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I hope you guys are right. I'm terrified the lack of a the Cardinal Horseshoe-Up-Our-Ass will spell a total disaster for Theo ending with us losing Soler & Bryant and having the Brain Trust suspended for the season when some pimply buser at some obscure Boys Town bar finds the terms of Joes new contract scribbled out on a napkin. On like October 15, 2014. Thats who we are, after all.

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how could that be true? if it were, it should be a slam dunk tampering case for the Rays Theo: Oh man I just hate this humid weather, dont you Joe? I sure miss the Chicago fall weather.... Joe: Yup. (turns to Rays management) I quit Rays MGMT: TAMPERING pretty much in a hand basket, isn't it?

Lovie was a consistent winner, and he was not a dud personality. He was a strong personality where it mattered, with his players. The problem was simply he did not win enough due to offensive blind spots. Yes. Getting to the SB in Chicago seemed to give him too much power, or Angelo was week and let go of too much power. I actually like Lovie as a HC a lot, Trestman as an OC under him? Could that work? It could have, although it obviously never will now. dream killer but i agree

No? I was just being a knucklehead...didn't really mean anything

Lovie was a consistent winner, and he was not a dud personality. He was a strong personality where it mattered, with his players. The problem was simply he did not win enough due to offensive blind spots. Yes. Getting to the SB in Chicago seemed to give him too much power, or Angelo was week and let go of too much power. I actually like Lovie as a HC a lot, Trestman as an OC under him? Could that work?

Kreutz was terrible and the team was a complete joke for half his time on the roster. There's always a need for leadership and Briggs was also a horrible option for that role. Urlacher filled that role and was a star impact player who made a difference. Kreutz was a freaking center, one of the least important jobs on the starting offense. His leadership was based on being a dick and didn't make anybody any better. He was the face of the offense when the team couldn't play offense. Kruetz was a 6 time pro bowler. He had his day as a leader, even if he was credited as being a leader past his best years The team also sucked when he was at his best. FWIW, I didn't mean he was a terrible player. I meant he was a terrible leader. All bluster. He was a leader for the sake of saying he was leading, not to accomplish anything meaningful. He had some good years as a lineman, however, him being the best lineman on the team was neither good for any other lineman, or the team. Kreutz was the type of guy that said we dip our balls in the rookies mouths because somebody dipped their balls in his mouth when he was a a rookie, not because he thought it helped the team grow together. Ball dipping is something I (thankfully) wasn't aware of Eta: and yes, the team sucked a good portion of those years, but he did go to the PB the year of the SB, and the pivotal 2 years leading up to the SB year. So, he was good AND a leader when the team was good. And [expletive] Benson

i think Lovie just delegated all the leadership to Urlacher and Kreutz and let them deliver the tough messages. Lovie himself was just nice to everyone. That's completely wrong. Please stop praising Kreutz. Do you miss Benson?

Kreutz was terrible and the team was a complete joke for half his time on the roster. There's always a need for leadership and Briggs was also a horrible option for that role. Urlacher filled that role and was a star impact player who made a difference. Kreutz was a freaking center, one of the least important jobs on the starting offense. His leadership was based on being a dick and didn't make anybody any better. He was the face of the offense when the team couldn't play offense. Kruetz was a 6 time pro bowler. He had his day as a leader, even if he was credited as being a leader past his best years

Is that Direct TV only?

Its a necessary, win or lose. Too often, because of the sports lexicon of dumb jocks, it's chalked up as meatheads bullying. Incognito was an ass, Kruetz was not

I mean, for it to be tampering, Theo would have to say: "Yo, big guy, ask for a huge raise and when they say no, quit and we will sign you!!!!" Not: "Dude, I love your managerial style. If the Rays ever let you go, look me up" Which I dont believe the latter qualifies

That is the very definition of tampering. Except that it kinda isn't. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/tampering.html Yea, it could easily be said in a way that is entirely harmless to the Rays.

Well, he has been underwhelming

Will that help or hurt Trestmans game management skills?

Meaning Rex Ryan as DC under Trestman? Yes

Rob Rang's mock has them going Shane Ray at 8 (Thompson gone at 7, Collins picked 9). Ray has been amazing this year, but I don't know that he fits. He's smaller than Shea was at DE, much more athletic, but you'd be taking a top 10 pick as a guy you can't put on the field for 3 downs.....unless he can play the Von Miller role at SLB in the base D and DE in nickel. Might work if we go 3-4, otherwise I'd want Collins. He's a beast. i want Rex Ryan and his 3-4 I thought the 3-4 was a gimmick? ;)

So, what will we lose out of this if they prove tampering?

when he falls outside the top 20 in most advanced metrics for QBs it's worthwhile to consider if he's been a significant part of the problem has he? I didnt know that, I think I stopped paying too close attention when it was apparent we were really bad.

when are you going to take away Cutler's ability to check out of runs? why would you want to take away Cutler's ability to check out of runs? because the guy sucks at safety

I drank ALOT last night. It helped me sleep and kept me numb, but I just prolonged my agony into today. Maybe I should give up sports.

Probably. I think the problem with Cutler is not the turnovers that people understandably freak out about, but the fact that he isn't making plays. He's been "fine", but this team is so bad they need him to be super beast to win. To me it just seems like he used to have a to of picks on really risky throws that I could live with because they had high reward. The high reward stuff has like vanished and it's like he's gotten worse protecting the ball in the pocket (re: fumbles) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yea, he clearly is forcing things more and fumbles more then previous, but with this line I dont know how he is alive. his yard per average is low, but it isnt the lowest its ever been. He gets paid way more then he produces, but it just goes to point out that if you have revolving doors at guard and tackle life will just suck. 2 ints, one probably tipped by peppers and one bounces off of Longs head. idk. a fuckign circus really.

Am I hearing that Tucker STILL isnt fired?

idk. I kind of dont care anymore. I do know this, he sucks at safety. I mean, when Jordy Nelson is THAT wide open, Cutler has to lose his job, right?

so we're going to burn his jersey? o......k my brother is one of these meatheads, talking about how the contract forced a bunch of really good d players out of Chicago. I cant think of one myself, but a BUNCH.