more likely replacing Moose than Berrian, but either way, he's going to get a fair amount of catches. I think 2008 Bradley, Booker, Hester, Draft Pick, Olsen, Clark should have no problem being as productive as 2007 Berrian, Moose, Davis, Hester, Bradley, Olsen, Clark. Hester and Bradley are going to fight for deep opportunities, Booker is going to be a possession receiver who can get a few yards, and a draft pick should be able to do something out there. The key to the passing game is Olsen, followed closely by Hester emerging. And there's no reason why Hester can't improve this year. A lot of people pointed out that 2007 was going to be a learning experience for Hester the WR, and I think he showed more than enough to believe he learned on the job and will get better. Hester just needs to improve on route running and play recognition. I don't know how many times he lined up and the QB had to move him because he didn't know where he was suppose to be. Put him on a fly route and he's deadly though.

That's my daughters middle name too. If my son (10 months) was a girl he would have been Wrigley Addison. But he wasn't so he's cbbryan jr. You named your son JR. That is so Wrong! What is wrong with you? :lol: Last time I checked you where a turd and you had the 4th.

I see what you did there. Nice.

My oldest daughter is actually upset that I hadn't thought of Wrigley Addison before she was born. She really likes it. And my youngest daughter loves her middle name. It's better then Lynn, Sue, Jo, etc. (No offense to anyone that gave their daughter that middle name.)

you'd be satisfied trading 7 players off the 40 man for 2? think about that You bet..You acquire Roberts and Fontenot and Cedeno are expendable. You acquire Crisp-where are Pie and Murton gonna play? Marshall is 5-7 starter now. Marquis has been on the market for months. Ceda and Gallagher are 3A pitchers this season anyway, because Hendry was silly and signed Lieber and Wood. so who are you going to use to fill those other 5 roster spots? According to a Orioles writer last night, the Cubs may also have to take Jay Payton in any Roberts deal. Re-signing Kerry Wood is always a mistake. His last two innings have proven he will always be a thrower and never a pitcher. Nice WHIP, though! So you add Crisp, Roberts and possibly Payton. Patterson is a possibility but I think he needs to play more in the minors. Lahey or Ascanio probably makes it as the last RH in the pen. LH relief is Eyre and either Cotts(yuck!) or Pignatiello(yuck!). Unless we acquire someone, our options are few. Hart is my first call-up. I sure wish Petrick would take a step up this year and be ready also by midyear. No thunder on the bench, unless Jake Fox matures as a hitter and I never want to see Ward in the OF. W/e on the bolded part! That's just plain wrong. Crisp and Payton just aren't very good players. So why go after them? Pie has more upside then either one of them. To be completely honest, I understand the Roberts deal as improving the club because DeRo would then be the "supersub" and effectively upgrade our bench, but also get starter ABs. It doesn't improve the pressing need at SS, but considering there isn't really anyone available that we know of I suppose Roberts is the best deal available. The only other area would be a top of the rotation pitcher. I think our rotation is decent, but if there was one area I might clean up it would be another #1 or #2. I would look into that before CF.

I agree. He's really not who I'd like playing there but if he's struggling I'm sure the Cubs will make a move before the deadline and upgrade the position. I'm rooting for the Riot to have a career year. I'm not so sure. He was horrible last year and they didn't lift a finger in trying to replace him. I don't get why people think his horribleness would not be tolerated this year. The problem is the Cubs think Theriot isn't a problem. He would have to get signficantly worse in order to be bad enough for them to wake up to the problem. All he has to do is struggle with the bat and get in a fist fight w/ Z. That should really do it.

That's my daughters middle name too. If my son (10 months) was a girl he would have been Wrigley Addison. But he wasn't so he's cbbryan jr.

What? Watch some video.

And to all the youngsters watching at home..........

I believe he said he could be the #1 WR if given the opportunity.

Including Marshall would be even worse!!!!

The Astros gave up 5 players to get Tejada, including 3 pitchers. Luke Scott is better than Murton on paper, but I'm not certain given the ages if Murton couldn't catch up. I do not know enough about the 3 pitchers Houston gave up to grade them relative to the names the Cubs are considering, but the pitchers in that deal were all 26 and under in age, and each had at least a cup of coffee in Houston. I really don't see any of the proposed deals for Roberts as 'better than' what the O's got for Tejada. From a purely objective standpoint, I would argue the O's didn't get enough value from either deal (if you assume both as complete), as quantity doesn't usually equate to quality. In other words, neither deal nets a sure thing top 10 starter-for-position player at the big league level, which is what both Roberts and Tejada are. Luke Scott isn't much better then Murton if at all. They're virtually the same player. Gallagher projects to be at least as good as Patton. I believe the other arms in the Tejada deal where back of the rotation/relief. I wasn't really impressed with the package the O's received for Tejada honestly. I just think 4 players for Roberts is a steep price to pay. Too steep.

I voted Sammy, Billy, and Hack. I loved Hawk, but Hack put up some tremendous numbers in fewer games then Hawk.

I must have missed something...did we make a trade with the Reds? :D Haha, sorry I meant Ceda.