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As smart as Emery and Trestman are, I doubt Rhodes is an option, since it appears he's been blackballed. If they were smart wouldn't they be more likely than the rest of pick up the "blackballed" player that the rest of the league is ignoring? What would be so smart about following along with the rest of the sheep with Rhodes? I think what he actually meant is despite how smart they are...otherwise it doesn't really make sense. Ohhhh, I see.
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As smart as Emery and Trestman are, I doubt Rhodes is an option, since it appears he's been blackballed. If they were smart wouldn't they be more likely than the rest of pick up the "blackballed" player that the rest of the league is ignoring? What would be so smart about following along with the rest of the sheep with Rhodes?
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The problem with the "just don't let Theriot" happen again theory is that even if you find a way to specifically address the Theriot situation, there are other Theriot situations ready to pop up in other positions. There is no depth here, and there is no outfield. There are multiple positions that could end up providing bottom of the barrel type production and over the course of a six month season, you have to expect setbacks to your plan. If your plan is to just be less embarrassing, that doesn't leave much wiggle room. -
I'm looking forward to and expecting rebounds from Castro and (to a lesser/different extent) Rizzo and a Baez call up. I expect better from Samardzija too. Those things alone would make 2014 much better for me than last year, regardless of record. I'm not sure how you can say "regardless of record", it's almost as if you throw that in there to reassure yourself you don't mind all the losing. But if the record doesn't improve despite Castro and Rizzo rebounding, plus better from Samardzija and a Baez call up, then some other disaster has occurred.
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If we get Tanaka and keep Shark, I challenge you to explain how it could possibly be worse. I'm guessing the point is that here we are, right now, not the end of this month in a timeline that actually winds up with the Cubs getting Tanaka. And right now they don't have Tanaka, plus it doesn't look particularly good for their chances to get Tanaka.
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You should like the part where Jay Cutler is under contract a lot more than you like the part about being able to cut him.
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NFL coaching carousel/NFL Offseason thread
jersey cubs fan replied to dew1679666265's topic in Other Sports
Unless he's magically learned from his awful mistakes in Chicago, Tampa is going to regret giving him final say on personnel. That's what ruined the 2007 draft, when drafting for the system took precedence over drafting talent. -
KONY 2014? Better than 2012 version
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2013-14 Defending Champion Blackhawks Regular Season Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to Drew Doughty's topic in Other Sports
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What is spotrac and why would the Bears negotiate a deal that gives them a $22m cap hit this year after talking about how damaging the one year cap hit is for franchise tags? It looks like spotrac is just re-posting overthecap.com info http://www.overthecap.com/cap.php?Name=Jay%20Cutler&Position=QB&Team=Bears I personally like OtC more than Spotrac. To answer jersey's question: The reason is because they feel they have a lot of flexibility and cap room this year. By front loading the contract, it will give them more room in later seasons. While we talked about the one year impact of a franchise tag for Cutler, in the end we gave it more weight than the front office did. The one year impact was seen as more favorable, and allows Emery to limit the multi-year impact. Also, while some have commented on the contract as overpaying, which at first I agreed with, I can now see the reason behind the overpayment. In order to get Jay to agree to a contract that is very favorable to the team after four years, they had to overpay for those four years. In the end I feel it was a very smart move by Emery. It was the front office that talked about it, not us.
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Leslie Frazier to TB
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oh geez, well that's good for him.
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What is spotrac and why would the Bears negotiate a deal that gives them a $22m cap hit this year after talking about how damaging the one year cap hit is for franchise tags? I'm not sure which one is right, but even if we've spent 30 mill of cap space on 2 players for this year, we've still got another 15 mill currently and another 15, if we cut Bennett, Bush, and Peppers. Last year, I remember Martellus and Bushrod had very small 1st year cap hits, so maybe it's a strategy to offset things like that. Sign your own FA one way and structure the other FA the opposite, since they're more likely to need the signing bonus anyway? They also need to add more players to the roster than anybody but the Raiders, right? They have space this year and they need that space.
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What is spotrac and why would the Bears negotiate a deal that gives them a $22m cap hit this year after talking about how damaging the one year cap hit is for franchise tags?
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So, the "it's a 3 year deal" thing from yesterday may be false? An extra 11.5 mill in immediate cap room would be huge for this year. I see and am OK with both sides honestly, as we've still got room, with ability for more, if needed.(if its a 22.5 mill 1st year hit) Well I don't think the 3-year deal talk was ever literal. The point was that after 3 years you can then theoretically cut him and get through the cap trouble in just one season. This makes it look like a 5 year deal, and possibly 4.
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He originally labeled the last guy as a S with the same verbiage about pass rush and sacks and it was confusing.
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that's nice
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It's too soon to know if he'll be a solid long term tackle. Despite his flaws, he's young, raw and showed flashes his rookie year. I'd being back Britton and let the two compete for the starting spot next year. Besides, Long will eventually be a good tackle so I wouldn't bother expending more resources on tackle; go C or G. As long as they do invest in C or G they can afford to ignore T for an offseason, but the line itself needs to be addressed every year.
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http://deadspin.com/fifth-third-ballpark-is-on-fire-1493937225 Now that's a fire.
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It's not just as possible, and even if they are productive, they probably wouldn't be as productive. If you can get a playmaker in the first you don't pass just because you think you can get a decent player in the 2nd or 3rd. There's no point in specifically targeting WR early, but there is also no point in pretending it would be a horrible idea to draft a WR in the first.
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It's BPA to an unnecessary extreme, especially considering the incredible depth of this year's WR class. In other words, it would be completely unnecessary? Wilson hasn't done anything and was a very late pick who may never do anything. Bennett hasn't done much and may be gone, and Marshall turns 30 this offseason. If you can get a 1st round WR to be productive within a year or two you can get away with not paying Marshall ~$10m/year as you prepare to sign Jeffery to his first big post rookie contract. It would hardly be crazy to draft a highly touted WR with the first round pick.
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The best player available should take priority. Defense can be improved with depth. And WR turnover happens quickly. Doesn't seem like Emery is going offense very often in the draft, based on his comments yesterday though. But who knows. It's pretty clear he's more comfortable with his picks on the offensive side. Right, not very often. The very often is for the defense, which can be improved with depth.
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What has AJ McCarron done for the SEC? Quarterbacked two national championship teams? Carried himself as a role model? Snagged Katherine Webb? Didn't he have to beat SEC teams to accomplish that?
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The best player available should take priority. Defense can be improved with depth. And WR turnover happens quickly.
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What has AJ McCarron done for the SEC?
