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  1. scarey
    That's a personel issue. So are we throwing it just to throw it or are we throwing it because we're good at it? That's my point. It's a passing league, but the Bears shouldn't be passing just because everyone else is. They suck at it, so they should run more because they were actually good at it. the bears suck at passing? jay cutler WAS the offense for the past 3 years. he was all alone fighting zombies on an alien homeworld and he was good at it. He's not saying Cutler sucks at throwing the ball. He's saying the Bears do. The Bears are not a great pass blocking team. The Bears drop a lot of throws. The Bears sometimes bail on routes that lead to interceptions. The Bears sometimes have some inappropriate play calls that lead to sacks. They need to get better at these things before they throw more IMO.
  2. scarey
    Even though I'm not a huge TE advocate, you're comletely ignoring the main feature a TE brings to the table and that's TD catches. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I'd be interested to see how many TEs are in the top 30 for reception TDs. http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/scoring/sort/receivingTouchdowns 5. And 4 more between 31-40. Well.. I expected it to be more. EDIT: Upon looking at the list myself, I counted 6 in the top 30. I think that's enough to show that the TE is a significant scoring contributer.
  3. scarey
    Even though I'm not a huge TE advocate, you're comletely ignoring the main feature a TE brings to the table and that's TD catches. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I'd be interested to see how many TEs are in the top 30 for reception TDs.
  4. scarey
    I used to wonder why my tuition was so much while attending Purdue. Now I realize that they needed that money to pay off these refs every year when the basketball team plays against Illinois. Money well spent.
  5. scarey
    You aren't already?
  6. scarey
    Lost badly? They lost by 8 points. Celtics, on the other hand lost by 19... Seriously though, I'm a quasi-Celtic fan this year because JJ and E'Twaun. I think E'Twaun is hitting the inactive list once Pierce and Pietrus are ready to go. Not sure on JJ, Steimsma got major tick last night, so that doesn't bode well for him on the depth chart. Depending on how big they want to go, they could spare Johnson and deactivate Moore and Bradley. I wouldn't be happy about it, but it's understandable when you're running out Jermaine O' Neal and KG(WHO NEEDS TO BE RESTED DOC) as your starting frontcourt. Of course with an older team, I imagine those inactive spots are going to be anything but static. Johnson I figured was not going to get a lot of minutes when Bass was brought in. Still, I think he'll get his chance to show what he's made of at some point this year. The guy is ridiculously quick for his size. I didn't think they would rely so much on O'Neal, but I guess you ride him as far as you can. Moore I'm still skeptical will be able to catch on. I'm encouraged by what I heard from camp though and the way Rivers has talked about him. If nothing else, the guy can play D and hit an open jumper.
  7. scarey
    Lost badly? They lost by 8 points. Celtics, on the other hand lost by 19... Seriously though, I'm a quasi-Celtic fan this year because JJ and E'Twaun.
  8. scarey
    Is Monta Ellis the dumbest player in the NBA? Strike that. Is Monta Ellis the dumbest player to ever play the sport professionally?
  9. scarey
    What does this mean? Is he saying he can hit for power in his first AB, but nothing after that? If that's the case... I'm not sure how to take that evaluation.
  10. scarey
    Spilborghs is a name that stood out to me. Could be a great Reed Johnson type that seems to thrive as a pinch hitter. I'm concerned about his defense though. Haven't seen him much personally, but fangraphs has him as largely average outside of his 2010 where he was absolutely brutal.
  11. scarey
    Yes and no. Supposedly in January, the Angels will have a better idea of where Morales stands in terms of health. If he gets a clean bill of health and a major player for Fielder, say the Cubs, deals for Morales, that cuts out a bidder. Still, even in that scenario it seems there will still be plenty of bidders to drive the market for him. So, it's pretty safe to say he's best sitting back and waiting for someone to wow him.
  12. scarey
    What do people feel would be a realistic contract that Fielder would sign with the Cubs for? If you're Fielder, you want to get as much money as you can out of this. I've not heard of any other huge factors on how he's making a decision other than money. Generally speaking, the longer the contract, the more money he makes. Epstein seems comfortable contracting Fielder for his prime years, but does not want to hamstring the team with what could be a quickly declining, 33/34/35 year old hitter. The way I see it, if the Cubs could manage to offer a large per year salary over 5 years (think $27 million), that could keep them in the running. If they were to offer a mutual option for a 6th year that included a large buyout for the Cubs ($10 million), that could make the Cubs' offer stand out from the crowd. It would essencially be either 5 years $135 mill (Fielder opts out), 5 years $145 mill (Cubs buy out Fielder for 6th year), or 6 years $162 (both sides agree on option year). Those all seem palatable to me, and Fielder would get a chance at another pay day before the end of his career.
  13. scarey
    I liked at the end of the fight, how Guyn gets loose and runs for the smallest white boy he can get his hands on. Mbodj probably gets a pretty healthy suspension after trying to stomp on Frease after he went down.
  14. scarey
    Is he having another aneurysm?
  15. scarey
    You can really tell the disdain they have for him as they burn that $12 t-shirt.
  16. scarey
    Pretty disappointed about Flaherty. I hope we end up snagging somebody worth while for 3rd, because I had him pegged as a possible platoon partner with Baker there if not.
  17. scarey
    This site has become little more than a string of 5-10 repeated jokes...
  18. scarey
    If the Cubs acquired him, I personally would hope he would keep his approach if his increased LD% has anything to do with his change. I was looking at his BABIP stats from 2009 and 2010 and he had LD% of 16.5% and 17.9% respectively. He had a 21.9% LD% last year. What concerns me in general with Headley is he had around 40% more PAs in each season of 2009/2010 compared to 2011. I'm starting to wonder if the near 1300 PAs in 2009/2010 is a better indicator of what he is than the 439 PAs from last year. Or maybe he did take more of a line drive approach?
  19. scarey
    It's interesting to me that you're extrapolating a poor season from Stewart into the opinion that Stewart has been an awful MLB player. I didn't say "awful," I said "bad." I know, I know, but the connotations are different. He doesn't really have any good seasons to balance out the bad one. He's better than DeWitt though. I think that's all that needs to be said.
  20. scarey
    Do you really think there's that much difference between the 2-3 in the NBA? Maybe he just had a bad year. There's not too much of a difference, but there are definitely some very quick 2 guards that I wouldn't be thrilled having Butler guard. Guys like Eric Gordon and OJ Mayo would run circles around him.
  21. scarey
    As much as I'll defend that misdirection screen, I wouldn't shed a tear if Martz moved on.
  22. scarey
    He'll be stuck in China for the next 6 months. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_china_nba_players_112811 sounds like wilson chandler should just stay and be a superstar there. I was actually thinking that... for real. I have no idea what the earnings potential actually is in China as a pro athlete, but I have to think if they are willing to pamper him and treat him like royalty, it could be a pretty sweet gig.
  23. scarey
    Raw is killing it. BTW, I've been sullying Edwin Williams good name. I've been calling him out for missing the block on Curry when it was actually Webb.
  24. scarey
    That's my point.
  25. scarey
    I obviously agree with all of this. Also, it seems Curry did his homework and recognized the play. You have to give him credit for making a great play. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7292054/mike-ditka-disappointed-chicago-bears-call-goal-line
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