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  1. dew1679666265
    Actually, the closer they get the fewer options they have to run. They were pressuring the QB with 4 guys leaving 7 defenders to cover a fairly tight field. He needed to just throw that out of bounds or very high where only Olsen could catch it. True. I was thinking more in terms of the fact that with the Bears crappy o-line they could use different routes like slant routes and stuff without having to worry about the pressure getting to Cutler before his receivers could run 12 yards. I didn't think about the fact that they were only rushing 4. That said, even rushing 4 constantly gives the Bears o-line problems. But then again if the pass rush breaks down with only 4 rushing, they are in big trouble regardless and Cutler probably still makes an idiotic throw so... Also, the closer you are to the end zone, the more guys the defense can bring on a blitz. Less ground for the DBs to cover, etc.
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    I'll still take Peterson, but Johnson has really closed the gap this season and its very very close. Peterson can more consistently get yardage, but CJ will have more breakout runs. I think Peterson is still better, but CJ is well up there. I've been talking about this with my brother for the last couple weeks (Titans fan) and we both agree its Peterson. CJ leads the league in runs for a loss. Peterson is as powerful as any RB and as fast as any RB except CJ. With Peterson you get few runs for a loss and you still get the breakout plays. Peterson is tied with Gore for the most runs of 60+ yards since 2006. All that said CJ is 2-5 in the RB rankings. I can see arguments for CJ, Stephen Jackson (my pick for 2), MJD and DeAngelo Williams. My top five would be 1. Peterson 2. Jackson 3. CJ 4. DeAngelo 5. MJD I wouldn't put Jackson ahead of CJ. CJ has had better stats this year and last and is younger than Jackson (likely to be productive for longer). I'd probably switch those two and then agree with you.
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    Not that this isn't a good idea for the MWC in the long run, but TCU is definitely a national title contender right now. Texas probably wins out a little over 50% of the time (including Big 12 CG), Cincy probably wins out 30-35% of the time, and TCU is about 85-90% to run the table at this point. Even if it's a given that an undefeated Cincy will pass them in the standings, that's still a 25-30% chance TCU finishes ahead of both of them. Boise and GT aren't passing them in the standings, so all that's left at that point is passing the SEC CG loser. My percentages could be a little off, but they still have a legitimate shot. Maybe, but it's telling that if they win out they might have an opportunity at the title over a 1-loss team.
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    I haven't read many pages prior to this one since the game, so this may have been posted already. I thought it was a good read, though, and summed up last night's game well. It’s not all Cutler’s fault
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    I think he might be. He's a switch hitter and he's consistently hit lefties better than righties. He's usually in the .700s OPS against righties. In his at least partly full seasons (2007-2009), he's posted an OPS of .535, .731 and .813. It's promising to me that he's gotten better each year and he's only 26. If nothing else, a platoon of him and Fontenot should be productive, though the same could be said of Baker. If the Royals would take Castillo or, especially, Hill, I might just do it. But I wouldn't give up more. I wouldn't give up Castillo for him. Castillo's stock took a hit this year but he still has potential. And Hill will be the backup again. Maybe Robinson or Clevenger but I don't know. I wouldn't give up much for him, but that's just me. My thinking is that Castillo, Clevenger and Robinson are all likely future backup catchers in the majors. Castillo might be the best of the group, but his upside is still limited. Callaspo, however, is an ideal platoon type second baseman now and could turn into a full-time starter if he can start hitting righties better. I'd rather give Clevenger or Robinson, but I doubt they're enough to do it.
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    Yeah, that last pick was all on Cutler... He's making risky throws where if one thing goes wrong it's a likely pick. Sometimes he'll make a great play and everyone will cheer, other times something goes wrong and its picked off. I've seen people make excuses for almost every single Cutler INT this year. In the NFL almost every pass is risky. I didn't see anything wrong with that last decision. One on one coverage wasn't bad but he underthrew it, giving the DB a chance to jump it. Like I said a lot of the time it's not a pick but Cutler tries to force throws all game and sometimes he's burned. Olson also should have been more aggressive to keep Roman from jumping the route. There also should have been a flag for pass interference. I didn't think that throw was badly underthrown. An underthrow there is better than an overthrow (thus giving Roman an easy INT). It's important to consider a receiver's role in interceptions and bad throws. If Olson is more aggressive with the ball and doesn't allow Roman to bump him off his route, that's considered a great pass by Cutler and it's a huge gain for the Bears. He's throwing a lot of picks and he definitely makes a lot of bad decisions. Not all have been his fault, though.
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    I love Mike Singletary.
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    Yep.
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    Yeah, that last pick was all on Cutler... He's making risky throws where if one thing goes wrong it's a likely pick. Sometimes he'll make a great play and everyone will cheer, other times something goes wrong and its picked off. I've seen people make excuses for almost every single Cutler INT this year. In the NFL almost every pass is risky. I didn't see anything wrong with that last decision.
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    I have a hard time believing the BCS bowls would be chomping at the bit to have a better chance of getting more teams with no fans in their games. Would those teams gain more fans as the conference becomes more prominent? Right now, despite being a perennially very good team, none of those teams have a realistic shot at being a national championship contender. As they become more prominent and have a realistic shot at a national title, their exposure could/would grow and, thus, so would their fan base.
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    I think he might be. He's a switch hitter and he's consistently hit lefties better than righties. He's usually in the .700s OPS against righties. In his at least partly full seasons (2007-2009), he's posted an OPS of .535, .731 and .813. It's promising to me that he's gotten better each year and he's only 26. If nothing else, a platoon of him and Fontenot should be productive, though the same could be said of Baker. If the Royals would take Castillo or, especially, Hill, I might just do it. But I wouldn't give up more.
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    -2.9 career UZR/150 isn't terrible. It's not great, but it's not terrible.
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    Not a problem, Truffle was complaining about not having one up, so I figured I'd make it. And ESPN had the eastern times listed, so therefore that's the official time. :D
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    I'll still take Peterson, but Johnson has really closed the gap this season and its very very close. Peterson can more consistently get yardage, but CJ will have more breakout runs. I think Peterson is still better, but CJ is well up there.
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    cj3 is going to run for 200+...i think i may go to witness it in person. Yeah, CJ should have a big game. And if he does, I think we win.
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    This will be an interesting game for the Titans. The Bills' defense has been much better of late and Jairus Byrd is looking like a young version of Darren Sharper. If Vince can limit the turnovers in this game, I'm going to start feeling much more confident that he's developed significantly. The likelihood is that the Titans will have to win through successful running and good defense. Trent Edwards will be back for this game, but TO is hobbled.
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    This weeks' games: Thursday Chicago @ San Francisco, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network Sunday New Orleans @ St Louis, 1 p.m., Fox Tampa Bay @ Miami, 1 p.m., Fox Detroit @ Minnesota, 1 p.m., Fox Jacksonville @ NY Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Buffalo @ Tennessee, 1 p.m., CBS Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., CBS Denver @ Washington, 1 p.m., CBS Atlanta @ Carolina, 1 p.m., Fox Kansas City @ Oakland, 4:05 p.m., CBS Seattle @ Arizona, 4:15 p.m., Fox Dallas @ Green Bay, 4:15 p.m., Fox Philadelphia @ San Diego, 4:15 p.m., Fox New England @ Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m., NBC Monday Baltimore @ Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
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    The new Browns QB Sunday will be . . . Brady Quinn
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    I just read that and was going to post it here. Obviously I'm not a Bear or Packer fan, but it was still quite interesting.
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    Thanks. Good to hear stuff like that about CJ from a guy like Singletary.
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    As well as he hit last season, I'd say there'd be a market for DLee. I doubt he waives his NTC, though.
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    Not that this is completely telling, but: 49ers: 9th ranked passing defense in terms of TDs (24th in yards) Lions: 31st ranked in passing defense in terms of TDs (also 31st in yards) Arent the Niners missing some people in that secondary though? Clements? Im just trying to decide if Favre will even be needed to put up any kind of numbers vs Det, whereas Im fairly certain Cutler will be needed to put up points(and probably lots of them). Clements is out, but that's still a pretty good secondary. That said, I hadn't considered how likely it is that Favre won't be throwing much. Although, when he does throw, he could be extremely productive.
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    That'd just be for one season before he moved to first. It's still probably a bad idea, though. Then we're giving up all of our top prospects to have a great 1B for 1 year in 2011. Could always re-sign him. But again, it was a dumb idea to talk about him in RF.
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    That'd just be for one season before he moved to first. It's still probably a bad idea, though.
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    Not that this is completely telling, but: 49ers: 9th ranked passing defense in terms of TDs (24th in yards) Lions: 31st ranked in passing defense in terms of TDs (also 31st in yards)
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