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  1. UMFan83
    Going back to my previous response, any kind of Webb signing seems like it hinges on moving Fukudome first. If I'm wrong, then by all means, sign Webb right now. If it means weakening the offense, then it might be better to wait it out. They cant just side Webb now, as it seems like there are 3 teams with similar options for him to choose between. Maybe you mean, just pay him more to get him to sign here and get over it. But I don't think the Cubs are willing to pay more than whatever they are offering for the risk of Webb.
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    You arent surprised he was booed? I am. I know he was a Red Wing for several years, but from what I've read, he never really wanted to get traded there, and despite the way he left town, he's always had nice things to say about the Hawks org. Besides when he was in Detroit the Hawks were barely in the NHL, so its not like there were several physical playoff series to built some legitimate hate towards him. I'll always love Chelios despite the Wings affiliation. Also, way to show up tonight Hawks! I mean it!
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    I wonder if he thought Grabow wasn't on the team anymore, or if he was just taking it from him. Haha good stuff. Being a Cubs fan sucks. Having a player like Kerry represent us make me feel better about it.
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    I'm pretty sure I see Webb as either ace or 2 starter quality or broken down and a waste of money. I find it hard to see a scenario where he settles into a 4th starter spot and pitches like one. 2007 Webb wouldn't be a 4th starter on the Phillies.
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    Was going through some old posts.....I felt like I had to post this because I've always wanted to quote a Yanr post. It's been several years since I've had the privledge. I would like to suggest that Tim unban Yanr quietly and see if he figures it out. I have this feeling that every 6 months or so Yanr comes onto NSBB and tries to log in to see if he's unbanned.
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    lol Simmons picked the Bears straight up last week too, and has in the past consistently picked against the Bears in games they won. I'm scared
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    Can someone ban me for an hour for attempting to defend the first of benchwarm's skits? I...should have known better....
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    The Sex Cannon is unleashed!
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    Would you give them back their 1st round pick in a trade for jackson?
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    I've read stuff about how much difficulty he has had adjusting to NBA style ball mostly on offense. That said I've liked what I've seen out of him. I don't think he'll ever be starter quality but he has the talent to be a nice role player that can give you 20-25 solid minutes a night. It's not ideal to give him that now though. And it's almost impossible for him to get that many minutes because as of now he's a fouling machine. For now I think he will show flashes of solid play.
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    I want to slap anyone on realgm that suggests that. Wallace is the exact opposite of the player he'd be replacing. He's old and treats the regular season like Rec league ball at the Y. No fing way.
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    As much as I rip on Hendry, I'll give credit where credit is due. Nice job Jim.
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    lol. I am not sure why people are ripping on this post. It does look odd considering what he signed for but I've often thought that is how Hendry does his negotiating with relievers. Funny stuff
  14. UMFan83
    Well ESPN's "experts" unanimously pick the Bears to win the division, having all picked Bears over Vikings and Pats over Packers. I think I'm gonna have a hard time finding an expert picking anything but that result. Edit: Nevermind. Peter King picks the Vikings to win 13-10
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    Wow I cant imagine how unruly the group that bought tickets to the game, bundled up to survive the temps, came down to the game, and stood in line for a long time is going to be when they get turned away at the door.
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    I love the idea that only conference winners can participate in a playoff. It gives the traditionalists their season "that matters", which is not a bad thing at all. You lose a Big Ten conference game, that in some years could kill your shot of being in the playoffs. It also kills the "should have been selected" argument. The lines are black and white. You win your conference, you go to the playoffs. You don't win your conference, you play a bowl game. The only downside is that non-conference games will have almost no importance anymore. The only way you could make them important is to have overall record break 3 way ties for conference championship game opponents and help for seeding in a playoff. But if that were the case, the first 3 weeks of college football will suck because no one is going to schedule anyone dangerous.
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    Ryan [expletive] Harvey now that's a blast from the past. Who next, Brian Dopirak? Edit: Oooo...or maybe Nic Jackson will be making a comeback.
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    A team with a payroll recently in the 140m range has to spread out a 1 year contract over 3 years now. That's just awesome! That isn't really the case. He gets an immediate signing bonus, which has been a Cubs staple for some reason. The 2011 salary would appear to be $3m and he is reportedly due $5m in January 2012, which means $10m will be paid out over 13 months. I just wonder though if that last 5 mill shows up on the 2012 payroll though...... It does. Otherwise what is the point of doing that with his contract? It's not like the Cubs could not even afford to give Pena $5 million more dollars this year. When 2012 comes around and Pena is making $5 million to play for another team, just pretend that Hendry made another horrible multi year signing and had to trade him away and eat his salary.
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    Would Jenks have even gotten a major league contract 2 offseasons ago?
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    both please.
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    And with that the Tarvaris Jackson era has come to an unceremonious end. We're going to enter the offseason with Joe Webb as the only QB on the roster. They already signed Patrick Ramsey. And there's some thought he might start. Whether or not he does, it's unlikely he will enter the offseason as a Viking.
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    It's not awful though. It is when you consider nobody has to pass on them much since the opponent is usually ahead and Detroit gives up the 4th highest yards per attempt. They are in 6th place, 3 off the lead, in sacks. It's quite obvious the secondary is the weak link. I seem to feel like a majority of the games Detroit has played this season have been really close, and quite a few of them had the teams seperated by a score well into the 4th quarter. Some with Detroit leading until the end. Teams have thrown the 6th fewest pass attempts against Detroit and they have given up the 4th more yards per attempt. Nobody tries to pass on them, but when they do, they are successful. OK that refutes my research. In that case teams arent passing nearly enough on Detroit because the game situations and statistics certainly dictate that they should be passing more
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    GB - DET trailed 3-0 going into the 4th, won 7-3 CHI - DET led 20-17 going into the 4th, lost 24-20 NE - DET tied 24-24 going into 4th, lost 45-24 DAL - DET trailed 21-19 going into 4th, lost 35-19 BUF - DET trailed 14-3 going into 4th, lost 14-12 NYJ - DET led 13-10 going into 4th, lost 23-20 (OT) WAS - DET led 14-13 going into 4th, won 37-25 NYG - DET trailed 21-10 going into 4th, lost 28-20 STL - DET led 31-6 going into 4th, won 44-6 GB - DET trailed 28-20 going into 4th, lost 28-26 MIN - DET trailed 24-10 going into 4th, lost 24-10 PHI - DET trailed 28-17 going into 4th, lost 35-32 CHI - DET led 14-13 going into 4th, lost 19-14 That's 11 of the 13 games where the score was either within 1 score entering the 4th or the game ended with the teams being within 1 score of each other. And one of the two games that isn't, it was the Lions up by a ton, so it's likely the opponent was passing a lot. The Minnesota game is the only one I could say that without a doubt the opponent probably gave up on the passing game early on.
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    It's not awful though. It is when you consider nobody has to pass on them much since the opponent is usually ahead and Detroit gives up the 4th highest yards per attempt. They are in 6th place, 3 off the lead, in sacks. It's quite obvious the secondary is the weak link. I seem to feel like a majority of the games Detroit has played this season have been really close, and quite a few of them had the teams seperated by a score well into the 4th quarter. Some with Detroit leading until the end.
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    If it got anywhere close to happening, I would guess the NCAA would all of a sudden think a playoff is a great idea, and either set up their own, or get involved and sanction this one. If there were college teams play unsanctioned games for money, can't the NCAA bar that from happening? If anything I'd think they'd find a loophole that says doing something like that strips the athletes of their eligability even if the money isn't going to them.
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