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  1. Outshined_One
    Pretty much this.
  2. Outshined_One
    That honestly sounds really cool! Northwestern/Illinois isn't that great of a matchup, though. I'd prefer to see Northwestern/Wisconsin there. :D
  3. Outshined_One
    It's always been that way. These deals have always been structured to avoid taxes and other considerations.
  4. Outshined_One
    That would be because I am halfway across the world with a terrible internet connection at the moment.
  5. Outshined_One
    Technically, whether you use a/an before a word beginning with an H should be determined by the letter after the H. Thus, "an hand" is technically correct. Only if the h is silent, if I'm not mistaken. It would not be correct to say "I want an hamburger." Nor "have an happy holiday." I believe you're right (such as an historic moment; the word is pronounced "istoric" with the "h" silent). Yes, historic and honor were the words that immediately came to mind. There are a number of formal "correct" English pronunciations which drop the h altogether when deciding between a or an. Link. Back in undergrad, one of my friends was a linguistics major who did a lot of work on this kind of stuff. There was an English grammar book he showed me which stated that you should always drop the h when determining whether to use a or an. It's a dialectical thing (as seen with some people pronouncing the "h" in history), but technically speaking, it is acceptable to say "an hand" or "an happy holiday."
  6. Outshined_One
    Technically, whether you use a/an before a word beginning with an H should be determined by the letter after the H. Thus, "an hand" is technically correct.
  7. Outshined_One
    Looks like we got two pretty good relief prospects and a decent SP prospect with big control problems. Considering we likely weren't going to get any of their Top 10 prospects for DeRo, it's not a bad deal for the Cubs.
  8. Outshined_One
    Jeff Stevens Chris Archer John Gobbs apparently doesn't exist, but John Gaub does.
  9. Outshined_One
    Aaron Miles is terrible.
  10. Outshined_One
    I'm hoping Colorado throws us a bone with a prospect, even a mediocre one. Otherwise, it's a bit of a whatever deal from my perspective.
  11. Outshined_One
    I'm guessing the money saved with Marquis being traded has something to do with this.
  12. Outshined_One
    Mike Remlinger!
  13. Outshined_One
    Holmgren too maybe? I'd love to see Shanahan given the moon and full control over the offense, but I doubt he'd take it or the Bears would offer it. What has Mike Shanahan done since John Elway retired that Lovie Smith hasn't? Been the head coach of a team with offenses ranging from slightly below average to very good since 2000?
  14. Outshined_One
    I'm willing to make the argument that all four road teams should be favored in these games.
  15. Outshined_One
    Very nice! You've got a really good framework set in place and it's really good having all of that information in a single spot. This should be quite helpful for next season's minor league box score threads. :D
  16. Outshined_One
    Arizona and Philly won. We should be picking at 18. We could move down to 17, but that requires San Diego going to the Super Bowl.
  17. Outshined_One
    This was such a wonderful day for schadenfreude.
  18. Outshined_One
    Significantly!
  19. Outshined_One
    I can't wait for the Favre Retirement Dance to re-commence this offseason. With Jets fans, it'll be spectacular.
  20. Outshined_One
    lol Favre
  21. Outshined_One
    Dear Lord.
  22. Outshined_One
    Garrett looks like he's busy working on his resume on the sidelines.
  23. Outshined_One
    I buy the first part completely. But defensively? Really? He's always taken bad reads on balls and taken questionable routes, but he was able to make up for it with his speed and arm. However, for whatever reason, the last two years have been unkind to him. His UZR was bad in 2007 and 2008 (-17.4 and -9.7), his FP and Range Factor both dropped significantly. Maybe Coors has hurt him, but something more might be going on. He had good years in 2005 and 2006, but I really think the guy is overrated.
  24. Outshined_One
    We're looking at 20 in the draft. If any of the following teams win, the Bears should move down: Arizona Philadelphia Washington NY Jets Denver
  25. Outshined_One
    To me, the Bears could use a WR pretty badly. Part of the problem with Forte and the TEs being the primary receiving targets is that teams can easily stack the short and middle fields without having to worry about the WRs. Hester is eh. Lloyd is inconsistent. Davis is below average. Booker is trash. Bennett is an unknown. This WR corps has to be one of the five worst in the NFL. The offense wasn't all that good this year. I'm particularly worried about the offense regressing next season, to be frank. Forte shouldered an enormous load and could use some help next season. Orton needs a reliable WR who can run routes and not drop everything thrown his way. Keeping this offense as is will only result in this team getting worse next season.
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