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  1. jumbo
    At this point I think the Commanders have the fairy dust coated on them like stripper glitter that won't come off Hard to see them beating the Lions, but they are a charmed team right now
  2. jumbo
    Someone needs to take the meme of the refs doing the lambeau leap with the packers and update it to whatever the chiefs would do Hard not to see all the call going the Chiefs' way week in week out
  3. jumbo
    There's chatter that Jones is complaining to the other owners about how much dead money is going to fire coaches. He is apparently trying to convince them to behave like he did with McCarthy even though it is an objectionable situation to all parties except the owner. No use trying to convince an 80+ year old to change their mind. It will not happen
  4. jumbo
    Not likely that the Bears would do the Chris Spielman/Lions thing, but Chico might be a good voice for the Halas family to listen to. Seems to be universally respected in the football world, former Bear from the SuperBowl winning team, likely has lots of league wide contacts given all his time as a coach. He made a lot of bad decisions in Washington, but in theory that wouldn't be his lane. Again, doesn't seem like a thing the Bears would do, but I wouldn't hate it. Rivera would be better than Kreutz or Urlacher. Cutler might be the most fun, ha
  5. jumbo
    No Chiefs in the SB is my only hope
  6. jumbo
    Let's see, find user, ignore...
  7. jumbo
    He was the architect of "clud dub"
  8. jumbo
    Agree, same. If Poles would have signed a FA, landed McGlinchey for example, the Wright pick is not quite so necessary and you can draft a difference maker who fell due to character concerns. He would have been here before Sweat (not sure he commands the DLine room) and who knows if he would have been less behaved here than there.
  9. jumbo
    Not sure where to look it up, but I'd check out double team rate against each of these guys before declaring Dex close to Carter. Carter does have better players around him too, column A/column B, I guess
  10. jumbo
    I expect them to improbably win a meaningless game and end up 13-14, just because that would hurt a little more. I think they'll get a fine DE, DT, or T in the first round, but it sure would be nice to fill some needs in FA with all this money we have. Wright fell into our laps, but if Poles could have closed the deal with the RT who went to Denver we could have taken Carter, character concerns be damned. It's just a cascading effect from sitting out FA for two offseasons
  11. jumbo
    Eric Washington was hired to be the equivalent of Sean McVay's OC. I can't imagne any other team would have considered him as a DC. He must have been desperate to join Flus as DC in name only - what could have been the upside for him? Waldron at least had the upside of discovering what Caleb-Ball is and perhaps being considered for head coaching jobs, though he apparently has the dynamism of a wet towel, ha. Anyway, it's hard to imagine the team who hated Flus so much finally got their wish and laid a turd in their first action turning in a more spirited performance, but I hope I'm wrong.
  12. jumbo
    I wonder if Michael Gus (who is better than the aggregators who are also on twitter) was saying how bad the trade was when it happened. My bet is on "no, he did not"
  13. jumbo

    NFL Week 15

    jumbo replied to Brian707's topic in Other Sports

    Tough one to pick Rams looked pretty good outscoring Buffalo 49ers have had there way with the Rams if my memory is right
  14. jumbo
    The Searstower guy on twitter - who was around a couple years ago making predictions - said this: This past offseason, Warren wanted to replace Flus Poles argued to keep him and Warren allowed it Now Warren is wanting to be more involved in the coach hire, Poles maybe lost some credibility? Guy may be full of it, but it would explain Warren's increased involvement
  15. jumbo

    NFL Week 14

    jumbo replied to Brian707's topic in Other Sports

    Can't wait for Jerry to extend McCarthy
  16. jumbo

    NFL Week 14

    jumbo replied to Brian707's topic in Other Sports

    Back when Warrren Sapp decleated a bears OL and injured him (can't remember the exact play) I made the argument that a player like Al-Shaair should be suspended for however long Lawrence is out injured. It will never happen, but it feels like it should in situations like this.
  17. jumbo
    These plays happen so fast. Its easy to watch the replay and call out a player for a mistake, but the clicker makes everything look worse. That said, the guy is earning a reputation as a dirty player. He deserves any suspension he gets.
  18. jumbo
    I read that Warren wanted Eberflus fired, but Poles demanded he stay. Warren OK's Poles' decision. Poles wanted to fire Eberflus after New England game, ownership vetoed. Poles and Warren eventually convinced the McCaskeys Is Warren justified based on the above to be involved or want to sign off on Poles' choice? If true, I think yes. Or you horsefeathers can Poles and pick a new GM.
  19. jumbo
    I read that Warren wanted Flus gone in the offseason, but Poles went out of his way to bring Flus back (sorry if this is rehashing something alreaedy covered here). If true, I can totally understand Warren wanting final say or input on the coaching hire. Poles insisted on Flus coming back, and pounded the table to Warren; Warren acquiesced, now they're firing Poles' guy. If that means Poles should just be out instead of saying, so be it. I think he's average - slightly above average in terms of GM's. He has some bad personell misses (uyou know who they are) but he is both aware of the idea of amassing draft capital (unlike pace) and not being afraid to spend it (like Pace). In the long run we'll figure out if his scouting operation is good enough.
  20. jumbo
    This is the week that Russell Wilson should overtake Fields for 50% of the offensive snaps, locking in that 6th round pick assuming he reamins uninjured the rest of the season. I continue to wonder if Cunningham will ever get/take a GM job, giving us two 3rds. He turned down Arizona, was a finalist somewhere else. This seems like a shelf life type job, if you miss your window....good luck. Not sure this years Bears performance boosts his stock, ha
  21. jumbo
    Curious where you heard this?
  22. jumbo
    Isn't a 5.5 point line for the visiting team a pretty huge spread? Does home field still count for 3 points? I don't do any betting, so not sure how outrageous this is, maybe not at all
  23. jumbo
    What team should I switch my fandom to? It can't be another NFC North team
  24. jumbo
    Way to get the QB hurt in garbage time
  25. jumbo
    Cardinals playing their backup QB now, what an embarassment
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