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  1. jersey cubs fan
    First off, he was their best receiver, so clearly he had something to do with it. And how does this defend the stance that they shouldn't have moved him. Moving him helped the offense and the team was better. They need line help and a healthy Orton or better QB.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Why? He wasn't going to be an amazing kick returner forever. Maybe not. But I would never take away opportunities from him until he shows that he can't do it anymore. This is akin to Lovie saying, "We changed our offensive strategy because we knew the defense would stop us, and we wanted to change it up before they could." Stick with what works until it doesn't work. In 07 the Bears led the league in field possession. Who knows what could have happened last year. The point is it didn't work in 2007. They had an amazing returner and were still mediocre. They needed offense. Return games don't make winning teams.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    They probably aren't in a position to be paying guys $750,000 to rehab all year either.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I guess there is no one to show it off to out there. But probably plenty of open road to enjoy driving it.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Why? He wasn't going to be an amazing kick returner forever. And you don't build longterm success via the return game. The Bears were in desperate need of WR talent, and Hester was one of the few options they had. Because he had A LOT more value as a returner. I personally don't think he has the WR skills to be a true #1 WR anyway. In the short term, and maybe the very short term. Returners don't have long shelf lives. And while he affected games big time in 2006, his 2007 didn't do anything to change the downturn. WR are far more important than return men. It was unrealistic to think Hester would maintain the pace he started out his career with. Over the longterm, he probably has much more value at receiver. He may never be a 90 catch 1000 yard 10 TD receiver, but he can be very productive, if they get decent QB play, a line that can block and another receiver to complement him.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think they are "dead set" on Hester as the #1 receiver. Although, even if they spend their first pick on a WR, he likely won't be a #1 receiver right away, so Hester becomes #1 by default. The only way we'd have a different #1 is if we did something like sign Tory Holt. And if they're confident that Williams is the LT, and are looking for a RT, they might rather wait until the second round for Loaholt, rather than take someone like Britton at 18. I think the Bears could go multiple directions with the first few picks. Sure they could go multiple directions. But OT always has been, and still is, the most obvious glaring need. Smith talked up Hester emerging and performing as a number 1 late last year. They've shown no interest in what has been a fairly large number of available free agent WR. They could take one in the first, but I seriously doubt it. The offensive line is a place where you need 5 starters and probably at least 2 capable fill-ins. You only need 2 starting receivers and maybe 3 in any game. They need lineman and they need them badly.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Why? He wasn't going to be an amazing kick returner forever. And you don't build longterm success via the return game. The Bears were in desperate need of WR talent, and Hester was one of the few options they had.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    $200,000 could get you a pretty nice house in the middle of nowhere. What's wrong with owning an expensive car there?
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I'm assuming health reasons. Last year he sucked, got hurt and had elbow surgery, right? It saves them $645,000.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I can't agree with that. To me, having fun watching a team is connected with the talent on the court/ice. The Hawks have more talent. and are actually good Would be nice if they actually played good then. Right now the Bulls are more fun to watch IMO because the Hawks are doing their best impression of a non-playoff NHL team. One team is winning more frequently than the other, right now. That is the only reason you can say the Bulls are "more fun". There's a woman in my office dying for the Bulls to lose, so her Knicks can make the playoffs. She tries to talk to me about it but I keep telling her I don't care.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    If his OBP dips to just .350, he's moving back into hurting the team level. His only skill is OBP, and it has to be very good for him to hold any value. He was a huge problem spot in 2007. In 2008 he wasn't. But we don't know what he'll be in 2009, he could very easily slip back to that level.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    It's not like they gave him much money. He's getting paid 6.3 million this season so yeah they did give him a good amount of money. He got a 4/11 deal right? With escalators to 14. There would seem to be incentive not to start him, assuming those incentives involve playing time. That's not a lot of money. It's because Omiyale is an experienced OL, but I know you don't want to hear that. So I'm saying it anyway :P I suppose they could still draft a RT high and make Omiyale more of a swing man. I think they've set themselves up where they absolutely have to take a tackle in the first round. They are dead set on Hester being the #1 receiver. The defensive line improvements are supposedly coming from better coaching. They've outright said Omiyale is the RT "for now". Had they really planned on starting him at RT, don't you think he would have started mini-camp at RT while JSC was still an unsigned free agent? They are going to draft a guy, then have Omiyale try to win a guard spot.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    another reason we shouldn't have cut moose, he could have told both hester and bennett where to line up. There were absolutely zero reasons not to cut Moose.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Campbell and Huet were very disappointing. The two biggest free agent signings in a year the team finally spent big on free agents and then improved, and neither has come close to living up to the the contract. Campbell is going to cost the Hawks a couple pretty good young players they won't be able to keep.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Marketing gimmick.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Other than not having any interest in seeing these people or listen to their music, I don't understand the problem with having them. Sporting venues host concerts all the time, why can't Wrigley?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Can Samarri Rolle help the Bears?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    The Nationals sure are one fat slut.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Right, but it's still not a huge, "this guy has to start at tackle to justify that money" contract.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    It's not like they gave him much money. He's getting paid 6.3 million this season so yeah they did give him a good amount of money. He got a 4/11 deal right? With escalators to 14. There would seem to be incentive not to start him, assuming those incentives involve playing time. That's not a lot of money.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    It's not like they gave him much money.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I always look at it more as Larry Himes letting him go than him leaving. I think Maddux was willing to stay, but Himes screwed it up. Hey, Fergie spent much of his career away from the Cubs. meh, not married to this argument....come back to the drug discussion lol Hey, I'm not either, I don't even care about things like retired numbers.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    What more does he need to build on? Theriot is cheap and gives you above average offensive production at SS. Plus the Cubs haven't necessarily been adept at developing quality middle infield prospects. On a team filled with big contracts, I think Theriot is a nice little player to have. He won't be cheap for long and may not give you above average offensive production at SS for long. He may have in 2008, but he didn't in 2007. And at 29 we've probably already seen his best. Middle infielders generally don't age gracefully. He's fine for now, but this very well could/should be his last year as the Cubs starting SS. If his numbers look more like 2007 than 2008, he absolutely has to go.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I always look at it more as Larry Himes letting him go than him leaving. I think Maddux was willing to stay, but Himes screwed it up. Hey, Fergie spent much of his career away from the Cubs.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Actually, opening day is essentially sold out. Best available online is $8 standing room only. This is for the 2nd game, which is opening night. The vast majority of teams have severe dropoff in attendance from opening day to the 2nd game. The weather sucks and nobody cares about the game. And $1 seats are in the extreme corners of the upper deck.
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