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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Because it isn't.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I wouldn't call you crazy, but I also wouldn't count on it. I was concerned the boo birds would be out in full force but it didn't seem to me that the fans were unfair with Rex on Sunday. Rex sucked because he's inaccurate, can't handle pressure and short. I'm not sure getting out of Chicago is going to help that this week.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    It's a shame Favre isn't in this game, the Bears could count on him handing over the game the past few years. Chicago can't blitz. They aren't good at it and never have been. Their blitzes get picked up with relative ease and QBs have no trouble dumping it off.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    He might connect but Kendall doesn't have the power to knock out Macha.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    what's with the 2 blank boxes? Freaking ESPN.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    It's looking more and more like defensive back is where they need the help. Payne has been a welcome addition, but Brown is washed up and neither Tillman nor Vasher young/healthy/good enough to be considered part of the strength of the team. Manning is well on his way to being a wasted draft pick. I'd take a true defensive end stud if possible, but without a top draft pick you usually don't find those guys, rather teams often stumble across gems later on.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Here we go. It's all tied up at the top. Minnesota is in Tampa which might give the Bears a chance to regain sole possession of first, although a GB win could make it a 3 way tie at .500. Chicago continues to lead in the points scored vs points against category. They weren't bad on defense this past Sunday, but they weren't as good as they needed to be with Grossman filling in for Orton. Kyle might be back, but I'm guessing he misses this game. The Packers are favored by 5.5, which should mean the Bears can cover again, which I believe they've done in all but 3 games this year. Green Bay is a pass oriented team, which probably bodes well for them against a very weak Bears pass defense. But they are inconsistent through the air. GB and CHI are fairly even in the giveaway/takeaway categories, with the Bears having a few more of each category. It's going to be cold and might even snow, Chicago is probably going to need to play their best game since the first Detroit game to pull out the win. If they have hopes for the playoffs, they'll need it, as the Wild Card is becoming less and less likely.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    What is the music they play after goals? I like the goals, but that's an irritating sound when you hear it over and over.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Rex had some bad throws, but given he is the backup that is to be expected. Today I'm pissed at Hester for contributing significantly to horrible field position. Vasher for doing nothing of value. The defensive coaches and/or whoever should have been defending against play action when play action was freaking obviously coming on the last drive. Lovie/Turner/Grossman for not realizing that being down 14 with 9 to go they were in 4 down territory and should have tried to pick up 5-7 on 3rd down and go for it on 4th. I think it was 3rd and 11 and they foolishly tried to get all 11 on one play, something Rex was not doing all game. You take what you can get there then try and convert a short 4th down. Kicking a field goal was asinine, as you still need 2 scores to win even if you make the FG. Unlike the previous losses, I'm not going to say that was a "should have won" game, but knowing they had to play nearly perfect to pull it off, they made far too many mental mistakes.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I like that! I'd just as soon stay away from this rumor stuff, too, since most of it's untrue. So some of it is true!
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Scrambled, over easy, sunny side up or Ostrich?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    actively wrong?
  13. jersey cubs fan
    I gotta think if this was Dempster' intent he wouldn't have opted to test the open market. Leverage. Dempster loves Chicago, but Chicago needs to pony up to his demands. There is only so much love you can give. Dempster may offer a hometown discount from his free market value, but the only way you find out your free market value is by testing the open market. If the Cubs were offering 3/30 last month, but free agency could net him 5/75, he could still sign with the Cubs for less and get credit for offering a discount.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    That's just plain old stupid. How is that serious egg on the face? Samardzija has a no trade clause, we know that. That makes it difficult to trade him, but not impossible. We know that. There's no egg on the face for pointing that out and still seeing a guy traded.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    They were 20 games back because they had an insanely large amount of significant injuries. If they get Peavy and make a couple other moves they will compete for the division in 2009. And the significant injuries were to oft-injured soon-to-be 37 year old Chipper Jones, nearly dead John Smoltz, always injured Mike Hampton, already dead Tom Glavine and it was bound to happen sooner or later Tim Hudson. You can assume another 40 innings out of Hudson next year, but none of those other major injuries were at all flukish or unexpected, and they can't expect any of them to produce more in 2009 than they did in 2008. Atlanta needs a lot of help. There were a lot more injuries than those guys you mentioned. Those were the ones that made a difference. Name guys who were flukishly injured that can be expected to return healthy next year and perform better than they did this year. That's the only way you can pretend they are a couple moves away from contending again.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    I caught about 5 minutes of CSN Sportsnite last night, and somebody mentioned it was an either/or proposition. I can't imagine them having both.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    True, but Gaudin could fill that role nicely if need be. If two injuries were to strike however, we may be in trouble. What are the chances Gaudin spends 2009 anywhere but Lou Piniella's doghouse if he is even on the Cubs?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    They were 20 games back because they had an insanely large amount of significant injuries. If they get Peavy and make a couple other moves they will compete for the division in 2009. And the significant injuries were to oft-injured soon-to-be 37 year old Chipper Jones, nearly dead John Smoltz, always injured Mike Hampton, already dead Tom Glavine and it was bound to happen sooner or later Tim Hudson. You can assume another 40 innings out of Hudson next year, but none of those other major injuries were at all flukish or unexpected, and they can't expect any of them to produce more in 2009 than they did in 2008. Atlanta needs a lot of help.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Just out of curiosity, how many more weeks should we keep saying this before concluding that he's not going to? Tommie looked great vs. Detroit on Sunday. He looked quick and healthy. 2 tackles, 1 sack -- bringing his season total to 8 tackles, 2 sacks. Might be better than earlier in the year, but I'd hardly call it "great." Kris Jenkins has 21 tackles right now, and he's a run clogger. So, we're looking at a boxscore to determine how well a d-lineman played? Harris should have been credited w/ 2 sacks first off, but the QB may have made it back to the line of scrimmage. He was in the backfield quite frequently, and the Bears not coincedently maybe had their best game putting pressure on the QB all year. It was clear Sunday that Harris made the D better, 3 of the 4 quarters. It's certainly one factor, is it not? I would say I've noticed some improved play - Tommie's job is to disrupt, not necessarily make a bunch of tackles - but he's far from looking great.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    accuweather is calling for a high of 42 and no snow. Possible snow saturday night. I hope the field is in better shape this week. Horrible conditions do not play to the Bears strengths.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I have very strong doubts that this is anything but a smoke screen to keep opponents guessing. He's got a high ankle sprain and is going to miss 3-4 games. What would that do? The gameplan isn't going to change much at all if Grossman plays instead of Orton and they're the same type of QB. I don't think the Bears' opponent three weeks from now is presently concerned with whether Grossman or Orton is going to play. They are not the same type of QB, Grossman is a bigger deep threat who is more easily rattled with blitzes. Orton does a much better job handling pressure and avoiding the rush. I would think defensive game plans would vary somewhat significantly depending on whether a team was expecting to face Orton or Grossman. Aside from that point, however, all NFL teams are paranoid when it comes to giving out injury information and insist on lying at every step. If you refute the notion that there are differences, teams very clearly act as though there are, which leads me to believe the "Orton isn't really injured" story is just a story.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Backloaded, but reasonable. It's not like Soriano's deal or what CC is going to get. It's actually not backloaded, that was a contract extension. His original contract ends next year and the extension kicks in in 2010, and even then, that contract is still favorable for his skillset compared to a lot of other contracts out there. Regardless, his current contract is backloaded, he makes relatively little now but will make significantly more down the road. The important point is that it's still reasonable for the performance you can expect.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Backloaded, but reasonable. It's not like Soriano's deal or what CC is going to get.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    It's hard to say how he'd do with less payroll. Before he became GM, he was a terrific minor league director, so he certainly understands the importance of developing from within and can identify young players. At the time it appeared he was, but the results were much worse than expectations. I don't think it's hard to say what he'd do with less payroll. Before they really went from high to really high he had a below .500 record with the Cubs.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Thanks to the AFC's Titans coming (and bringing CBS with them) we don't have to endure Sam Rosen this week. But who do we get? Gumbel and Dierdorf.
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