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Won't they have to at least pretend to adhere to the Rooney Rule? If I was a minority coaching candidate, I would stick it to Seattle and not grant them an interview.

I am forgetting football rules, but is a shovel pass a live ball if the guy dropped it and it hit the ground? Last night was the first time I have seen a fair catch off a kickoff. Can you even call a fair catch off a kickoff?

I'm sure Dan never said he was certain that the Bulls would get Kobe. Did Dan run this newest rumor by Terry and "his guy"? Terry's guy is the one who tells us after a big story breaks that he knew it would happen all along.

Am I the only one who thinks that the Cowboys are going to win this weekend?

The Bobcats. And it was a smart move.

He was wide open. He was going to get a better look than Derrick was.

Because Kirk Hinrich was wide open, and it was a point blank 15 foot shot and hes the shooting guard and....how the hell did he miss that shot? That's as close of a gimme as a jump shot can be. I'm sorry if you can't trust your starting SG to hit a 15 foot jumper uncontested and point blank in the clutch, you have big problems. That's not even getting into his wide open 3 pointer he also missed. He's horrible and getting worse every year. So Hinrich is starter? I thought he was demoted. Or was he recently promoted? Hinrich has been starting for a few games (4-5 if I remember correctly). I think Vinny is going with (what was) the hot lineup. Hinrich was wide open on that play, but why in the world was Derrick inbounding the ball with 25 seconds left and down two points, especially after he has been scoring on nearly every opportunity? What coach lets his best player inbound the ball with 25 seconds left? Does Vinny know Derrick is his best player? For some reason, Vinny consistently doesn't call up plays for Derrick in the closing minutes. Vinny also failed to call a timeout with 30 seconds or so left after the Bobcats made a free throw, and the ensuing possession was sloppy.

Well, if the Bears are stuck with Lovie another year, at least Cowher will still be out there. I know some of you (gooney) aren't going to be as happy about that as some. That was smart of Cowher. None of the available jobs are really any good. He probably makes a million or so to give 5 20 second blurbs a week. I hope he wants the Bears job next year.

I'd love to know how long GT's 2 minute drill takes. 4 minutes? 6? Stupid question. GT's 2 minute drill takes about 45 seconds because it can't get a first down. Nesbitt did look out of place in the two-minute drill, but I am pretty sure Georgia Tech is right at the top of the NCAA in terms of the number of 40 yard+ plays/TD plays.

I can't remember what happened at the press conference last year, but did the management demand the Bears make the playoffs in 2009 or serious changes would have taken place?

Not totally surprising that Forte was hurt from week 3 considering his performance. He had a a sprained medial collateral ligament.

So the Bears are looking for a defensive coordinator too from outside of the Bears organization. Any candidates you would like?

If those last few games were really so important, why didn't they keep Turner? His body of work. They kept Lovie in spite of his body of work. Yep. But the head coach usually gets more credit for a Super Bowl appearance than an offensive coordinator. I think Lovie's body of work is about as good as Turner's. This year, the defensive was about as good as the offense in term of points scored/allowed (around 20th in the NFL), which means that both coordinators were bad .

If those last few games were really so important, why didn't they keep Turner? His body of work.

WGN radio said Lovie is not defensive coordinator anymore. Is that true?

That must have been hard to say with a straight face.

Deng has like $50 million dollars left on his deal. McGrady is in the last year of his contract. I don't see how Houston would want to take Deng's contract. If they offered and I was Forman, I would trade Deng immediately. I would guess Houston wants to get rid of McGrady because of his attitude and because they might not be interested in offering him a contract after this year because he could not be healthy. Might as well save $12 million because the Rockets aren't going anywhere this year.

You make some decent points, but I am not yet convinced that Chris Williams is a solid LT. I saw some good signs, but even a bad LT or RT has a good game now and again. Maybe Williams is playing better because LT is his natural position. But I can't fault the Bears for playing Pace there. I too thought Pace at LT was better than Williams at the beginning of the season. The defensive line pressured Favre pretty decently Monday. I don't think the coaching was the reason that Tommie Harris has played far below average this year. He was injured and doesn't give all the effort he can from what I have seen. Brown and Walle had average to below average years. I don't think the scheme was at fault - they just have average talent. The Bears are a bad blitzing team. They get plugged at the line. But you still have to blitz. I don't think that is the result of bad coaching, but guys just not being very good at finding holes and pressuring the QB. I knew Cutler had talent, so I agree with you on that one. He just needed time in the pocket. But I will admit that Turner should have called for more plays with Cutler moving around in the pocket or bootlegging to one side, especially because Cutler had been under pressure the entire year. The coaching staff did fail in that regard. But the Bears of Monday night are still not a playoff team. The Vikings and Packers are still better. And the Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, or Falcons are too.

The Tribune is reporting in their Around Town section that Collins could be persuaded to come to Chicago if Reisndorf hands him a big wad of cash. I didn't think the deciding factor in Collins coming to Chicago would be money. He has a great job, does a super job at it, and he has a fairly stress-free life. I would be more persuaded to come to Chicago by the fact that the Bulls have Rose and $15-20 million to spend on free agents next year.

Is McGrady going to be able to return to his pre-injury level? What have doctors said about his recovery? If they are going to sign him to a long-term deal, trade for him, but if they have no intention of doing it I would stay away from McGrady.

I am not yet convinced that the talent the Bears showed Monday night is really there. I think Monday was a step in the right direction, but there have been too many other games this year that have shown otherwise. Was Monday a mirage, or the real thing?

Do they still say "Be a Tiger"?

I don't think the game at Detroit really matters. Stafford is out (right?), and Detroit is just terrible. Tonight's win probably helped Lovie's cause. I think he should be fired, but I don't think he will. But the availability of two very good coaches might tempt the McCaskeys.

Manning had the time between the 4th quarter and overtime to get his legs back. I think he should have been out there, especially considering the night he was having.

Great game. The Bears won and it was exciting to watch. Those two have occurred only once this season as far as I can remember (Pittsburgh). My thoughts: 1. This is what Cutler can do with a decent line. I think Allen's name was only called once. Ron Turner finally opened up the playbook a little, partly due to the great performance of the line. It was about time that the Bears started chipping Allen too. 2. Why the pooch/line drive kick to start the second half? 3. Pretty good pressure from the line all night. 4. Why was Manning not returning the kickoff in the overtime? I don't like the selective use of Manning. Give him every stinking kick off. I remember when another great returner the Bears had whose productivity dropped when he wasn't given opportunities. Hester will never be a great receiver, and now he might not be a great returner again.