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I'm hoping for a couple closer, watchable games and I think we'll get 'em. I'll go 24-20 Pats, and 27-20 Giants.
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Cubs announce LED board and patio in RF bleachers for 2012
Soul replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Real or not, it's pretty [expletive] awesome. -
Eh, maybe it was a pseudo-choke job. Some people picked the Giants in this one. Despite the records it was going to be a good game. Between beating the Pats in the Super Bowl and now this, the Giants seem to be the team that pulls off this kind of win.
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Cubs announce LED board and patio in RF bleachers for 2012
Soul replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Well, it's not like Cowherd and his crew are going to allow actual points to made by his audience that undermine his show. -
Do you really care about this subject, or did you just drudge up something to pretend to care about because you were bored? He's an old Cub. They signed him to a 1 year deal for a few million. Big deal.
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But even with more health on that side of the ball the results didn't turn out better. That's.......a bit confusing. The Gnats exposed some big holes that have been brewing for awhile. And Rodgers was very, very human for the first time in a long time today. He was. The Giants had a great game plan. Honestly, the defense was baffling to me. Last year with so many key guys out it was so good, and this year being relatively healthy it completely sucked. Something needs to be done, but I have no idea what that "something" is. Pray that Nick Collins can come back, sign someone like Calais Campbell or Mario Williams, and draft a whole lot of defense. That's about all you can do. I think this year showed how important Collins and Cullen Jenkins were on last season's team. From a Bear fan's perspective: I think the Pack is married to being a great offensive team. Every team needs to make sacrifices at certain positions. Nobody has the complete dominant roster. The goal for defense should be mid-range, in the 15-ish ranking. Don't neglect offense, especially the ability to protect Rodgers. And give him a quarter or a quarter-and-a-half in that meaningless final game, if it comes to that.
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But even with more health on that side of the ball the results didn't turn out better. That's.......a bit confusing. The Gnats exposed some big holes that have been brewing for awhile. And Rodgers was very, very human for the first time in a long time today.
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It's not about franchising Flynn for the sake of keeping him. With as bad as our defense is, it's a gamble that should be made to get some extra picks instead of just holding out for the conditional 3rd or 4th round pick the following year. I've done a complete 180 on who the Packers should franchise. I thought Finley should have received the tag, but there are five gigantic black spots on our defense right now. We need as many draft picks as possible to shore that up and trading Flynn to a team that actually needs a QB probably makes the most sense. It's a gamble but some team will trade for Flynn, whether it be Seattle, Washington, Cleveland, etc. OK, hey what do I know? I sure wouldn't want to be stuck with the bill if the suitors don't come calling.
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Cassel. Granted, it didn't turn out well for KC. Yeah, although that's a bit different.
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Yeah, I just think the perspective of a team like GB, who knows how to develop talent at that position, is going to be different than other teams in this situation. Has a team ever franchised a backup QB before? That seems a rather extreme move to make, considering that the organization has a proven ability to develop and, after all, Flynn performed well in one game plus a smattering of other appearances.
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I think they'll franchise Flynn to try and trade him. They'd get a pretty high comp pick if Finley leaves anyway. What? They'd franchise a backup QB for top-dollar money? What if he isn't traded? I don't think they're taking that risk. If they can train Flynn to be a decent QB, they can train up any number of others to fill that role. Green Bay knows how to develop QBs. They aren't pining for QB talent. They create it.
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It shouldn't be a surprise that they would hire an OC before the GM, as hiring the coaching staff is what the head coach does and the Bears made it very clear Lovie hires his coaches. I see no reason to wait for a GM to be hired to give input. Mostly because I don't think Lovie is the best guy to be constructing our offensive coaching without much help... I understand what you're saying, and I certainly don't hate Lovie, but this isn't an ideal situation.
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I'm hoping it's all just early season stuff. They'll settle in.
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I agree, and it's the reason we should wipe out Anoka, Washington and Chisago counties I was going to say, the exception appears to be primarily......Minnesota :)
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Well that's not confusing or anything. When was that tweet? The trib, Biggs I think, already wrote an article about Olson interviewing for the job this week. Not sure TODAY needed to be emphasized. Anyway, he was QB coach with the Bears under Jauron, and has been TB's OC. He was around when Freeman emerged as a solid QB, but also around when he regressed into garbage. Overall he ran a pretty horrible offense in his tenure there. He may be qualified, but I think he's a completely uninspring selection. Yeah, don't know why he would be picked over the guys that have worked with Cutler before if there's even a question. Bates and Fisch at least come from big time offensive roots. I think "today" was emphasized because it's a surprise that we wouldn't wait until the GM is hired to do this. Should that person have at least some input on the decision, working with Lovie?
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I'll take Ross. Good GMs have to start somewhere. Maybe one of these guys is ready to make the leap.
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At least there's a list now, so we can dispense with the idea that the Bears aren't doing anything. Sounds like this would be a major step up for any of these guys.
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I poked around and don't see much.
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Well, it's nice to stop the mini-slide, even if it's one night. Also, pretty good night for Illinois sports in general. I'll take it :)
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Yeah, I had forgotten this game was even happening until I got home from work yesterday. Watched about half of it. Snorefest.
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Here's hoping this is correct.
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I'm not sure how Denver/NE sniffs a total of 51 either.... 30-17? Still 4 Under. You're not sure how a game, which is a rematch of one that just three weeks ago saw 64 points scored, won't sniff 51? Their last game has zero meaning to me regarding this game. Yesterdays output has zero meaning to me regarding this game. If Denver has any chance of keeping this game close they can't give up 30 points. I've been a Denver backer since the Bears game, but I don't think there's any chance in hell Tebow goes into Foxboro and resembles anything that we saw yesterday. Probably not, but NE's defense isn't very good. That should at least buy him some hope of having a good game.
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The few reports I read made it sound like Ruskell is just another consideration at this point, so I'll wait before being upset about it.
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Castro accused of sexual assault, no charges filed
Soul replied to A New Era's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
My dumb late night drunken posts tend to do that. -
Castro accused of sexual assault, no charges filed
Soul replied to A New Era's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Oh my god. It was a drunken post, I was sitting at home having downed a couple too many glasses of wine. I'm sorry I said the original statement. I wasn't driving around drunk.
