Handlebar McSkullet

10 team yahoo league, its also a keeper league in its first year. C Mike Piazza 1b Todd Helton 2b Rickie Weeks 3b Scott Rolen ss Jimmy Rollins of Nick Swisher of THE FONZ of Michael Cuddyer util Raffy Furcal ss util Michael Young ss util Felipe Lopez ss/2b(will be) bn Nick Markais Of bn BIG MURT Of bn Mark Teahen 3b/Of(will be) bn Russell Martin C sp Chris Carpenter sp John Smoltz rp Takashi Saito rp Ryan Dempster p Josh Beckett p Joe Borowski p Rich Hill bn Ted Lilly bn Chucky James bm Mark Buehrle

Come on! cant we get three more people?

There's Rosenhaus stirring things up again. The Bears approval is no small thing. EDIT: Did the Bears give Briggs/Rosenhaus permission to seek a trade or talk contract with another team? How is this not tampering? Yeah, I don't know if that's legal unless the Bears give him permission to do so, ala Thomas Jones. Apparently, Briggs has the right to negotiate freely with other teams. Remember, technically the Redskins could sign him officially, but give up their next two first round picks... which isnt completely beyond the Redskins logic these days.

Broncos sign Dre Bly to a 5 year 33 million deal

I think this was the answer to an old LSAT logic game question. Logic problems are my specialty :D I love to see why things fit together the way that they do. Izturis is going to see some time at the 2 spot this year if he remains patient, but I can't see it being more than 1/8 of the games at most unless Lou decides he really doesn't like Jones in the 2 spot at all, and even if that's true Murton will likely play the majority of the time and be in the 2 spot if Theriot is not. Wow-I tried to make that last paragraph clearer, but I guess that came out a little confusing as well :D KNOCK IT OFF YOU TWO!!!! LSAT logic games are the reason im in Detroit!! LOL

hahaha me too.

The skins board is going bananas because the news out of DC Radio (The John Thompson Show) is that Briggs and the Redskins have agreed to contract and are waiting for the Bears to sign off on the trade.

The Entry Form: Team Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Cubs wins, 2007 92 +50 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (16 games) 10 +100 3. Number of runs scored, 2007 862 0 4. Number of runs allowed, 2007 780 +25 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division 1 +200 Player Stats & Scoring 1. Number of DLee Home Runs 33 0 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases 30 +20 3. Murton's Batting Average .325 0 4. Aramis' RBIs 101 +50 5. Carlos Zambrano's Wins 16 +30 6. Jason Marquis' ERA 4.70 +30 7. Rich Hill's Ks 190 +50 8. Ted Lilly's Innings Pitched 210 +50 Bonus Questions I (30 points each) 1. Which will be higher: Z's batting average against 0 2. Which will be higher: Aramis' HRs +30 3. Which will be higher: Cesar's OBP 0 4. Who will have more HRs: Murton 0 5. Who will have more wins: Lilly +30 6. Who will have a higher K/BB: Hill +30 Bonus II Questions (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: Soriano +30 2. Highest OBP (min. 350 ABs): Barrett 0 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): Zambrano 0 4. Most saves: Dempster +30 The Annual Tiebreaker: Michael Barrett's OPS .920 off by .186 Total: 755

John Clayton:

Signed Lovie Smith to a contract extenstion Hired a new DC and a couple new posistion coaches Traded Thomas Jones Traded for Adam Archuleta Signed Anthony Adams Re-Signed Ruben Brown nothing? beat ya! Though I forgot about Adams. That and Boone actually signed with the Chiefs. :lol: Err...uh...they both start with B...same diff.. :oops: No team has dominated the offseason talk like our beloved Chicago Bears. Most bad, but some good stuff. Im liking the Adams signing more and more everyday.

Branch or Okoye(I think he will be stud) with Tommy Harris.... then add Tank(after week 4) Anthony Adams and Dusty Dvorecek..... um....... is that legal? Put me at WLB, That defensive line is sick!!!!! !!!!!!!

Good post CCP. Off to a different topic, kind of, Briggs is still here, and the trade hasnt happened. Todd McShay has the Bears drafting Dwayne Bowe. I dont know much about him, but isnt he like a rookie version of Moose. Which brings me to my question, if they do draft a WR, do they want a fast reciever or a big possession receiver(or both like Calvin Johnson... dream)?

This what I have been saying the last month to you crazy kids. The Bears cant CANT cant invest 120 plus million at the linebacker position with Tommy Harris, and the starting cb all due for extensions in the near future. Has nothing to do with how good Briggs is. So moving up to a top ten pick for a guy who does not want to be here is gravy, IMO. 7 million gets freed up, we draft a young impact player... LB is not one position. It's 3. They should invest heavily in their best defensive players. LINEBACKER IS 3 POSITIONS????? DEAR GOD THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER KNOWN ABOUT FOOTBALL!!!! congrats on missing the point completely. Congrats on a childish comeback. That's not necessary. His point was that you are worried about spending that much money at the LB position, when it's not just 1 person. They would be spending the money on 2 of the top 3 players on the defense, the strongest unit in the NFC. Whether they spend it on 1 LB and 1 DB doesn't make a difference, if they are spending on the DB who is a worse player than the LB. They both play at the same time. It's not like the Atlanta situation with Vick and Schaub where they could only play 1 of them. I responded to an arrogant comment, at least it came off that way to me.(linebacker is one position in the context that cornerback and offensive lineman are one position) Im getting incredibly frustrated with the kind of arguing this subject is producing. Goony could have responded "I disagree, you cannot think of this in terms of allocating by position, you need to sign your best players." I wouldn't even have commented because I agree(I just think Tommy Harris is the least expendable, and if signing briggs means you cant sign harris...) I am all for civil discussion, I.E. "I disagree". But everytime, and its been going on for the last month, I make the suggestion that the bears cannot allocate two much of their cap on one position "set". I get hostile responses, as if I dont like Briggs or I dont appreciate him, or undervalue. I love Briggs, he is a HOFer if he stays here. Signing him to what he wants is unrealistic, its fantasy, its child mentality(meaning that I want what I want at all costs, without thought to the future). Since FA began, good teams have lost good players that didn't want to lose because they realize that they need to allocate their cap space to all of the positions. You think steeler or patriot fans would be arguing this to this extent. They lose player after player, good players, young players, because they recognize that the cap is everything. For Example, The pats didnt want to trade Deon Branch, im sure they would have loved to sign him for what he wanted, but that means they lose the ability to sign other players at different positions. The Bears lost Rosey Colvin to free agency. He was arguably the second best player on defense. He was young, just entering his prime. The bears let him go, and put in his place a 3rd round pick, who most draft experts and scouts said was too slow and unathletic to be a difference maker. And here we are....

This what I have been saying the last month to you crazy kids. The Bears cant CANT cant invest 120 plus million at the linebacker position with Tommy Harris, and the starting cb all due for extensions in the near future. Has nothing to do with how good Briggs is. So moving up to a top ten pick for a guy who does not want to be here is gravy, IMO. 7 million gets freed up, we draft a young impact player... LB is not one position. It's 3. They should invest heavily in their best defensive players. LINEBACKER IS 3 POSITIONS????? DEAR GOD THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER KNOWN ABOUT FOOTBALL!!!! congrats on missing the point completely.

PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!! PICK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!!

This what I have been saying the last month to you crazy kids. The Bears cant CANT cant invest 120 plus million at the linebacker position with Tommy Harris, and the starting cb all due for extensions in the near future. Has nothing to do with how good Briggs is. So moving up to a top ten pick for a guy who does not want to be here is gravy, IMO. 7 million gets freed up, we draft a young impact player...

According to The Trib, the two had a meeting sans Rosenhaus this evening. And apparently the Bears offered to promise to not franchise him in 08. And he turned it down. So to recap, he was offered a 6 year 33 mil deal last year, then turned down a guaranteed 7 mil for one year, along with the promise he could hit free agency next year, and possibly get more than the 20 million guaranteed he is looking for..... So we could draft Willis, Landry, Branch, Okoye.......

and what if.... they then trade their picks, move up, and they could get Calvin Johnson.... or Joe Thomas.... orr......ahshahsahhdshas :drunken:

PFT says Adam Schefter of NFL Network confirmed the Skins offer too.... !!!WOW!!... (Adam Schefter and Jay Glazer breaking a story like this... those two are money with rumors... remember Schefter reporting oakland would can Shell in like week 15, while the Raiders put out a press release saying Schefter is the antichrist(exaggeration)). Briggs for swapping a 6th for a 31th is way more than I thought they could get. Well not way, but about as good as I could hope. Sorry Im half freaking out...

:lol: That is outstanding.

For Elmer Dessens. From JSOnline:

vance, Ill take the raiders. Just win..... a game.... baby!!!!

It's ST. He's just tinkering, trying things out. hey im getting bored with spring training too.

Apparently we didnt sign Carter.

No he did not look good. But it was definitely inexperience, not capability. With that said I was too busy crying and laughing in joyful hysterics watching him return kicks and punts.