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Real low or real stupid? Well if they win 72 and significantly outperform his expections presumably he would be very happy with the new regime and therefore I wouldn't call his plan real stupid at all.
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http://deadspin.com/5895213/folks-in-chicago-preparing-for-the-worst-baseball-season-since-the-carter-administration
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I don't have a problem with him.
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LOL. Bears love to go defense in the 1st round...except that their last 4 1st rounders, and 9 of their last 12, have been offensive players. But they didn't love doing that.
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FWIW, the Blackhawks have only 8 remaining.
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Redskins staff is still doing their due diligence down in Texas, scouting their likely acquisition.
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http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Mock-Draft-50-7915.html&page=2 19. Chicago Bears: North Carolina DL Quinton Coples The Bears love to go defense in round one and getting a talent like Coples in the middle of the first has to be considered a steal. Coples has draw comparisons to Chicago DE Julius Peppers and would make for an intimidating one-two punch off the edge.
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So basically this list should include everybody's 8 position starters, plus their top 5 starters, 1 or 2 relievers and 1 or 2 bench players, for 16-17 players per team. How the hell does Reed Johnson make that list?
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They're probably interested because even the biggest of Tebow-hating weirdos would have to admit he has value as a backup QB you have to give nothing up for I strangely feel very excited about this. He would be a great backup QB, and can learn under the capable tutelage of Tom Clements while Rodgers tears up the NFC North. As a bonus, Packers can also use him as a receiver/tight end in some trick formations. He would bring a lot to the table. Hopefully the Broncos allow Tebow to have some say in where he goes, as Tebow has earned that right. He would be a fool if he didn't give the Packers a good, hard look. My only worry is that his game is so much different than Aaron Rodgers. I usually like backups to have similar skill sets as the starter, so the offense doesn't have to reinvent itself if the starter gets hurt. But if you are just getting a much worse version of the starter, what's the point? I think a backup with that type of skillset is nearly ideal, unless your backup is a prospective future starter just getting his feet wet. I think Washington should get Tebow and utilize him with RGIII in some crazy ass scenarios.
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why?
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what have they invested to get him so far? As a completely disinterested observer I've heard the name mentioned by some chicago outlets but it's hardly like the Peyton Manning sweepstakes or anything.
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He has 520 PAs at Iowa and would be splitting time with Clevenger anyway. Let Castillo be the backup, give Clevenger the lion's share of starts, and hopefully you have an idea what you're looking at for catcher next year. The good thing with a backup catcher is he can get a lot of playing time in the majors, unlike something like a backup 1B or 3B. He's going to be 25 at the start of the season, has over 1600 professional PA over 6 seasons. Soto has been under 400 PA in 2 of last 3 seasons and hasn't been over 500 PA in 4 years, so there is plenty of opportunity for Castillo to play enough this year to continue developing.
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How Far Are the Cubs From a NL Central Crown?
jersey cubs fan replied to jwmann2's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
That is a completely meaningless statement. -
There's plenty of reason to believe otherwise because without elite level defense no subpar passing team is going to sniff the super bowl. The Bears defense is nowhere near elite and a Campbell led Bears offense is going to be subpar. This isn't the 80's where half the SB teams put some schuck out there. If you are using your backup QB you are screwed anyway. The only value a backup is going to have is if you develop him and then trade him for more than you spent on him in the draft. Spending millions on a guy you don't want to play is dumb in a salary cap sport. It doesn't do a damn thing to improve the team and this team needed a hell of a lot to improve on.
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McCown was fine as the #2. I just can't agree with that. I'm not willing to give up the season in the playoffs or whenever because Cutler can't play. QB's get hurt all the time in this league and the Bears weren't gonna be able to upgrade their line enough anyways. If they can't upgrade the line enough then their backup QB is just going to get slaughtered anyway.
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It is not extremely valuable. It can be a lucrative path toward future earnings for the players involved, if they are young and have upside but that has absolutely nothing to do with your contention that it is extremely valuable. The 2nd RB does more work than your backup QB. Your third defensive end and tackles, your 3rd/4th and 5th WRs, those guys are all more important to the team. Most backup QBs are just a guy. Matt Cassel is just a guy. He filled in well and didn't kill his team so he got grossly overrated and overpaid as a result. In today's NFL it really doesn't matter who your backup QB is, because if you have to rely on him you aren't winning the super bowl. You need your starting QB to be very good and you need him to be playing. It's much more important to have a solid offensive line so your starter doesn't get killed and quality weapons so your starter has something to work with. A backup QB is an insurance policy you never want to cash in and will never be happy if he plays.
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I would assume they are going to, but they may have to consider extending Cutler this year to keep it reasonable.
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Well, the draft is the most important time of the offseason, so there's some hope they can improve. But they should have done more here. There's talk of a glut of LB available and I'd like to see them do something on defense and not just special teams.
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make 'em find their own way home kick them off the band force them to eat lunch in the same hall as non-whites Take away their beer.
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http://deadspin.com/5894796/the-rangers-and-devils-had-three-fights-at-the-opening-faceoff early brawl in MSG last night
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He just signed a very lucrative contract as a backup.
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The Broncos were a decent team with a horrible QB. They needed to move on and develop a real QB, but that couldn't happen with the neanderthals demanding more Tebow. They play in the worst division in football and can easily dominate it next year with quality QB play. Manning gives them that chance. It's the easiest road to the playoffs for Peyton. If he can't hack it and falls apart quickly, then it wouldn't have worked for anybody, so you aren't making much of a point. This way, they can draft somebody this year and hope to get 2 years out of Manning. Plus, they can play a real offense and develop the other 10 players in the unit instead of dumbing it down to junior high level stuff that is centered around a one dimensional hack. That explains why they were so good with Kyle Orton. Kyle Orton isn't a quality QB.
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Really? I could be wrong, but I think KyleJRM was the one that was really heads over heels for Travis Wood. I remember having some discussions with someone here about Wood, and I think it was Kyle. Could be wrong, though. There's really only one young-ish guy with upside, and that's Samardzija, and he's in his prime years (27). Garza is dead smack at the start of his prime years, and Volstad is close enough to it, but again, much as I like him, more of a 3/4 that could pass as a 2/3 depending on the situation, IMO. It's still odd to marvel at how cheap solid and young it is. Because it isn't that young. And most of the cheapness is very short-term.
