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  1. jersey cubs fan
    It's been too long since Marshall has pitched a significant amount of innings as a starter. He's never been able to get past the 150 inning hurdle and he hasn't thrown 100 since 2007. It's going to take at least a year of gradually increasing the workload. He's done well in the role he has and it's not entirely convincing he's better than 5 guys they can put in the rotation ahead of him. Why bother?
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I certainly wasn't expecting last night's outcome, but the Jets offense being crap is not a surprise. This is a team that whose hype is based on lucking into the playoffs thanks to facing a team taking a self imposed bye, then advancing in the playoffs because opposing FG kickers couldn't kick. They've lost to every good team they faced this year. Needed OT and desperation passes to beat three straight mediocre opponents and has generally looked like garbage on numerous occasions. Their QB is barely a 50% passer and their best receiver can't catch the ball. That is a team the Bears should beat at home later this season. But I still think Chicago can beat the Patriots, and I'd rather not make that Jets game a must win. The passing game is going to give the Bears trouble. I just hope they limit the big plays and tackle, because the Jets sure as hell didn't even try. When they blitz, they have to be more effective, preferrably coming off the edge rather than bunching up in the middle and running right into the chest of blockers. Despite holding the Jets to 3 points, that defense can get soft.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    And then they will go out and sign a lesser guy to a bigger contract. They can't spend what they need to on a first baseman because they absolutely must have another freaking starting pitcher despite having nothing but starting pitching in the system.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    He had an ERA over 5 in AA and gave up a ton of hits. And he's never really had dominant strikeout numbers. Given that he was a first round pick of the Red Sox and was once a two way player, he's probably overrated. Also, since he's on the Padres the chances of him dominating the Cubs for a decade are not all that great. Maybe he'll face them once a year, possibly twice, and almost certainly never in the playoffs.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think this defense is anywhere close to as reliant on speed as the 2005/2006 defense. That defense was a bunch of 24 year olds flying around. That isn't the case anymore.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Considering the Pats destroyed the Titans 59-0 last year in the midst of a blizzard, I'm going to go with them. Oh and they also won the tuck rule game in heavy snow, but that was awhile ago. When's the last time the Bears played in a snowstorm? It was snowing toward the end of the NFCCG against New Orleans, but that was hardly a storm. since we aren't really a cold weather team, i hope not. i remember the steelers pushing us around like we were on sleds in 2005, though. That's not really all that meaningful for this year's team.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    The quick pass and draw play strategy was kind of crazy yesterday how often they relied on it. isn't the quick pass part all cutler rather than martz? i mean martz might have instructed him to hit the hot read, my understanding of the offense is that the qb doesn't audible but has a ton of options within the framework of the play itself. As much as it happened I have to think that was part of gameplan and very much related to Martz, much like the halftime adjustment against Dallas.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    fat people are a tough sell in Hollywood.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Unless I was the owner and my ex-wife was about to take every last dime, I would do it too. I would probably do it regardless of my financial future.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    The quick pass and draw play strategy was kind of crazy yesterday how often they relied on it.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Because after the season somebody listed him as 19? You connected the dots in expert fashion. Are there things that you don't take very seriously? And with the latest list, add a #12 to that, sucka I don't take top 20 prospect lists very seriously.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I just don't want to be in a situation where our payroll can get to $140m one year, so our payroll is at 138 mil, then we need to aquire a SP at the deadline, so the payroll goes up to $145, then we need to resign our 3B, so now it's up to $150. And then all the sudden we are spending more than intended, and become the Florida Marlins for the next 3 years while we wait for our payroll to go down. I wouldnt mind a $120 million payroll if we knew with a contending team we could go up to $140. Or I guess the best solution is to hire a GM that can plan for stuff like this ahead of time so that we don't have to wait 3 years for all the big contracts to start coming off the books. There's no reason why a reasonable budget and long range planning can't solve that situation without having to dip down to $110m, ever.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    24 attempts in the game after Washington, not 20. They had 13 in the Washington game, so they almost doubled that. Still fewer than opening day. How is that evidence of a change that Lovie's wings created?
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Not on a national stage, I don't think. I thought of the same thing when I heard Collinsworth and Michaels calling hiim "Ben" time and time again last night. For some reason I can picture Gruden and Jaws saying "Jay" constantly. Actually, Gruden would be saying, "This guy, Jay Cutler".
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Just because spending more does not guarantee success does not mean spending less is a better way to go.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    20 runs the game immediately following the supposed butterfly game, how is that a change? 20 and 22 the last two games, how is that any different from how they started the season?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Not because Lovie Smith chose not to flap his butterfly wings on a challenge against Washington. They've talked about balance all year. They got a little better running the last 2-3 games
  18. jersey cubs fan
    He ran in the first three games until he got a concussion. Hmmm...true enough. It must just be the high number of sacks that makes it seems like he was more stationary. It's not like he stopped getting sacked. 4 in back to back games.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    I have a major issue with that. First, there's no reason why it should drop that far. Second, that will result in a very painful couple of seasons and no ability to go out of the system to get impact players for at least a few years.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    He ran in the first three games until he got a concussion.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I think .6 ypc is fairly significant in terms of the success of those runs. You are talking about only a handful of runs though so differences in average can vary, and the success of the runs isn't really meaningful when attempting to say he's doing something differently.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I thought he had 2. Plus he boomed one after being backed up in his own goal line.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think it is. Martz has been adjusting all season long. They didn't run before because they couldn't. They've gotten a little better, to the point where guys are actually breaking long ones on occasion. They ran a lot in Carolina because they had to, and because they could. It's not like they came out against Buffalo and ran all day long. Cutler had more passing attempts against the Bills and Vikings than he did against Dallas and the Packers. Forte ran just 13 and 14 times the last two games. Taylor is just 6 and 9. I just don't see any reason to point to a stupid loss against the Redskins as the reason for more success now. It just doesn't hold up at all. Again, agree to disagree. None of what we're arguing can be proven, thus it's merely a matter of opinion. You are the one attempting to prove the butterfly effect happened and that Lovie Smith screwing up the Redskins game was a godsend. It's on you to prove your myth, not me.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I know Bill Simmons doesn't think he deserves that status.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    It's not like they were middle of the road last year. Without significant improvements I do not see how they will be able to sell this team as even an outside hope for contention. Fans know what happened in 2005/2006. Back to back horrible seasons are hardly an afterthought. People who try and scalp tickets have taken a hit. They can't be getting the same level of that type of buyer this February. People bought tickets in the 2000's because the team sold a lot of hope based on some aggressive aquisitions and some success. Plus you had a better economy and stronger secondary market that helped sell tickets every February. I don't expect them to do it. But it would still be a smart business move to start selling some realistic hope for the future. As it stands, nobody is excited about 2011 and there is nothing to anticipate for 2012/2013 except for current players leaving.
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