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Yeah, this is absolutely what they had to do, without any high picks. There really wasn't any choice. If they didn't "go hog wild" in free agency, they stood very little chance of being significantly, if any, better next year.
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Well I was referring to spending big money on the position, the Bears aren't. They have two guys who combine for relatively low pay for RB, unless I'm wrong on Forte's salary. No, I wouldn't spend much on free agent RB. I wouldn't have signed Taylor. That's not to say I think it's an awful idea, I just prefer keeping the meat grinder moving on young guys, and getting the most out of guys while they are at their best.
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Who said far past? You people are ridiculous. I never said he was done or should be retired. I said it was a lot of money for an old backup RB. He is an old backup RB. I didn't say he's worthless. I said he's an old backup RB, and is an old backup RB. I also said he's a nice complementary back for Forte and that I like that they are going away from the one back situation. But there is a significant difference between 25 and 31 in the world of professional sports. It's not enough to make all 31 year olds obsolete, but there isn't a physically demanding sport where being 31 instead of 25 isn't meaningful. I think the issue is that you're implying that "an old backup RB is an old backup RB." Would you prefer that I imply than an old backup RB is a young porn star?
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Who said far past? You people are ridiculous. I never said he was done or should be retired. I said it was a lot of money for an old backup RB. He is an old backup RB. I didn't say he's worthless. I said he's an old backup RB, and is an old backup RB. I also said he's a nice complementary back for Forte and that I like that they are going away from the one back situation. But there is a significant difference between 25 and 31 in the world of professional sports. It's not enough to make all 31 year olds obsolete, but there isn't a physically demanding sport where being 31 instead of 25 isn't meaningful.
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he's not old. 30 isn't old if you don't have much mileage on you. if he was 35, he'd be pushing it, but there isn't much a 25 year old can do that a 30 year old can't if everything else is equal, which it pretty much is. We're talking about NFL football players here, not accountants. 31, which he turns in September, is old in the NFL, very old for RB. You don't only measure RB age with carries, there's also all the offseason work, training camp, practice, etc. He's old. He doesn't have "essentially" 3.5 years of work under his belt. He's almost 31, he's played a good amount of time. He's not fresh. work is good, being hit is bad. like i said, there's virtually no difference between a 25 year old and a 30 year old except the amount of punishment you've taken. if we're talking about accountants then 50 isn't old, but we aren't. and i'll remember the whole "you don't only measure running backs with carries" line next time you bring up the amount of carries a running back has on him, bank on it. What would be the point of bringing it up. I wrote you don't "only" use that. It would be stupid of you to bring back that quote just because I mention somebody's carries. And 25-30 is a huge step in football.
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Yeah, he's a nice complementary back, but nothing special.
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did we trade olsen or are you just assuming? I'm just assuming, it seems inevitable to me.
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he's not old. 30 isn't old if you don't have much mileage on you. if he was 35, he'd be pushing it, but there isn't much a 25 year old can do that a 30 year old can't if everything else is equal, which it pretty much is. We're talking about NFL football players here, not accountants. 31, which he turns in September, is old in the NFL, very old for RB. You don't only measure RB age with carries, there's also all the offseason work, training camp, practice, etc. He's old. He doesn't have "essentially" 3.5 years of work under his belt. He's almost 31, he's played a good amount of time. He's not fresh.
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My wife has three articles of clothing with an athletes name of them. A Kerry Wood t-shirt, a Greg Olsen jersey, and a Walter Payton jersey. Gone, gone, dead. I don't get all the uproar on the radio about "dishonesty" with some statements by Bears people, ie. not trading Olsen, not going hog wild in free agency. Why would people expect absolute honesty during negotiating periods?
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And you can cut him with very little ramifications I'm not saying it's a bad deal, I just think that's a lot to pay for an old backup RB. if you frame it like that and consider nothing else, sure. There's no framing. He's old, a backup RB, and that's a big chunk of change. He has less mileage than the LDT of the world, but he's not been untouched, he's played a lot.
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Not if they throw for more than 2500 yards.
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And you can cut him with very little ramifications I'm not saying it's a bad deal, I just think that's a lot to pay for an old backup RB. But he hasnt taken the beating most 30 yr old RB's have. I realize the situation, but he's still old. He turns 31 early next season. This isn't like when they reenergized Thomas Jones career when he was 26 and had even less mileage on his legs.
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I am convinced he's gone, and the Bears are going to try and get picks in the 2nd somehow.
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And you can cut him with very little ramifications I'm not saying it's a bad deal, I just think that's a lot to pay for an old backup RB.
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Well, I do like that they are going away from the single featured back situation, and I believe overall they are still paying their's RB's relatively little.
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after this year, it's not much, but after this year he'll just be that much older.
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that's a lot of scratch for an old back up rb
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I think it's very clear Niemi blew it. I don't think that talk could have helped anything on the trade front. They gave Niemi a few chances this year to go from backup to regular, and each time he disappointed.
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It is displayed on the heart monitor attached to Ryan Theriot, who just can't take any more negativity, the poor little fella.
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Hooray for reckless abandon!
jersey cubs fan replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
But what sort of advantage could they possibly get out of it? It's not like all of a sudden pitchers are going to be paranoid about making a pitch with a runner on base when everybody already knows there isn't a basestealer on the team. It's a simple game, you throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. The results are determined by how well your players do those things, there are no tactical advantages. -
As opposed to all the productive, important discussions on the board? Especially during spring training? Well it's not the offseason anymore, and this discussion never goes anywhere. There's plenty to talk about in spring training.
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Yep. HOF, All Star, "all-time" lists, it's all worthless discussion the media uses to fill time.
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I would like to propose a board rule that any discussion of Milton Bradley is banned this season. It's just pointless.
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Hooray for reckless abandon!
jersey cubs fan replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
When it comes to making out, put on side one of Led Leppelin IV. -
We did sign one, with 2 more warming in the oven. We'll see what happens. I definitely agree if Peppers gets on a plane it's not a good sign for that deal. I think it goes beyond "not a good sign" and would definitely mean he's not coming here.
