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  1. UMFan83
    i wouldn't take brady over cutler in this offense. you saw how bad he looked against the lions against pressure. Preseason. And how many INTs has Cutler thrown because of pressure the last 2 years? Don't get me wrong, Cutler has adapted really well with the constant pressure he's faced the last 2 years. I'm just not sure I'd take him over Brady.
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    Meh. Do I think Cutler should be higher? Maybe. But I'm not going to argue them saying Cutler is 16th because in my mind Cutler is in a pretty close bunch with most of those guys. In terms of talent, he is way above all of them except maybe Bradford. But if you are looking at someone like Bradford who had a mostly good year as a rookie QB past year and you look at Cutler who threw 26 picks 2 years ago which led the league and is middle of the road in a lot of the QB stats people use to evaluate QBs, it's not completely insane for someone to put Bradford ahead. I wouldn't, but like I said I wouldn't pick a fight with someone who does because it's close enough for me.
  3. UMFan83
    The Bears defense may be aging meaning that several of them are nearing the end of their primes, but other than Urlacher, I don't see any players where their age would dictate a decline from last year's performance. Idonije: 30 Toeaina: 26 Adams: 31 Peppers: 31 Briggs: 30 Urlacher: 33 Roach: 26 Tillman: 30 Jennings: 27 Harris: 29 Wright: 23 Would I prefer that the 3 best players on the defense be 26-27 instead of 30-33? Sure but none of those people besides Urlacher are at an age where you could reasonably expect a decline over last year. Now when evaluating the Bears defense over the next 3 years, you could say that they are aging of course. In fact, assuming Wooten comes back playing at a similar level as he was in training camp, I would think the defense can be better than last year's. Major Wright has gotten mixed reviews in the preseason, but I think he can ultimately be better than Manning. Jennings should improve over last year, Wooten and Melton give the Bears some nice depth on the D-line. The thing everyone should be worried about on the Bears defense is the linebackers. If you injure any of the 3 starting linebackers on the Bears, they are immediately screwed, as there is absolutely no depth there. There is only one backup linebacker on the Bears roster currently that has ever played an NFL game before, Brian Iwuh. The other guys are almost exclusively undrafted FA rookies.
  4. UMFan83
    Geez Mike Fontenot's numbers suck. How is he still in the majors? Actually, what am I talking about? A .655 OPS is probably slightly above average on this team.
  5. UMFan83
    I don't know why I think this is so interesting, but coming into today Soriano and Castro had the same OPS (.767).
  6. UMFan83
    I am completely with you on this one. Pretty shocked that the Nationals are apparently not going after either guy. Baltimore is always a possibility. I could see the Pirates being a crazy crazy deep dark horse. I think the Giants will be in the mix as well. I will go on record now and say Toronto gets Pujols and we get Fielder. I dunno. Even if they have all the money in the world, people would simply prefer not to play in Canada. No indications that either of those guys feel that way but its possible.
  7. UMFan83
    That could mean they finish 6-10. In all seriousness, I haven't seen anyone so far predict the Bears to make the playoffs this year. I think most media members contend that last year was a giant fluke, continuing the belief from last year.
  8. UMFan83
    I'd rather watch a replay of the NFC title game last year than watch a 4th preseason game. If I recall correctly, last year Jay Cutler handed off 3 times and that was all we saw of the starting offense. Then the rest of the game is people about to get cut.
  9. UMFan83
    Yup. OK and I jumped the gun on the second one. I just looked it up and Marino was 21 when he started his rookie season, but turned 22 before week 2 of the season, so I guess that one doesn't really count.
  10. UMFan83
    I'm assuming you are being sarcastic, but if you weren't for some reason, I can think of two 21 year old QBs that have succeeded off the top of my head.
  11. UMFan83
    The same organization that told someone they were being drafted and then didn't. Also the same org that verbally agreed to a trade but "forgot" to call the trade in. Interesting organization to say the least...
  12. UMFan83
    And also, you cannot pick your own assistant, you must use Jim's old one.
  13. UMFan83
    Pena joins the long ball party with an opposite field homer. 3 home runs in the inning and 4 in the game.
  14. UMFan83
    Hmm...Blake DeWitt just hit a 3 run homer off of Tim Lincecum
  15. UMFan83
    They lost 35-19 to Dallas, but were down just 21-19 heading into the fourth before the Cowboys pulled away. I don't think of 16 points - especially when it's a 2 point game heading to the fourth - as all that lopsided. Fair enough, but if you play that game you have to consider their game against the Eagles, where the Philly had a 35-17 lead with 6 minutes left in the 4th lopsided despite 2 quasi-garbage time touchdowns to make it close.
  16. UMFan83
    If memory serves, -24 is still better than every team with a losing record. And the reason I think the Lions could make a big jump is that they really never got blown out last year (save the NE game). They were competitive in every game with Shaun Hill at QB - you switch him for Stafford plus a few other tweaks and you have a team with playoff potential. I think they lost by around 20 to Dallas too but I'm not sure the circumstances of the game.
  17. UMFan83
    Holy crap I knew he was bad, but I didn't realize he was that bad. Edit: Oh yeah, and this guy sorta rips on Angelo and the Bears organization for wasting money and embarrassing incidents respectively.
  18. UMFan83
    Yeah I think a big part depends on Stafford. From what I've seen in the past he looks legit. The point about the -7 differential is valid but take out the outliers (44-6 win against St. Louis, 45-24 loss against NE) and its a -24 point differential. They also lost a lot of close games last year, so then again their record could have easily been better than 6-10. We'll see. Certainly don't expect a 12-4 or 11-5 season, but 9-10 wins wouldnt shock me.
  19. UMFan83
    I'll humor you just because all the playoff teams are pretty much decided 1 Boston vs. 3 Detroit - Boston in 4 games 2 Texas vs. 4 New York - Texas in 5 games 1 Philadelphia vs. 3 Arizona - Philadelphia in 4 games 2 Milwaukee vs. 4 Atlanta - Milwaukee in 5 games 1 Boston vs. 2 Texas - Boston in 6 games 1 Philadelphia vs. 2 Milwaukee - Philadelphia in 5 games (damn if things hold Milwaukee is going to be facing some tough pitching) Boston vs. Philadelphia - Boston in 7
  20. UMFan83
    No doubt. That's why I said to take it with a grain of salt. She was very casual about what she said and none of the info was really all that different from what we've all read about. The only thing I'd take from it is confirming the Cubs interest in some of the names we've discussed. Just felt I'd share to 1)name drop ;) and 2) to provide the board with any tidbits I come across that aren't from the usual sources. I highly highly doubt I'll ever come across any really juicy info from her, and I would never ask her to share such info with me. I'm sure she gets enough of that from her friends that are Cubs fans. I don't mind asking her casually about the GM search and if she chooses to tell me something, then that's great.
  21. UMFan83
    I remember watching the first quarter of the lions first game. I want to say it was against the Falcons. I just watched Michael Turner run effortlessly through the Lions defense almost untouched and that was probably the first time I thought the Lions might go winless. I remember a guy I work with tried to make a bet with me that the Lions would win the North after their 3rd preseason game and couldnt stop gushing about how dominant they looked. I will say though that this friend is the biggest homer I have ever seen in my life, for any city for any sport. That said, because of him, I have always been able to recall that 4-0 preseason and the resulting 0-16 season quite easily.
  22. UMFan83
    At the risk of being UMFan-level creepy, google her. You don't want pics. That's not creepy, that's just looking out for your fellow man. I don't think Bob googled her for Calves' sake. Amateurs at being creepy. I've got her address (and, by extension, UMFan's). Yeah well you don't know what apartment number!
  23. UMFan83
    I said it had nothnig to do with the Lions specifically, just all the hype they've gotten plus a solid looking preseason. I'm sure Brady and co. were frustrated. Even if you are running very simple game plans and aren't really game planning the opponent like its the regular season, no one wants to give up 30+ points in a half of football. Not saying there's no merit in the performance, but do you honestly think a veteran team with lots of experience is playing with the same effort and intensity as a young hungry team looking to prove itself? Anyways, after doing a quick google search about the 2008 preseason, I can see that the topic seems to be brought up quite frequently among Detroit newspapers and blogs, so I can understand your frustration about it being brought up here. I obviously don't really root for any other North teams, but if any team besides the Bears had to win the division, I would want the Lions to. They seem to be a really exciting team.
  24. UMFan83
    You run Bell out there or that undrafted RB if he's not already cut. I'm sure the Bears would rather not be stuck paying Taylor and not be able to play him. If Bell gets the carries, worst case scenario is he gets hurt and they replace him with a minimum salary player. I'm not saying it has 0 importance, but 3rd string running back is not so important that you have to risk playing a player that you already plan to cut. Plus a ton of things could go wrong. Couldn't he basically refuse to play if they tried to play him? I mean they told him he's cut, why would he going out and risk injury? Plus even if he gets only mildly hurt, he could play it up to ensure he gets paid from the Bears. I dunno seems like an unnecessary gamble.
  25. UMFan83
    Ahh...ok. I share your optimism that the North can get both Wild Card spots. It will be fun to see the Bears play a road playoff game, since they haven't played in one since 1994 (not including the Super Bowl)
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