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I am not sure why you believe that is what we are saying but it is not what I am saying. My stance is they should be willing to let him sit this week if the need arises, not that I am ruling him out on Tuesday.

I think "completely ineffective" is far too low of a threshold for playing Marshall.

Capitals/NHL doing a winter classic press conference shortly

This is why I wouldn't rule him out today, but it has to be considered. Something else to consider are the roster limitations involved with activating a WR who might not be able to play a full game. Ideally Marshall can go, but a less than 100% (or reasonable facsimile) Marshall might not be as helpful toward beating the Packers as the other guy who would be left inactive on the day.

Somebody mentioned giving Marshall a rest and you said you don't see it because he's been playing hurt all season. But we should see how his effectiveness is? The season is only 3 games in and his effectiveness has been severely limited. His 3 TD in SF were great but do not change the fact that his effectiveness has already been limited. I don't get how you "can't see it" but also want to wait and see how his effectiveness will be affected when we have already seen plenty of evidence of him being limited by his injury. It's really simple. His injuries have been a problem already and the fact that he hasn't gotten through a game healthy yet all year is probably a good reason to seriously consider giving him a full week off.

this again? Yes, he had some bright shiny moments, but his health very clearly limited him in that game. The fact he scored touchdowns on very short fields does not change the other fact that he is very banged up and it has affected his play. Those three TD should have absolutely no influence on the decision to play or rest him this week. He's banged up and it has gotten worse. I already said the question is his effectiveness, so why don't you stop with this nonsense? Or are you just in a bad mood (again)? Because you are somehow acting as if his effectiveness has not been affected and that 3 TD in SF is at all meaningful to the discussion.

this again? Yes, he had some bright shiny moments, but his health very clearly limited him in that game. The fact he scored touchdowns on very short fields does not change the other fact that he is very banged up and it has affected his play. Those three TD should have absolutely no influence on the decision to play or rest him this week. He's banged up and it has gotten worse.

I can't see it unless he really can't go (which might be the case now). He's already played injured for most of the season. I think the real question is his effectiveness, which was fine in the 49ers game but wasn't last night. Why can't you see it? It's only been three games and he's seemingly on the verge of falling apart. There is a lot of time left this year and missing one game now could go a long way to preserving him for a potential playoff run. Marshall was not effective for the entire SF game, he was worthless for a while.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cubs-tv-rights-0922-biz-20140922-story.html#page=1 Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales · 10m Cubs TV rights deal in late innings http://fw.to/IQATRdF Saw this on twitter, but I can't see the article itself.

Oh one other memory. The MetLife banner ad had a Planters Peanut ad up that said something like the "power of the peanut" and quick thinking me got a little video of it, just prior to the next play (Bears on defense), hoping for a peanut punch for artistic reasons. But it ended up being that big ass play by the Jets and I deleted it.

Kyle Long ‏@Ky1eLong · 7m “@peanuttillman: Time to get my happy medicine and go night night... pic.twitter.com/X0tOHpYm2X” best of luck peanut

For shame. http://thegamechicago.com/2014/09/23/rookie-infusion-draft-picks-help-bears-defense-hold-off-jets/ Before you know it, this is gonna fulfill Kyle's common usage standards. It's called tellin' not spellin'

I see Bears -1

I will say this for the running game. 1) It was probably not a huge part of the playbook to begin with, given our struggles with running the ball so far, and the Jets being a very good run stopping defense. But also, 2) once Fiametta left due to injury, they probably abandoned even more of the run game. They still used Forte with those short over the top dump passes to make up for some of what they weren't getting in the rushing game. That one sweep was kind of ballsy and good.

Was it him or Fuller that ended up touching it out of bounds? DJ Williams should have recovered the fumble in bounds but one of those 2 got to it first...not a very heads up play. Fuller I will not attack Fuller because he's awesome and the best player ever but that and the running out of the end zone after the int [-X Oh god yeah that run-out, why why why?

Well I didn't see much in the way of replay I just saw him literally spinning in a circle on one play right in front of me and he looked like he was frustrated with himself there. Oh, and there was a pathetically timed helicopter flyover after the anthem that convinced me the Bears were going to win. Jets do nothing right. (well, except for making all the middle aged white guys nostalgic for Wayne Chrebet)

Oh, also Geno Smith makes some terrible throws. Like not even toward anybody in particular.

The guy who runs full speed into 320 lbs linemen who are trying to twist him into the ground over and over for 130 consecutive games should have thought "I better not broad jump four feet because I wouldn't want to hurt myself." The worst part of the injury is the joy it brings to all the "act like you've been there before" idiots who idolize that weirdo Barry Sanders. I concur.

Not sure why they didn't challenge the obvious fumble near the sideline. Cutler missed some big throws with open guys, and on one snap you could see the pre-snap read should have led to a very quick dump off to Bennett but they took a quick sack. Fuller is a playmaker, but he also got turned around a few times leaving decent cushions. Not sure how great his coverage ability will be but he should be an impact DB nonetheless. Aside from A-Hole chants at a Bears fan getting tossed out early in the game, the thing I heard most last night was, "62 is eligible.". Not that this is new but it's really striking to see how often they go with the extra linemen. The running game has been non-existent. 3 games in and I'm still waiting to see signs of the benefit of "year 2 in the system" which I was convinced would lead to further improvements. Kyle Long gets fired up. MetLife Stadium is as stale as new Yankee Stadium. But I had a good filet mignon sandwich and drank bourbon most of the night so that was sweet. Lots of Bears fans on the road as usual. Jets fans don't get their vitriol flowing quite like they do for a divisional opponent. Although the night did start with what I assume was an attempted intimidating staredown from some laxbro type that led to nothing more than me cracking open the big can of beer on the train.

guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh That is called the Breakfast Club defense. http://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the_breakfast_club_1985_bender_and_andrew_fight.jpg Just you and me. Two hits. Me hitting you. You hitting the floor. Anytime you're ready, pal.

stop harshing my buzz

surrounding states don't really help for attendance on 81 game seasons. I'm speaking in terms of fan support, not ticket sales. Even then, the gulf coast is easily navigable. Mobile is only 2 hours away from New Orleans. Gulfport/Biloxi, MS only an hour. And they got Baton Rouge not too far away. New Orleans is a day trip for people on the gulf coast. When people plan to go to Braves games they need to plan out well in advance and secure lodging and you spend, at minimum, a half day travelling. There would be lots of people taking the drive over to go see a baseball game and driving back after in New Orleans. They do it already for Saints games, and sure it wouldn't be every home game for a baseaball team because there's so many games, but it also wouldn't be one game a year like many have to treat a Braves game, which is the closest ML team that people support. Atlanta is the 9th largest metro area in the US, New Orleans is 45th. It would be a horrible spot for major league baseball.

can you vine standing still?

surrounding states don't really help for attendance on 81 game seasons.

Can't wait to see what major snafu happens with my plans to take NJ Transit train to MetLife tonight.