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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I could see them giving him up to 4 years if the money is reasonable enough, or giving him a bit more annually on a shorter contract. I'm "tourn" on Bourn. On one hand I think at 4 years, he'll still provide great value the first couple years with only marginal decline the last couple. But it will cost a second round pick. I think I could be convinced to be happy either way. On one hand Bourn is another solid bat who provides a different type of offense with great defense I hear, and is a nice piece to add to the ever improving ML team. On the other hand, the 2nd pick netted us Underwood and Vogelbach, and we will have a very HIGH 2nd round pick next year. Both of those scenerios are good, either add a high quality guy to the ML team, or add what will likely be a high quality guy that will probably slot into our top 15 in a great system. I wouldn't call Bourn a solid bat myself. The guy is basically a tick below average as a hitter. His position provides the value, but his bat really doesn't. Even among CF he just provides average production at the plate. His value comes via the much less reliable assumptions made about his defense and baserunning. It may or may not be real productivity. I don't see that value as real myself, although I wouldn't mind if they signed him at an extremely lower price point than has been discussed to date. He's just not worth those extreme numbers plus losing a pick.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    That's not true. I disagree. Go look at Football Outsiders. They have the number one ranked defense in terms of efficiency, the 4th ranked ST, and the 24th ranked offense. Basically this means that if the defense isn't damn near perfect they're screwed. I realize history will show that some teams can win this way (2000 Ravens come to mind), but I'd venture to say that it's the exception rather than the rule. Also, the Bears SOS has been tough, but not as hard as it might look on paper. Again according to Football Outsiders, Detroit's has actually been a bit tougher, as has Minnesota's, Seattle's, and San Fran's. I'm not sure how you go through that thought process and still think it justifies saying this team is closer to 7-9 than 10-6. Hell, if Earl Bennett could catch a ball they'd already have 10 wins and would be looking at 11.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Should QB size really be that big a deal anymore? Yes. Those scrambling QBs don't last for the long run. They will have great games, and amazing stretches and possibly even terrific full seasons. But over the course of their careers they will get too banged up to be consistently great like the big mostly pocket passers who dominate the league.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    They are 9-6 and have played a tough schedule. I think they are a lot closer to being 10-6 than 7-9.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    I was listening to the games on Sirius in the car yesterday and had the Cowboys broadcast team. When Spencer got called for grabbing the facemask the announcers said, "on the replay you can see he didn't actually grab it but he did brush by it, and you just can't get near a quarterback's helmet these days." http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1899g8uq6pwnsgif/original.gif
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Mannelly signed an extension through next year.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, that's what the thread right above this one is about. below
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Yes. They need to win to get a first round bye. A 49ers loss would also give them the bye, but they play at the same time as the Packers, so they can't count on that. Well that's cool. I wasn't sure what to root for while driving last night. The only thing I knew was Crabtree needed to get me some more points.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I don't understand why people pretend it's hard to root for the Packers this weekend. They may be the most publicized rival, but The Vikings are hardly a friendly peer.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    do the packers have any real reason to try?
  11. jersey cubs fan
    foul ball?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I was tossing it in there because of the earlier assertions that Swisher would fit perfectly or that Jackson would make it all better. Except that nobody said Jackson would make it all better. No, you didn't say all better, you just said they'd be fine with Jackson in CF and Swisher in RF because Jackson is a very good defensive CF. But the whole GD point is Jackson isn't "very good" defensively and he has no business starting in CF this spring and that would leave DeJesus in CF, which reduces his defensive effectiveness and coupled with Soriano and Swisher on either side leaves a big hole.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Okay, but roster decisions don't happen in such a vacuum.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Michael Bourn may be, but I certainly don't see any scenario where both are signed. DeJesus would have to be traded, probably as well as one other relatively decent contract. Marmol?
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I was tossing it in there because of the earlier assertions that Swisher would fit perfectly or that Jackson would make it all better.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, that's what I mean. If he could hit Soriano/Jackson/DeJesus would be a quality OF. But that other option would be shaky, which is why I don't think Swisher fits "perfectly" into this roster. Not that I'd hate to see him mixing and matching in the corner OF spots and filling in for Rizzo on occasion.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, Soriano/DeJesus/Swisher would be the OF and would be quite questionable. Wasn't even arguing the last part, but thanks for being you. I'm not sure what you mean by that, I wasn't "arguing" any part with you.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, Soriano/DeJesus/Swisher would be the OF and would be quite questionable.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    I know you get all worked up and all, and I won't disagree with you saying he shouldn't be counted on to start and I'm not saying he's very good offensively, but his defense has always been one of his strong suits. It's ok to admit that he sucks offensively but he's good defensively. He's never been described as a "very good" defensive CF. He's been described as a guy who should be able to play CF at the major league level, but running him out in center isn't going to make up for weaknesses on the corner. He can hold his own.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Jackson? As in Brett? If you are worried about OF defense, yeah. He's a very good defensive CF. But again, this is hypothetical, since I'm not sure signing Swisher would be a great idea. He's not "very good", and he has no business starting at the major league level this spring. You should not build a roster with the expectation of Jackson manning CF on opening day.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think seeing much of Jackson is a given at all. And if the plan really is to play DeJesus in CF, I think defense becomes a real issue if you have Swisher in RF. Soriano/DeJesus/Swisher would not be good.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Jackson? As in Brett?
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Perfect? As what, a RF? RF, middle of the order power bat, sub for Rizzo at 1B, great OBP. That's going to leave a really sketchy OF defense.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Perfect? As what, a RF?
  25. jersey cubs fan
    You know, I still haven't given up on my dream of having Marshall and Fitzgerald on the same team. Who cares about the line if that happens. yea. it would be fun watching them run down the field as Cutler is extricated from the earth. Nah, your blitzing options would be severely limited, or at least very exploitable. You could easily keep a 6th blocker in and then just have those 2 running wild with a RB for dump offs and another receiver trying to sneak out deep.
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