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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I seriously doubt that. I don't think Lovie's in danger here at all. Angelo maybe, but Lovie took a flawed team to the NFCC last season, and had almost no weaknesses addressed by Angelo during the offseason. He's still under contract for 2012 and 2013. I don't see the Bears eating that. The thing is, with the offensive line as bad as they are and the defense not being able to stop anything, it is conceivable that this team nosedives the rest of the way. At some point Lovie's message is going to die out which will erase the only thing he does well, which is have the team ready to give max effort of gameday. Also, either through retirement or a need to make a move, Angelo could be out the door, and I have to think any other GM in the game would consider dumping Lovie. If the season continues on this path, Lovie's seat will be getting very warm. Maybe not hot enough to fire him soon, but hot enough to make 2012 a make or break year.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Why not? 3 years as an excellent starter in a very hitter's-friendly ballpark. Much less wear and tear on his body than the usual 31-year-old starter due to him having been a reliever. Jon Lieber was also a relatively young arm with little wear on his arm when Dusty Baker gave him the rain delay treatment and within a year or so he was under the knife.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Those past payroll numbers are not accurate.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    the thing is, its been like this for over a year now. EVERY game he's under siege. Its not like the Lions D line (albeit very good) suddenly showed the weaknesses in our o-line It's been well over a year, and the writing has been on the wall for this line for much longer than that.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    The actual number is the entire point, not just some minor detail. Everybody and his brother has reported that payroll was going to be stagnant or lower, you aren't reporting anything if you say that.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    He's a Chicago sports guy who apparently doesn't know anything if he thinks the payroll is 100M Shaer says Ricketts would rather invest the money coming off the books next year into management, minor leagues, and other infrastructure (personnel & facilities) than payroll. Also says the offer will be in the ballpark of 5 guaranteed years, ~$2-4 million/year. He obviously wants to invest more in the front office and prospects, but that doesn't mean he's going to lop off 30% of the big league payroll. If you pay your GM a lot of money, that is the equivalent of a middle relievers salary. You can pay your GM a lot of money and pay 3 assistants a lot of money and still not dent the payroll.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    True, but the only reason was Cutler. The defensive line did nothing though, and the linebackers have to take a big part of the blame on those runs. This defense got old again in a hurry.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Pressure in Chicago to win doesn't even compare to the pressure in Boston. He brought 2 titles to a title starved city and half the people still want him gone. Jim Hendry brought a few playoff appearances and more 90 loss seasons than 90 win seasons and there were still people who thought he deserved to try again next year. Chicago still worships the 85 freaking Bears even though they should have brought 2-3 Super Bowls. If Theo avoids 90 loss seasons in Chicago, and gets them into the playoffs on occasion, there will be no pressure.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    They do not have to be set. They can't cause the line to move with their movements though. There was one blown call by the refs when he was dancing. But other than that they just looked like an undisciplined line that knew they were in for a fun day of QB killing. The push of Cutler was relatively harmless, although it could have been called just based on the fact that there was no need and the whistle was clearly blown well before it. If the linemen weren't just pansies they may have tried to fight the man. Oh, and screw you Lovie for another horrible round of timeout/challenge roulette and downplaying just how much of a freaking superstar Cutler had to be to keep the team in that game You were terrible Lovie. As dumb as you've ever been on gameday.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Thank you, finally somebody stepped up. The only reason I start them is because I'm sick of discussing the crap game and want to move on. It is a 3 point line right now. I HATE PRIMETIME GAMES. I want to sleep and regular Sunday games are the perfect excuse to get day drunk and asleep by 9.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the crew blame him for one penalty that was clearly by Williams? They said Davis as soon as the flag was thrown, but even after the replays showed it was an interior linemen and the refs called it on Williams (or maybe Webb) the crew was blaming Davis. Jeebus H Christmas that offensive line is terrible. I know it was asking a lot for Tice to turn them into something decent, but he sure as hell hasn't done a [expletive] thing to make them better. Angelo is an incompetent mess. If you switched QBs in that game, Detroit wins by 50.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I don't really have a problem with the line shuffling. They've had a huge turnover in the roster in two years, and some of their key guys have missed lots of time to injury. It can be helpful to have everybody experience playing together at some time. Q has always shuffled the lines and it didn't exactly hurt them a couple years ago.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    The minute they clinched the series in Atlanta was the most awesome time. That was something we had never seen before, it was huge, and it was a hell of a lot of fun.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    The minute they clinched the series in Atlanta was the most awesome time. That was something we had never seen before, it was huge, and it was a hell of a lot of fun.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    The minute they clinched the series in Atlanta was the most awesome time. That was something we had never seen before, it was huge, and it was a hell of a lot of fun.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    I really don't think Theo has to do a lot of selling at this point. I do agree that it's tough to read too much into the length of time. It could mean any number of things, including Ricketts being used to drawn out negotiations, and the fact that we are still a long ways away from free agency, when you absolutely need your guy.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    One concern with Kane at center is it would open him up to more physical contact out there so having Carcillo around could be very helpful.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    It makes a good sandwich, but that's about it.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    My interest in this guy plummetted after his manager pulled a Dusty the other night.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Did you not read what he actually said? He gave a complete ass covering statement that didn't say a damn thing.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    That was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy later. Pretty sure Lynch had autonomy for the most part. They brought in McRae and Navarro...traded for Servais and Gonzalez early in the 95 season. That's all I can come up with off the top of my head. Also traded for Zeile late that season. I don't think the situations are that similar because I think whoever gets brought in, if some sort of title of President is handed out, will still be the GM. There's a few big differences. MacPhail was brought in to completely overhaul everything baseball related with the Cubs, and probably the biggest thing was drafting and developing players. MacPhail was a traditional "baseball man", the son and grandson of baseball execs, it was rumored almost from day one that the next step he envisioned for himself was commissioner. He was very much an overseer and not the GM. He was in charge of hiring scouting directors, GMs, developmental people, and setting the tone of the organization. Ricketts has made it fairly clear he's happy with where the drafting and developing situation is going, and he wants a new GM. He has made it clear that that guy will be the baseball boss overall, but it's not like when MacPhail came in.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    it is certainly possible that i am giving him too much credit, but clearly gun laws are important to the guy. illinois has some of the worst gun laws in the nation, i dont find it a far stretch that someone would choose to not live there for that reason. the second amendment states that our right to bear arms "shall not be infringed," many people in this country take that very seriously and are more than willing to take less money to live somewhere with more relaxed gun laws. EDIT: quote fail define worst
  23. jersey cubs fan
    It is obvious, actually, that Ricketts very much trusted the guy since he kept him on after telling him he was making a change to run the team, in order to sign draft picks and guide the team through the trading deadline. That shows a hell of a lot of trust. He just didn't want him to be the GM after this season.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Ricketts said he had "100 percent confidence in Jim" on June 15 before firing him (secretly no less!) on July 22. Whether we like it or not, I don't think Ricketts always means what he says publicly. He feeds pablum to reporters in order to avoid public feuds while conducting his business behind closed doors. You have to say you have confidence in the GM if you are keeping him around for the specific purpose of tricking your draft picks into signing with the guy that drafted them. Saying you have confidence in the guy is not a direct statement about his future employment.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    You can easily have smart front office surrounding your GM without having an unnecessary baseball person as president presiding over your GM who makes all the baseball decisions. That type of president doesn't serve much of a role.
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