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  1. jersey cubs fan
    He was also born into the sport and been given numerous opportunities to be a completely underwhelming coach. Not sure he needs any pity.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    haha. I'm not sure what's worse up to this point -- Minnesota and Dallas at 3 and 4 or Tampa Bay and STL at 30 and 32. Neither Tampa or STL is good. Tampa has beaten some crappy teams and lost to everybody that posed a threat, plus they've been outscored by a wide margin. They could both easily finish in the bottom 10 of the league, while Dallas and Minnesota have no chance of being a top 10 team. STL plays in a crap division and their AFC division opponents are also the weakest. Tampa very easily could've won on the road against Atlanta yesterday. I don't think they're that bad. No, they aren't the 30th worst team in the game, but that ranking is not as egregious of a mistake as Dallas and Minny up top.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    haha. I'm not sure what's worse up to this point -- Minnesota and Dallas at 3 and 4 or Tampa Bay and STL at 30 and 32. Neither Tampa or STL is good. Tampa has beaten some crappy teams and lost to everybody that posed a threat, plus they've been outscored by a wide margin. They could both easily finish in the bottom 10 of the league, while Dallas and Minnesota have no chance of being a top 10 team. STL plays in a crap division and their AFC division opponents are also the weakest.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    There won't be any time to formulate their speeches for the defensive players of every damn game awards.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Something I noticed looking at Peter King's rankings is there are a lot of 5-3 teams right now, and the Bears really shot themselves in the foot by losing both of those NFC games.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I'd hope that they wouldn't sacrifice a lot of attention from an intradivision game for a non-conference game a few days later. I mean, they're all important, and the Bears should probably win both if they want to be serious playoff contenders, but if you had to pick one, the vikings game is clearly more important. Absolutely. But with fewer days to prepare I wouldn't be surprised if they did some Miami game planning prior to Sunday. And this is a team that needs everything clicking to beat mediocre competition, so any minor sacrifice could be exposed.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    He's decided the Bears aren't good so a win against Buffalo isn't going to rank them higher. What I find amusing is Oakland at 8. They are 5-4 and it's not like they have faced all that tough a schedule and have only lost to the big dogs. They've lost to San Fran and Arizona. Their toughest loss is Tennessee, which isn't anything special and beat them by 25. They have recently won three straight but against very mediocre competition. I can see bumping them past a Bears team with a better record (although that is debatable), but 8? Because they just beat the coming back to earth Chiefs at home in OT? As for the no mention of the game, I'm pretty sure he does that a lot, it's just usually not a Bears game. The Bears have been bad TV this year and despite a couple close games of late, Buffalo stinks and they are playing in Toronto. I wouldn't be surprised if he failed to watch out of some protest against the game being taken away from Bills fans or something. He's a weird dude.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Aside from being concerned about their ability to beat a mediocre team at home, another wrinkle to throw in there is this is the week before the short week. That could lead to some loss of focus either by the coaches or some individuals as they plan to go to Miami just a couple days after the game.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/11/bears-bennett-tweets-hes-ok-after-accident.html Kind of confusing that they described the accident having totaled the car, while the police called it a minor accident. There may have been other players in there but no injuries.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Hey Peter King, thanks for checking in. It isn't all doom and gloom. Obviously they won a road game in the NFL and it wasn't really an escape job either. And they are still in a position where they can make the playoffs. But my disappointment with the uninspring win is that they look like a .500 team at this point and I really want to see the playoffs again. I'm still hoping for better than what they did out there. The Vikings aren't good. The Bears should beat them at home, with ole man wiener boy experiencing even more shrinkage in 40 something degree temps.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know if they will hurt him, but they will pick him off and he will act hurt.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    A real hero would give it away.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    You have to maintain possession for a catch to be a catch. Also, the guy who got the penalty led with his head against a receiver. His hands are down by his side and his helmet made contact. You are responsible for your own helmet as a defender. It's pretty clear cut.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Well that was one of the least impressive victories I've seen. The Bears couldn't really run the ball unless it was Cutler doing it, but they kept trying. They didn't do much through the air, and they gave up nearly 300 yards of passing. Perhaps the only thing less impressive was the Vikings home win over a crappy Cardinals team that can't run and can't pass can't stop the run or pass either. The Vikings are a 1.5 point favorite right now. The over/under on Favre's yardage has to be around 290. The Bears are going to have to ask Cutler to win this one. The run isn't going to accomplish much against a team that can actually defend it. Hopefully the line has spent enough time together that they can give Cutler some time.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    For instance those that compile statistics and claim the Bears are middle of the road in pass D are all football noobs. Is this true? I just looked up the numbers and saw that before today the longest pass the Bears allowed all year was 30 yards? Also they have only allowed 4 passing TDs all year? That can't be right? Who cares? Football isn't a game decided by most 30yd throws
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Who is Chris Williams?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    It's easy to tell who doesnt know football by those who don't realize bears pass d sucks
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Yep worst
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Yes worst pass defense in football
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Worst pass defense in football?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I hate this overpaid defense
  22. jersey cubs fan
    There's no reason this team can't win in the high 80's and contend in the NL central next year. And there is not justification to just give up on 2011. Ramirez can also block any deal, which he would almost certainly do at least in an effort to get a new contract. So it's not so easy.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    He's probably earned every penny he made in his career. Underpaid early, overpaid late, pretty nice career.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I guess I have seen this exact strategy too much in my life as a Cub fan...."Hey lets compete in our crappy division, lets bring in past prime players to help us achieve this goal." Got to admit it gets me excited Well, the strategy, implemented by MacPhail is what has led to 4 playoff appearances in 12 years. That is nothing to get excited over, but intentionally tanking a season isn't any better of a strategy and isn't going to make you any better in the longterm. The Cubs still need revenue to pay for any investment in the farm system and free agents in the future. Johnson is not likely to cost much. And again, it's not my ideal move, but it is much better than going with Micah. There just is not any excuse for a team in the Cubs situation to just give up on a season before the year starts.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    It has nothing to do with who I think is better, Johnson is better. I also understand that Hoffpauir has no upside. I just think that adding guys like Johnson would just be treading water, if that is the case I would just as soon just hide all the pretenses of being a WS contender and get serious about player development. Its kind of a get worse to get better thing. This isn't the NBA. Getting worse won't get you better. Unless the Cubs end up with a top 10 pick in the draft for three straight years and hit on each one with a blue chipper (something they have not come close to doing) that will not help. This team will not be a 95 win team for a while. But they can be an 85+ potential NL Central Champ in 2011 and there is no reason to sabotage the season in advance with moves that leave you no chance of contending.
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