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Maybe if this was some juggarnaut. Unfortunately in a 4 game series you can never view 2-2 as terribly disappointing. It's more or less what you should expect, especially when your team is, at best, not too bad.

I agree that is how 99% of league personnel would view the situation, because they are obsessive weirdos who really think the distraction would take away from their precious gameplanning. But I think it is a hollow excuse.

Tom Rock ✔ @TomRock_Newsday I told Eli that Ryan Nassib thinks he's a durable quarterback. He looked puzzled. "He said I'm adorable?"

So I know it'll never happen but I really wouldn't have a problem with Tebow as the Bears backup. I mean, the point of a backup is to have a guy who can come in and not lose the game on his own, or be a developing prospect. Tebow's prospect status is done, but I think you can win a game with him out there, doing his Tebowy thing once or twice a season if your starter is unavailable. I think the distraction nonsense is more talk and really just an annoyance to fans, rather than the team. It was a horrible situation for the Jets because Sanchez was so mediocre and they had just signed him to an unwarranted extension. He/they fell apart because Sanchez isn't any good, not because of distractions. The Cutler/Bears situation is different. He's better than Sanchez and he's in a show us situation for his contract. You have Trestman pour all he's got into Cutler and just have Tebow holding clipboards until the moment arises when you need him for a game, and then gameplan for his style one week. I don't see that as any worse than having some other hack do his poor man's Jay Cutler impersonation and fail miserably at it.

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thekapman just ruined his slacks

late? Aren't you in the central time zone?

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I don't think it needs to be a superstar, just a good player still in his prime. Marginal players at the end of their career are typically brought in to fill a hole and be a quiet professional. Even non-bigoted coaches/GMs could avoid such a player simply for the "don't want the distraction" angle. and yes I giggled a little as I wrote "fill a hole" in a story about gay players. I am awful.

It'll be interesting to see if that prompts other athletes to come out. With this and the NFL story, it's clear more are on the way to coming out. =D> You mean Ayenbadejo saying that there's 4 that are going to come out? Yep, I think it is awesome. He backed off that story.

Not in the "big four pro sports" discussion. But gay female athletes has been something out in the open for quite some time.

not sure what that means

I can't imagine it would make much of a difference but is there a difference in the quality of LHP he faces? Is he a guy Dale will let face the marginal LHers but absolutely sit against the really good ones?

Those situations scream out undisclosed injury that doesn't warrant a DL stint to me. But I don't get why teams are so hesitant to send pitchers on the DL even if they think it'll only be a week or so that they are unavailable. I was thisclose to attending this game and quite happy I backed out at the last minute. I told myself I didn't want to give money to Loria, but really I was just enjoying poolside drinking too much. Florida makes it very hard to find the Marlins on the television.

My only problem with the linebacker selections is they are linebackers. Those guys just aren't that vital in the pass happy world we live in. But the selections were pretty good and both guys should be able to contribute. The emphasis on guards and linebackers in the upper half is a little disappointing, giving the hierarchy of impact on either side of the ball. They had to restock the offensive line though, and hopefully they don't turn Angelo and ignore the line for the next 8 drafts. The line should at least be stable. Although I think people are being far too optimistic when it comes to talking about Long in 2013. The guy has barely played the position at all, and outside of franchise tackles, linemen typically do not start as rookies. He has a hell of a lot to learn and not much time to do it. It's not like he's some receiver you can throw in for half a dozen plays to see what he can do, he's either playing every down or sitting. I have to think he'll be sitting for a while. Emery loves himself some measurables, which is fine in football but also can lead to significant underperformance. I would prefer a little more emphasis on players who make their mark on tape during the season rather than in shorts when the season is long past. Lovie's emphasis on lighter fast guys led to quality special teams play and an opportunistic bend but don't break style of defense. But it also probably played a role in an offense that could not do things like short yardage runs. Emery's desire for bigger physical freaks is probably meant for a defense that does more taking it to the opposition and maybe an offense that can score from the 1. Anywho, I think I like the 6th and 7th round selections best of all, as guys with the best chance to make special plays, albeit in limited roles. Trestman is more of a spread the love kind of coach than a hardass, so he might be able to get more out of Wilson, and hopefully keeps Marshall in-line as well. But I don't know if the Bears are going to want to extend Marshall and keep him past 2014, so next draft the needs are probably going to be more on the skill position needs than this one.

Except that doesn't apply to anyone other than Kyle Long in this draft. Every other pick has started at least 25 games for his college team. Yeah, only the measly first rounder And the guy who was kicked off this season and the guy last year who missed the entire season.

Emery loves to draft guys who haven't actually played much college football.

Good pick. I agree, but worth half the draft? Really steep price. Are there cap implications there since they have to sign 3 first rounders? Thought so but with new rules I guess having them all in the latter third doesn'tattrr too much

LOL. He keeps adding a disclaimer that it's a reach while you say stupid [expletive] like Long's a third rounder. I realize as a Chicago management lapdog you have trouble with these discussions so I will just pretend you make any sense at all. The third round comment was a freaking intentionally hyperbolic comparison to the equivalent level of over draft and all the moronic commentary about how he was next in line and they had to take him or risk losing him in the second. If you can't understand the simple things there's no use To be fair, it gets really hard to tell when you're being pretend stupid and being for real stupid when that accounts for pretty much 100% of your posts. Thankfully there's no need for anybody to even worry about anything you have to say on any topic.

Freaking have to rely on cutler to save his gm from himself this year. Going to be a travesty if emery is the one back in 2014 and not jay.

Dude, the point is it's time to call a spade a spade on this kind of [expletive] pick. That's a terrible pick at that point in the draft, and yes you can talk about good things the kid might do, or talk about how he might actually pan out. It's still a bad pick, and I guess I'm expecting you of all people to understand that and not try to rationalize it. And I said that. This whole conversation stems from me saying, "gotta applaud him at least addressing the worst area on the team for the last 4 years". At least he didn't reach for a safety. I guess that's rationalizing it, but I have continually said it's a bad pick and a reach. What more do you want? Define continually. LOL. He keeps adding a disclaimer that it's a reach while you say stupid [expletive] like Long's a third rounder. I realize as a Chicago management lapdog you have trouble with these discussions so I will just pretend you make any sense at all. The third round comment was a freaking intentionally hyperbolic comparison to the equivalent level of over draft and all the moronic commentary about how he was next in line and they had to take him or risk losing him in the second. If you can't understand the simple things there's no use

So you can start another argument you're going to change or add a caveat to? He's a 3rd rounder!- Well even the guy that likes him says he's a 2nd- Well he's only that high because of the run on OL. You're applauding the pick!- Well u can't define continually. You're desperately trying to backtrack. I will allow it since you are finally coming to the right side of the debate.

i'm not even a bears fan. your position seems to be that fans of a team shouldn't get upset when the team they follow makes a selection that the vast majority of experts in the field disagree with. like when people were mad that the cubs drafted hayden simpson; i mean, none of us had seen him play so who were we to criticize? maybe he turned out awesome, who knows??? Or you can read the text that's on your screen and not just make [expletive] up. That's also an option. Or you can try to understand basic concepts and not be a dolt.

Bills is worst. With the caveat being of course that a qb can actually make a difference.

Dude, the point is it's time to call a spade a spade on this kind of [expletive] pick. That's a terrible pick at that point in the draft, and yes you can talk about good things the kid might do, or talk about how he might actually pan out. It's still a bad pick, and I guess I'm expecting you of all people to understand that and not try to rationalize it. And I said that. This whole conversation stems from me saying, "gotta applaud him at least addressing the worst area on the team for the last 4 years". At least he didn't reach for a safety. I guess that's rationalizing it, but I have continually said it's a bad pick and a reach. What more do you want? Define continually.