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  1. jersey cubs fan
    It's not so much a bad thing as it's a worthless thing to get "certainty" in the form of poor performance.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Those were the "other options" only if you insisted on wasting a roster spot on a proven veteran backup catcher.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    money to burn
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    her?
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    I assumed he was writing it with the idea that you can't really expect a billionaire, especially someone like Loria, to act in good faith. that's a pretty stupid basis for an article
  6. jersey cubs fan
    you said league wide
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    Brees was a success in San Diego before he ever had success in New Orleans. I have no doubt that Drew Brees would have been a good quarterback on the Browns. I have plenty of doubt. Going to a dome team with a high powered offense mentality was perfect for him. At the same time, it's not like New Orleans has a great history of making QBs. It was just the right place at the right time for all involved.
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    There are a handful of teams who have done a great job getting QBs. The Colts are not among them since they lucked into it, without question. Most teams struggle with it, and some teams are horrible at it. It is a league wide issue.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I...you too, huh? I don't understand how anyone could think the tone of the piece was appreciative. It was rather sarcastic, and to its credit, it did NOT read like something written by Matt "subtle as a sledgehammer" Taibbi. Appreciative or admiration is probably the wrong word, but personally the lack of judgment towards Loria(he does use "I don't blame him", "I'm just impressed", and "I'm just in awe" in one paragraph without sarcasm that I can tell) falls short of what anyone who looks at the situation reasonably should conclude. And personally, I found the effort to stretch this firesale as progress towards being contenders because of economic factors such a distortion that it colored my opinion of the rest of the article. He didn't get the benefit of the doubt after that. I'm between your two interpretations. I didn't sense as much sarcasm as CSC, but I think he did miss the boat with the "I blame the system and not the scumbag who is reaping the benefits of a flawed system" analysis.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I think they called it stress reaction
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, this is what matters most here. It's pretty pointless to talk about going after Rodgers if you have the chance. The Bears are lucky they had the opportunity to get Cutler. They aren't going to stumble into another franchise's elite QB. I'm a believer in drafting QBs on a somewhat regular basis in the middle of drafts and trying to develop them. It helps if you have a competent offensive staff to do the work. But it's useful. I hate wasting millions on veteran backup QBs. If in the next draft there's an intriguing QB available, go ahead and take him.
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    I'm definitely not disagreeing with you, but I am trying to think of examples of historicaly inept passing teams acquiring a pro bowl caliber QB and the results they got from it. The only thing I can think of is Kurt Warner going to the Giants and watching his career go down the tubes, only to be resurrected in Arizona. I can think of examples of QBs starting their careers at more offensively inept teams and getting traded/cut and then signing with the right team and blowing up. Steve Young and Brett Favre come to mind. There are also a few journeymen QBs that I can think of that get passed around the league and every few years have a revival with the right team. Vinny Testaverde and Kerry Collins are 2 that might fit that mold. New England went to the Super Bowl with Bledsoe a few years after getting past the Eason, Grogan, Wilson, Flutie era. The Rams spent many a year in the throes of mediocrity before Warner changed things. New Orleans never had much.
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    Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 #Cubs say Garza elbow scan shows normal healing. On track for spring training
  14. jersey cubs fan
    there are 4 teams in the league who have made fewer pass attempts than the Bears, and 4 teams in the league who have given up more sacks. There are loads of teams out there who realized long ago that you win consistently in this league through the air. The Bears have paid lip service to that notion only recently but still live with a defense/special teams/running game commitment before passing. I guarantee you Tom Brady would not be Tom Brady if he was drafted by the Bears. Drew Brees would not be Drew Brees in Chicago. Roethlisberger may have been able to do many of the same things he has, although he'd have had to do it with far less at receiver and in the coaching department. Rodgers is a special player, but it helps that he was drafted by a high powered offensive team like Green Bay with a commitment to winning through the air. This is not baseball. Your team, teammates and coaches matter. You cannot simply bring a QB to an offensively inept organization and expect him to put up numbers that QBs on passing-centric teams put up.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    My god that is a stupid point to try and make.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    It would help if they had a real OC as well.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    are you kidding me? The Colts and Packers haven't had a lot of trouble with the position, but nearly every other franchise has struggled with it for decades at a time. San Fran went from Joe Montana to Steve Young. But they haven't exactly been rolling out the studs since the 90's. New England went from Bledsoe to Brady, but prior to that they had garbage. That is why it is so important to protect the one you have when you get it, give him all the tools you can to maximize his abilities, but first and foremost, recognize what you have when you have it.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    One word comes into my mind when players anonymously rip a teammate in the press: coward. That's dumb.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    They re-sod the thing multiple times every year.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    They said he should be stretched out to 5-6 innings by the start of the season. They will use him as a starter if/when he is ready to be pitching in games.
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    That wasn't the point I was arguing. It's ridiculous to think there are only 4 or 5 QBs who have been doing a better job than him when that number right now is closer to 24 or 25. A QB on an offensive minded dome team isn't necessarily doing better than Cutler just based off a couple numbers. Cutler is on a defensive minded offensively inept organization with a dolt in his first year as OC. Cutler has to run around and throw to Marshall to make any play.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    There's almost 4 or 5 in his division who have been better. or 1
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I highly doubt that. You think we'll give a 32 year-old with his injury history an extension? I don't think giving him 2-3 years after this year would be all that unrealistic. I mean it's unrealistic to expect him to pitch particularly well before the trade deadline coming off his surgery, so banking on that to make him a worthwhile trade target doesn't make much sense. Considering they will most likely be in the same boat, money to burn and many holes to fill in the rotation, I would agree. If it's just a clean 1 year deal with no option that will make things difficult. You would assume the player would like a full healthy season to perform before hitting free agency. But if you lay the groundwork now maybe you can get a more team friendly extension before he actually hit free agency. There's a chance he will show enough by July to draw trade interest, but that's probably not a great chance.
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