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gawd
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I admit it, I was down on Maynard near the end. Careful what you wish for!
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Depends on how much JC can really do. If pushing it means 3 INTs and a sack/fumble, then no -- he needs to manage or it's over before it starts.
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Just give them yards. Yeah, that'll work.
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I would welcome starting the conference schedule one week earlier.
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I wonder who the Bears prepped for -- Smith, Kaepernick, or a little of both.
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We have a potential OT storm here, people.
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Yeah, but can't say it's a surprise. Packers were just begging to be beat today, but Lions said nope -- not really interested in winning.
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ROFL Deadspin posted some stuff about it right after it ran too. http://deadspin.com/5957852/aaron-rodgers-is-very-sensitive-about-his-height I like Matthews & Jennings saying what will happen, and then it did.
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It's too bad you can't time drunken-ness so it only happens when we have the ball. Still hoping we can pull this out on D/ST.
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Hmmm, I didn't mean to say that I think it's only the Bears who struggle with it.
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The point isn't that they were around to make the pick. The point is, certain teams are better at doing the right things with the pick -- others are much more likely to blow it. And the same holds true for teams who acquire a QB. Some will make it work better than others. Brees becomes a success in New Orleans because the Saints have (had) a great coach/scheme for a QB to flourish. If he goes to the Browns, probably not so much. There's not enough good QBs to go around, definitely. But there are teams who know how to make QB work, much better than others. It's not just luck.
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How could you possibly say this seriously. Because of the Packers, and the 49ers of old, the Colts. Broncos had Cutler, did better with him than we have, then managed to get Manning. Falcons go from Vick to Ryan. Teams do much better than we do, even if it is difficult. Mostly, the overall point is that the strong likelihood is we will go back to poor QB play after Cutler leaves, barring some kind of organizational overhaul. It's just not a strength of the team. Drafting and developing defense is. Other teams can't do that very well. So because 5 teams have had some reasonable luck with QB's, finding QB talent isn't a league wide problem? The Colts didn't have to do any major evaluation or anything to get their 2 QB's. They just managed to suck in the correct years. Neither Manning or Luck are sneaky out of nowhere QB's. This is a terrible argument. It's a terrible argument to dismiss it as luck. Plenty of teams hit on a top QB in the draft and blow it in development/scheme. Sorry, I just don't think it's pure luck.
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How could you possibly say this seriously. Because of the Packers, and the 49ers of old, the Colts. Broncos had Cutler, did better with him than we have, then managed to get Manning. Falcons go from Vick to Ryan. Teams do much better than we do, even if it is difficult. Mostly, the overall point is that the strong likelihood is we will go back to poor QB play after Cutler leaves, barring some kind of organizational overhaul. It's just not a strength of the team. Drafting and developing defense is. Other teams can't do that very well.
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It's hard for *us* to acquire QB talent. It's really not a league-wide problem.
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Come on now... If you're going to evaluate his 3.5 years in Chicago how would you summarize it using statistics? It's obvious he didn't have much to work with starting out. I would start by looking at the context of what he's had to work with, and realize that he's the best QB in the history of the franchise. And the last thing I would do is take a team statistic and apply it to an individual player.
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One word comes into my mind when players anonymously rip a teammate in the press: coward. Can I kick you? Sure, go ahead.
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You have the benefit of an unconcussed brain to make that decision with. My concern is -- how many more concussions before that decision starts to be made for him, or at least strongly recommended by doctors... Can't be too many more. And AGAIN, we can't protect him in the pocket. It doesn't help that when he decides to scramble he'd rather dive head first or lower his shoulder instead of sliding. Oh and when he is under attack in the pocket he'd rather keep his eyes down field instead of tuck the ball and just take the sack. The guy refuses to protect himself. Do you think any good QB takes his eyes off the field when he's under pressure, and just goes down?
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One word comes into my mind when players anonymously rip a teammate in the press: coward.
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You have the benefit of an unconcussed brain to make that decision with. My concern is -- how many more concussions before that decision starts to be made for him, or at least strongly recommended by doctors... Can't be too many more. And AGAIN, we can't protect him in the pocket.
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Come on Detroit, win this one game. You can go back to sliding into oblivion after.
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The problem with that is then you end up with some nobody faking a head injury to get the other team's superstar defender out of the game. Yeah, it works better if you apply it to the after-game examination and determination of the extent of the injury. Essentially, the offending player can't return to action until the injured player does. And, the offending player's team can't make roster moves to compensate.
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I tend to think, as of now, that 2015 is probably the most realistic year to begin to make a push. I doubt even the great Theo survives 2 more full seasons of horrible, bottom-feeder baseball. This team MUST compete. While I think we'll likely be awful in 2013, almost decent in 2014 and really good in 2015 abd beyond, why do you think they must compete now? They're taking advantage of a starved fanbase thats extremely loyal. This couldn't be done in New York or Boston, but I think we'll stay above 2.5 mill attendance no matter what. It's not like we've got some rich tradition of winning. In the end, whether we win 65 or 76 games next year, is inconsequential. I didn't say we must compete now. He's talking about 2 more entire seasons of horror. That's a pretty long time to wait, for any fan base. Certainly plenty enough time for the bloom to come off the rose for Theo Epstein. I just think 2015 to "begin to make a push" will try too many people's patience, even at Wrigley. It's got to at least start showing some signs, sooner than that. I don't think that's Theo's thought process though, and I still have faith he'll get it done. -
I tend to think, as of now, that 2015 is probably the most realistic year to begin to make a push. I doubt even the great Theo survives 2 more full seasons of horrible, bottom-feeder baseball. This team MUST compete.
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:( A slower release makes it easier for everyone, not just the 49ers defense. I don't want Jay Cutler playing unless he's completely healthy. Not when there could be real danger to his entire career, and the potential benefit is 8-2 versus 7-3.
