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I'm not suggesting that, what I was saying is that a Lovie disciple was not likely to fix this Lovie defense which has failed miserably for three years. 2010 depends on the OC and Jay Cutler. They cannot rely on the defense to make a difference.
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You have to think that Lovie's lame duck status is a factor in all these guys passing on the Bears. I am not disappointed. And quite honestly, this might actually make Lovie consider a gig like UT a little more (although it remains a very unlikely scenario). I never thought for a second that a guy like Fewell would make any difference in 2010.
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I'm not sure how or why you can't count guys. Lovie was a college coach as well. In addition to Saban, Bobby Petrino quit and went back to college. Al Groh resigned from the Jets to take the Virginia job, and he was a pro guy for a decade before going back. Pete Carrol went from NFL assistant, to NFL head coach, back to NFL assistant and then chose college. Lane Kiffin went from college to Pro and college. Spurrier quit the Redskins. Butch Davis went back and forth between the NFL and college, and he resigned (albeit forced) from Cleveland before going back to college. It might be odd to find a guy to leave his current gig and go back to college, but coaches go back to college all the time, and it's not unheard of for them to leave gigs on their own. Dennis Erickson has gone back and forth multiple times. Mike Sherman has gone back. Good ole' Lou Holtz quit the Jets after less than a full season. It happens all the time. Guys get fired or quit NFL gigs and take college jobs.
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I'm not sure how much Lovie is getting with the Bears, but from what I've heard, Tennessee is willing to pay $3+ million to the new head coach. Lovie would be interesting, but much like with Gruden or Cowher, I'd wonder about his adjustment to the college game (especially recruiting). He does seem to have the teaching mindset, though, that would be important in college. Everything I've read says they owe him $11m over 2 years. And in his mind, he might believe that a solid 2010 season could put him in-line for a contract extension in Chicago after the season, assuming they won't go into a 2011 season in the last year of a deal. So he's owed $11m with hopes for another $5+m added on for an extra year if 2010 is a success. I can't imagine the Bears paying much in a buyout if Lovie wants to leave. They made it clear they want to go into 2010 with him, so if he leaves, he's leaving that money on the table, or at least the vast majority of it. They might be happy to see him walk, but they would have to then send Jerry and Ted on another coach finding mission, which could wind up costing more this year and next (all the coaches signed through next season would be on the hot seat for being replaced with the theoretical new guy).
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If that level of performance has already been pulled from one's rectum, presumably there would be no need to remove it a second time. If it happens again it probably was never in there in the first place. -
Cubs hire Greg Maddux as special assistant to the GM
jersey cubs fan replied to Tim M's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Nobody is ever all bad. So what? Mob bosses help people, it doesn't make them good citizens. -
No they weren't.
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The level of pay for that type of player varies significantly. Jason Giambi signed for $4m last year in a limited role. Dye already went from making $11.6m in the final year of his last Oakland contract to making $4m in his first year with the CWS. Reed Johnson played last year at $3m. I would imagine somebody as close to the end of his career as Dye is, who has never had a $100m type contract, would be willing to entertain offers in the $2-4m range in a reduced role if nobody is looking to offer him more to be a starter.
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I'm not sure it makes all that much sense for Lovie. College jobs are always going to be available for former NFL coaches, especially ones who have enjoyed some success. And as mediocre as his teams have been of late, they haven't been disastrously bad, and he has been to a Super Bowl. Also, how much are they going to pay him? He'd probably make more under his Bears contract the next two years than he would backing out of that deal and taking the UT job now, because they aren't going to buy him out anywhere near full price.
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Yeah, just posted that in the college football thread. The guys on the ESPN Page 2 podcast suggested Lovie would get that job since most of the other guys in the south have stupid names; Joker, Kippy, Jimbo, etc.
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I hope to god they are only considering him for OL coach Actually I hope he's more of an assistant TE coach. I think this team needs a real OL coach, and Tice isn't even really that.
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The thing is, they really needed that when they went after him. This team was dull and without any offensive weapons. It just so happened that right after they acquired him all the talented young players started breaking out, thus immediately making his services less valuable to the team.
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New or old? Metrodome, sure. I forgot about the new one, I don't think I've seen a game played there.
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I enjoy watching Northwestern on TV but not at home, that stadium is just a horrible venue for watching football. So is Michigan State, Illinois and Minnesota.
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Same here. Especially that Jay isn't getting invited. I'm not that surprised. Recent 1st round draft picks often get to spend a little time with the big club. They are both 20 already, Vitters having spent three years in the system, and Jackson having a terrific 1st year. I don't think it has anything to do with how close they are to the majors, but rather a reward for where they are. As for Jackson, he had the discipline thing last year, so he doesn't get the reward.
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Not really. He was an old dude who missed a ton of time with the Blackhawks already and only had a good season when he split time 50/50. He wasn't coming back on a 1 year deal, and Huet was unmovable. It was never a rational option.
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I still can't believe he got that contract, or that people wanted him back in Chicago.
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And they've still thoroughly outperformed the Cubs during the Hendry era. Not really much of an accomplishment. No, it's more of a knock on the Cubs than any sort of praise for the White Sox.
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Wow, that playbook must be huge.
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Cubs hire Greg Maddux as special assistant to the GM
jersey cubs fan replied to Tim M's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
And you wouldn't be in the major leagues if you weren't that good of a baseball player. A major league manager "stressing the fundamentals" is basically just words to appease the masses. Everybody said Lou wouldn't tolerate the fundamental lapses that plagued the Dusty era Cubs, and now apparantly Lou isn't stressing the fundamentals enough for people. -
Cubs hire Greg Maddux as special assistant to the GM
jersey cubs fan replied to Tim M's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He's fiery exactly because of his tame reputation. He thinks that's what is necessary. It is on purpose. A) You don't know that for a fact, B) That's something every single new manager claims C) These are major league baseball players, they are going to play in a manner that they always play and D) This isn't all that important, what's most important is how good at playing baseball your players are. -
this was my initial thought as well. why stop at 1 DH when you could have 9. i personally don't like the DH. It brings more strategy into the game when you have runners on first with 1 out and the pitcher comes up. he has to execute his bunt. I think if you play the field you should have to swing the bat. the game is taught to be like that. You don't go with 9 because the pitcher is the only unique position on the field, a guy who plays every 5th day. And baseball is not a game of strategy. It's a game of pitcher vs hitter, with a little fielding thrown in. There is not strategy involved in a sac bunt. It's not an elaborate thought out plan. It's just a guy who can't hit giving up.
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I kind of agree, but they do have an extraordinary percentage of their expected payroll already locked up for 2-3 seasons from now.
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If the Bears are going to sign a position coach as OC, my first choice would be a QB coach. Some teams, like the Bears, use it to employ somebody that doesn't bring much to the table, but many QB coaches are vital to the development of the QB and the implemenation of the passing game, if not the entire offense. That said, without knowing anything about the guy other than he is a coach's son, the Bengals QB coach doesn't scream out to me as a guy who has done a great job. Carson Palmer entered the league as one of the most polished high caliber 1st rounders, started fast and looked to be great, and has since plateaued into a good, but not steller QB. He was awful in the playoff game, his completion percentage has gone down, as has his touchdowns, and he's worked with a pretty talented group of receivers out there. At the very least, he hasn't improved. Although I would say he sort of fits the profile in general of what I hope they get, I hope he would be able to bring in a strong line and QB coach as well.
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I highly suspect this to be the case as well. Bingo. I guarantee that this wouldn't have happened if a team like the Raiders or Browns were interested in him. At the risk of being a jerk: ummmm, no [expletive] sherlock. It's pretty obvious it's because it's a division foe.
