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  1. minnesotacubsfan
    I'm convinced, barring injury, the Bears are on the verge of being very good. I should say, barring injury and Babich, who I cant stand.
  2. minnesotacubsfan
    I didnt like the squib, but that didnt loose us the game. we went to a cover deep zone D and got burned. If Harris was 1 step faster on that last play, Ryan is eating turf. that didnt loose us the game either. how in the world we can put the falcons into 3rd and long and consistently give up the 1st down is beyond me. babich is horrible. he just cannot adjust to an offense, and in critical times goes straight to the cover 2 regardless of the game situation. I wasnt a fan of Riveria, but Babich isnt any better
  3. minnesotacubsfan
    What good receivers did Moose play alongside in Chicago? Maybe Berrian? Maybe? Teams have to do so much coverage on Steve Smith, that Moose can probably get open a lot easier. I haven't watched enough of the games to be sure that's what's going on, but it seems pretty likely. Smith has been suspended most the season, but like Soul says, who cares what Moose does in Carolina, he stunk here. Smith was suspended for the first 2 games of the season. Not close to "most of the season". for some reason I thought it was 3. in any event, with only 5 games played, a 2 game suspension is significant
  4. minnesotacubsfan
    What good receivers did Moose play alongside in Chicago? Maybe Berrian? Maybe? Teams have to do so much coverage on Steve Smith, that Moose can probably get open a lot easier. I haven't watched enough of the games to be sure that's what's going on, but it seems pretty likely. Smith has been suspended most the season, but like Soul says, who cares what Moose does in Carolina, he stunk here.
  5. minnesotacubsfan
    You want one of the only NL RFs that had a worse OPS than Fukudome? Why bother when you have Fukudome? Yes Hermida is only 24 (a significant advantage over Fukudome), but he also costs talent to acquire, for a net result of a short-term lateral move. The Cubs aren't going to do this, they want to win now. Because Hermida is cost-effective and probably undervalued due to his inability to hit at Pro Player(.203/.273/.312/.584; .288/.364/.487/.851 on the road). It's a Michael Barrett situation. I dont think we need another player starting fights with Z
  6. minnesotacubsfan
    Not to pin too much expectations on a rookie coming off of an injury, and not to pretend that he's going to be a miracle savior or anything, but if we can play like this with a bad O-line, imagine what might be possible with Chris Williams in there. If the bears season was a madden franchise for me, the minute he was healthy he would be in the lineup with Dan Buenning. I am irritated he is not in there already. Our run blocking is atrocious, but the pass blocking has been real good. We will see this weekend how much they improved. williams is known as a stand-out pass protector, his run blocking needs work I dont know about Buenning, but all the hype was he was a good-all-around gaurd
  7. minnesotacubsfan
    If it was an injury, my guess it was the STL preseason game, when he got hurt in the pocket, rather than MINN, when he got hurt running down field. no, your right, if any thing it is anything to do with iunjury, it likely had to do with his multiple injuries. In any event, this is the closest I could find on a scouting report: http://profootball.scout.com/2/60436.html
  8. minnesotacubsfan
    Grossman's scouting report coming out of college gave him good/high marks on his pocket awareness (dont have time to look it up) and avoiding the blitz, but the NFL has changed that. the Minny injury was propbaly the biggest reason, if I can speculate.
  9. minnesotacubsfan
    I assume you posted that as a favorable sign for Guzman? I am not to sure what else to take from the numbers other then he is healthy enough to throw some decent heat. edit: nvm..I asked if he had lost any speed on his pitches. doesnt look like it.
  10. minnesotacubsfan
    I'm going to bet Rex would rather sign elsewhere as a backup than come back for another year as the Bears backup. I'd like him back on a team friendly deal, but depending on how the rest of this year goes, I could see going with Orton, Hanie and another rookie draft pick as next year's depth chart. But there's still a good chance Orton will not be able to start and finish all 16 games (not counting mop up duty) and Rex may have to play a significant role this year, and how he performs in that role will significantly affect what happens with him next year. barring injury, I dont see Orton letting go of the reighns. Rex might only get mop-up.
  11. minnesotacubsfan
    Personally I really couldn't care less if I'm right or wrong about a QB in this town. Show me someone who can play well, and I'll back the guy. I thought Grossman was being criticized for not only the things he sucked at, but also the failings of the rest of the offense. Even so, I'll readily admit I didn't expect this level of play from Kyle and if he keeps this up I would be happy to never see Grossman again. I agree. I wonder if we could re-sign Grossman for a back-up, or if another team will let him start.
  12. minnesotacubsfan
    i think if Harris is healthy, you play him, period. Maybe no start, maybe not a majority of plays, but you def play him. he still is our best DL
  13. minnesotacubsfan
    I see the bears having a tough time with Turner (Dusty not impressing, Harris as well, but Idonje (sp) and Harrison playing well lately), but if the offense can continue to grow with orton/olsen/forte we should be able to do enough to win 27-24 bears
  14. minnesotacubsfan
    Jones has been ok, but he is with a new offense, new teammates, fresh off surgery. he is devleoping. Orotn is progressing faster then I expected, but maybe I expected too little. I wont hide the fact I liked grossman, but i also didnt dislike Orton, I just didnt expect him to grow as fast as he has been. I hope he keeps it up. In other news, Williams had full participation in practice on Friday. Our oline could get much better soon.
  15. minnesotacubsfan
    But if you assume the team is close to maxing out a budget, Dunn/Bradley/Beltran/Tex won't be possible candidates. You have to go after a pre-arb guy and you buy low on Hermida because you don't have the prospects to go after bigger names. He's always had a sound plan at the plate, good plate discipline and would be prime candidate to return to his 2007 numbers (or his 2008 road splits) if he can play half his games at Wrigley. Plus his trade value is lower after a down season. Jeremy Hermida is the Carlos Quentin of this offseason. :) while I love the prospect of the bold above, I think Fukudome would be just as likely to bounce back, and at that point, what sense does Hermida make? Fukudome can play CF if he does improve (which I think is likely). I don't think you can go into next season assuming Fukudome as your starting RF and Pie/Johnson as your starting CF. o right. I didnt even think to move him to cf in my post above, even though its something I often wanted...
  16. minnesotacubsfan
    But if you assume the team is close to maxing out a budget, Dunn/Bradley/Beltran/Tex won't be possible candidates. You have to go after a pre-arb guy and you buy low on Hermida because you don't have the prospects to go after bigger names. He's always had a sound plan at the plate, good plate discipline and would be prime candidate to return to his 2007 numbers (or his 2008 road splits) if he can play half his games at Wrigley. Plus his trade value is lower after a down season. Jeremy Hermida is the Carlos Quentin of this offseason. :) while I love the prospect of the bold above, I think Fukudome would be just as likely to bounce back, and at that point, what sense does Hermida make?
  17. minnesotacubsfan
    IDK about Hermida. He could bounce back, he might not either. I think if you are serious about a LH bat @ 30 hr and 100 rbi, Dunn is the better bet.
  18. minnesotacubsfan
    Hendry's likely to go after Furcal again, isn't he? If he gets him, Theriot could be prime trade bait. even if Hendry doesnt go after Furcal, theriot for young would be a very nice trade. cedeno could step in and possibly out hit theriot
  19. minnesotacubsfan
    while orton may or may not be calling better protection then rex, I dont know, but forte has made a HUGE dif in pass protection
  20. minnesotacubsfan
    i feel like the biggest difference between last year and this year is Forte/Benson.
  21. minnesotacubsfan
    how so? injuries? or has he lost speed on his pitches? I havent seen him pitch much this year, so I only really know he is healthy..
  22. minnesotacubsfan
    meph, or anyone for that matter, what about Guzman? Were do you all see him pitching? could he crack the rotation? Is it a pure bullpen guy now?
  23. minnesotacubsfan
    teams are scheming towards Fotre, they believe he is our only weapon until Orton proves them wrong consistently.
  24. minnesotacubsfan
    i am becoming a big fan of orton
  25. minnesotacubsfan
    The Vikings have a crappy QB and WRs who are always dropping easy passes. Their defense is pretty good, but they're not going to win many games on the road. not to mention BB taking shots at McKinney. they have some in-fighting going on
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