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  1. jersey cubs fan
    That would appear to be the case since he didn't appear to make any plays in the Redskins game.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    When all you have to do is come in and work a drive or two while down by a couple scores, that type of QB can flourish without much exposure. It's the 4 quarters worth of hits and full weeks of opposing defenses preparing for you that can be tough.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    He doesnt' know nearly as much about the Bears as he should for such a Bears-centric expert.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Freaking Hub, it's probably a 2-man race between him and Don Banks to see who can fall over themselves the most explaining how lucky the Bears have been.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, he missed the Seattle game, which was when I believe Cutler still wasn't 100% post concussion. I was misled by sports talk radio! Also I forgot. Pisa has failed to accumulate stats in 4 games, and I believe he left another one after making one tackle. Also, the line was plagued by injuries early in the season. Garza and Williams missed time. Desmond Clark was slated to be a part of this offense but hasn't played much at all after some early injuries. Manumaleuna was injured in training camp and I think that made him limited early in the season. Also, Major Wright was expected to compete for a starting position but was too injured to get the job and too injured to play most of the first half of the season. Then there's Hillenmeyer. I'm not sure where you got your starter numbers of games missed, but it's not true. They have been relatively lucky with health, in comparison to GB and INDY, as well as last year's team. But they haven't completely avoided the injury bug either.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, he missed the Seattle game, which was when I believe Cutler still wasn't 100% post concussion.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    You really think he's entirely untradeable? His contract isn't that outrageous, and up until this year he's played pretty much like a second line forward. It's a blessing for the Hawks that Sharp learned the center position so well and so quickly, but it kinda made Bolland expendable. I think there's got to be teams out there that wouldn't mind bringing him on. I think teams would be willing to take him on if they gave up nothing, but he's potentially too valuable to the Blackhawks to justify giving away just for cap relief. The contract isn't obscene, but it is large and somewhat burdensome at 3.3+ for the next 3.5 seasons.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    I agree with this statement basically. It's obvious you don't BUILD from FA, by any stretch. But, as a fan, you like to know that your owner will go out and "buy" you the occasional piece, when needed. It wouldn't upset me at all if we added a starting O-Lineman(or two) or maybe even a veteran WR in FA this offseason. There have been times in the past where I've been pissed we missed out on someone, but I don't think we've got too much to complain about here either. I'm glad we don't take the Washington or Dallas approach. Chicago has been in on a fairly large amount of free agent spending this past decade, plus they had about a 2-3 year spending spree just keeping all the stars that made the 2006 defense great. Their ownership gets unfairly ridiculed for not whoring out the team more than they do. The Redskins model sucks, while the Cowboys is quite flawed.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Any female Bears fans attending the game should go without shoes. http://deadspin.com/5715741/this-may-or-may-not-be-rex-ryans-wife-making-foot+fetish-videos
  10. jersey cubs fan
    what is the point of discussing NFL payrolls? You buy your way to victory in MLB. NFL is all about drafting and getting the most out of cheap guys and knowing when to let your old expensive guys go.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Agreed. For the most part. Every once in a while he finds a hidden gem but you know what they say about the blind squirrel. In the last 4 drafts, Angelo has drafted 4 offensive starters (Knox 6th-09, Forte 2nd-08, Webb 7th-10, and Williams 1st-08), and 0 defensive starters. That's not a great hit rate, considering Webb is only starting by default, Williams has been an inconsistent player starting to hear the bust word thrown around. Knox went to a pro bowl (as a returner) and has promise so that's fantastic for a 6th round pick, and Forte is a solid RB which is what you should get for an early 2nd round pick. The defense was built this way: Pre-Angelo Draft: Urlacher Pre-07 Angelo Draft: Briggs, Tillman, Manning, Harris (re-acquired via FA) Free Agency: Jennings, Toeaina, Tinoisamoa, Idonije, Peppers, Adams Bennett, Melton, Wooten, Moore and Wright have all contributed. Bowman has shown flashes. He's missed where the blue chips are needed, the first round. And he traded for Cutler with 2 of those picks.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    His mid round picks have to compare well with most everybody. 2007 was a disaster. But most years provide gems late.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    He's very hit or miss. He's had some gems, and some massive early misses. I'm still happy as hell he traded for Cutler. But I'd really love to see him stockpile mid-round picks and concentrate more on the offensive line. This offense could become elite if they could block.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I'm glad to see you finally caught up to the Simmons podcast /bitter hawkeye I was listening to the cousin sal one when he wrote that.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Mike Lombardi said on Simmons podcast that he doesn't see how Jets can lose this game. They recorded this before last night and Simmons said the Bears can't score 35 points. They also said Jets can win low scoring games but Bears can't. The Jets have lost 10-9, 9-0 and 10-6 this year. I do not understand their thinking here. The Jets are no more of a pass rushing threat than Philly yet they claim the Bears stand no chance of blocking them. The Jets don't rely on big plays, and can nickel and dime the Bears a little. Plus they can make life tough on Cutler. But I don't see any reason why Chicago can't beat the Jets, and I thought that long before last night.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    It may be unrealistic but I don't see what is childlike about it. That being said, I'm not expecting them to be Patriots like. There are plenty of other teams they don't measure up to either. But again, that isn't the point. I'm just not sure why you are suddenly fellating this often, and recently, disappointing organization. I am happy with where they are at and enjoying the hell out of this season. It's been good. You aren't making any sense though so I'm not sure there is any point continuing whatever discussion you are trying to have.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    The analogy is Bears sucked in the 90's and have been better the latter half of the 2000's, and so you are pretending they have been something more than they have. Likewise, the Cubs sucked in the 90's but did better in the mid 2000's and some people were willing to pretend that was amazing because of the lack of prior success. this is where it's completely stupid, even if you take payroll out of it, you get "success isn't better than no success." i like when my teams are successful and the bears have been successful in the lovie smith era. i don't know how you can dispute that. Are you that dumb? What you get is, "People with low expectations and a history of failure are far more accepting of minimal success than they probably should be." Seriously, it's a straight forward comparison that doesn't take a lot of thought to understand and you are completely oblivious. Do you not remember the "well they were over .500 in back to back seasons for the first time in 30 years so Jim Hendry must be the guy for the job" nonsense?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Every football seasons ends with teams who think they were one play away from contending for the super bowl. We can only guy by the actual results and the actual results were disappointing for three straight seasons after the super bowl appearance. They have finished above .500 4 times in the Lovie era and below 3 times. They have been above .500 5 times in the Jerry Angelo era and below 5 times. There's no reason to pretend these guys have been outstanding. They've done an alright job.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    The analogy is Bears sucked in the 90's and have been better the latter half of the 2000's, and so you are pretending they have been something more than they have. Likewise, the Cubs sucked in the 90's but did better in the mid 2000's and some people were willing to pretend that was amazing because of the lack of prior success. It seems to me you are trying to make up for your extreme lack of faith in this team prior to this morning by acting as though this organization has been terrific. They have been better than average and nothing more and there's no reason to pretend otherwise.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    They traded for a franchise QB and signed an elite pass rusher, something most teams can't ever do, let alone in back to back seasons. They spent more than most this season and without it likely would have remained on that mediocre path. that's not the argument, the bears are barely in the top 10 in payroll. what the [expletive] are you going off about? so they got lucky and were able to trade for cutler and give enough to get peppers, it's not like they are top 3 in salary and at the bottom in terms of performance. the analogy was asinine, regardless of the bizarre places you've taken us trying to defend it. and it wasn't even yours in the first place. fall on your own sword next time. The analogy was perfectly reasonable. I do not understand your insistence on suddenly pretending this organization has been outstanding, coming off weeks and weeks of your pathetic handwring it makes even less sense.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not sure why the Eagles super bowl appearance being 7 years ago and the Bears being 4 matters. Philly wins every year. They don't suffer the three year drought the Bears did. And while getting to the super bowl was great, they shouldn't receive that much of a boost from it unless they win it. Making the playoffs every year is what matters. Going 7-9, 9-7, 7-9 should count heavily against them. That is prolonged mediocrity.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    How have they been super bowl contenders in any given year? It's not just Pittsburgh and New England, there are several other teams that have done more than them and avoided the longterm mediocrity that they provided. It's not about expecting them to roll over teams every year. It's about not getting carried away with the praise you are handing out. They did a hell of a job bouncing back from the mess they made this year, but it took them way too long to get over the super bowl hangover and they really haven't done anything special.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    They traded for a franchise QB and signed an elite pass rusher, something most teams can't ever do, let alone in back to back seasons. They spent more than most this season and without it likely would have remained on that mediocre path. They haven't done better than about half the league. They are above average but nothing special. I'm not sure how you can possibly argue otherwise and I'm not sure why you would be so giddy if you realized that simple truth.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    They were not a legit super bowl contender in 2005. 2006 yeah, 2010, maybe. Although if they finish as the 3 seed I really doubt it happens. The Cubs have been just as close to being in contention. The Bears have been above average, but nothing special. You are overplaying their success. Plenty of teams have done just as much and more.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    i don't get your analogy. the bears are far more competitive than they were in the 90's when they were getting spanked by favre every single year and winning one division title, early, under ditka, when there was like one good offensive player in the entire division. And the Cubs have been more competitive than they were in the 90's but still massively disappointing.
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