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  1. jersey cubs fan
    If it's true, I'd guess it's being announced at the convention. Yeah, something huge that's not player related at this point makes the most sense being announced at the convention. It makes more sense to me being announced today, prior to the convention, so it dominates headlines going into the start of the convention.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I wouldn't be surprised if part of the draw on him was he could theoretically be a de facto assistant defensive coordinator who brings lots of experience at the top of (a very shallow) food chain. I don't see any direct relationship with Tucker in the past, unless you want to count them both coaching AFC teams in Florida at the same time. I think they are lacking in defensive leadership, both in terms of on field captains (Peppers is a bit of a lone wolf, Briggs is a second banana and Tillman is gone) and coaches (Tucker has DC experience but he was running his boss's defense in each instance, as they were both DC themselves, while Jon Hoke is probably the most experienced). The rest of the defensive staff are either just getting introduced to the coaching world, or their experience is in Canada.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    It never has and it never will.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Because it's "part of the game" and presumably they will claim it cuts down on injuries.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Come on Buster, you are a professional writer.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Interesting. He sucks as a head coach, but was LB coach for the Cowboys earlier in the 2000s. Also Dolphins DC. Gets a lot of credit for the development of Demarcus Ware as an OLB. Also of note, he's primarily has coached 3-4 defenses in the NFL. Odd hire. He's old and has been a coach since the 70's but he only has six seasons in the NFL, from 2005-2010. He's been a tight end coach as well as d line coach and DC. Plus college head coach. Certainly this isn't a guy in high demand, having been fired in September.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    You don't know what was guaranteed. We also don't know if the $300 mil thing wasn't just completely made up [expletive]. So we are just debating the "idea" of $300 million over 10 versus $215 over 7. If I'm an organization and I need to lock up my super Ace. I will chose the 7 years with 6th year opt out over 10 years every day, and Sunday too. as would I
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, if they're leaking things I would think they're setting themselves up to bolt after the 5 year mark for sure. Not sure why they would need to set themselves up for that. They can just walk away after 5 years. A whole bunch of reasons, first and foremost to make it look like it's not their fault if there isn't a bunch of winning going on at that point. Sure, but you leak that now and the story dies before you hit the market. If anything, I would view them leaking the information as an arm twist of Ricketts and/or the business people.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    You don't know what was guaranteed.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, if they're leaking things I would think they're setting themselves up to bolt after the 5 year mark for sure. Not sure why they would need to set themselves up for that. They can just walk away after 5 years.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Who knows if it was $300m guaranteed, or if the last $50+ was achieved through options becoming guaranteed with stipulations? Who knows how this one is structured. It averages over $30m per year, but could be even higher over the first 5 years.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Only? Was expecting him to break 250. Yeah.. weren't there reports that he turned down $300m? That was probably a 10 or 11 year type deal, without the 5-year opt out.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    As a counterpoint, one would think you could pretty easily point to the Dominican Academy, the spending to penalties in IFA and up to penalties in the draft, the growth in headcount in the FO, the Bloomberg tech they're licensing for video, etc. I honestly have no idea what Passan is talking about if he's not talking about MLB payroll. Well the comment was that they aren't getting the budget they expected. So while the Cubs are spending in those areas, perhaps the FO was led to believe the budget was even higher than what they have? Yeah, it's an overall budget thing.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Over just 7 years, with a 5-year opt-out.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I figure if you want to make sure you pitch a guy on a set schedule to see how his frame holds up under standard duress, Daytona is the last place you do that. Is that true early in the season, or typically much later? I would think Daytona would be the best place for him to pitch in April, and that the rain delays don't really start until May and really pick up over the summer. Give him 6 weeks in Daytona, good for 7 or 8 starts and another 35-45 innings (if not more).
  16. jersey cubs fan
    I would think Thursday, so it's all over the Friday papers and the talk of the town before the convention begins.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Just drink the iocane powder already. http://thetorchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/iocane-powder.jpg
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Legalized prostitution.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    ye olde rover
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I have no idea how the contracts are structured, but there are probably just enough day games to satisfy the allotment that were shown on WGN You'd have day games plus games airing whenever American Idol is not airing. Also, I know that in NY the my9 network is the sister station to Fox5, and I believe Chicago has a similar set-up with My50, WPWR. So, in much the same way that some local games are aired on whatever that other local station is that isn't channel 9, they can air on WPWR when Fox5 is airing something that takes precedence.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    it would be fox local. they can't broadcast on two competing cable networks. after CSN is up, then fox could conceivably start an RSN for all of the games. Fox 32 (it's still 32 right?, even if your cable network has it on a different channel? I remember my parents house had it on Channel 12) would just replace all the channel 9 games.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Rosemont
  23. jersey cubs fan
    That's what the torches are for.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah I'm not worried. It's a little [expletive] that they might to have to be the road team in the 2nd round against St. Louis and potentially in the 3rd round against Anaheim unless they do their annual playoff collapse but overall I'm just happy they are doing this well overall considering the short offseason, potential for cup hangover, olympics distractions, etc. You say "road team" as if they will only play on the road. The president's trophy/Stanley Cup run was nice last year, but 2nd/3rd seeds can just as easily make a run. They'll have plenty of home games and can win on the road. I know, that's why I said it's a little [expletive], not devastating to their chances. I don't mind being the road team, especially a team as battle tested as them. I like knowing that if your team can win 1 of the 2 road games to start the series, the odds immediately shift in their favor. How am I supposed to know what a little expletive is supposed to translate to?
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Oh man, this is so sexy if you picture it the right way. Especially if the wide typo wasn't really a typo.
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