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I don't even know how we would measure if someone is happy.
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One of these two will get hot for the playoffs. Stay positive. They'll get it done.
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I have no concern whatsoever on how this affects the 2010 payroll structure. The fact that contracts can be broken makes most of this easier to manage. However, it's almost a lock that there will be a cap if/when the CBA is finalized, and my concern is that they will be in a tough spot 2 years from now because they've guaranteed so much to these guys. The desperation is obvious, and necessary. However, desperate decision makers are dangerous, and somewhat like what happened with the Cubs a couple years ago, a sudden splurge in spending may have a lasting effect when those purse strings are tightened later on. And you can guarantee the Bears won't always be this aggressive with the money. Yes, that's what I was implying. We could easily see a new coach/GM in here with little flexibility. Hopefully that won't be for too many years. I could probably live with a dead year where we need to ride out some contracts. But not 2, 3 years.
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This year is uncapped. So I really don't care as long as it won't affect the ability of the Bears to improve the team moving forward. But I don't know how a big contract will affect things if (and I suppose it is an 'if' at this point) the salary cap comes back. What this mainly shows me is that the Bears have the money, and they can spend it. The question is, do they spend it well. I have no idea, but my sense is that we're seeing the result of some desperate people trying to save their jobs.
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Sounds like Big Ben is a little short in the common sense department. At least, if any of the reports I'm hearing are to be believed.
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And their next six are against Utah, Orlando, Miami, Memphis, Dallas and Cleveland. Better beat Memphis. They can't have known Noah's injury would be such a tough nut to crack. And I do think Noah makes a big difference on this club. They'll likely continue to slide. If N&G is right, then it won't matter and I don't care.
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I'm not taking anything for granted because I've seen big upsets in the NHL playoffs before.
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Considering he's giving up HRs to guys wearing no. 83, nobody. He's 29, a former 40th round pick, and he was once traded for Jose Molina, says Wikipedia. He's a guy who has hung around the minors so long it might be neat to see him get a cup of coffee someday. I'll pay for Starbucks. -
Kennard better have a plan B in life.
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For years I got great seats at the UC for Wings/Hawks games for next to nothing...I can't express how depressing it is to have to pay a lot for 300 level seats. It would be nice of Hawks fans to let us Wings fans fill up the UC still. I think that is real cool salukifudd. I really hope you enjoy the game. I really hope the Wings win though, cause they need to points badly. it would be even nicer if the Wings would hurry up and become irrelevant. :hello:
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Forte's knee injury wasn't serious enough to keep him out. Having the knee scoped doesn't mean he's going to suddenly develop quickness that frankly he's never shown. I'm less optimistic. I suspect we've been seeing what Matt Forte really is. He has some skills but should not be considered a feature back and is simply never going to be a guy who can make a quick first cut to hit the hole before it is gone.
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It does make sense to have a couple backs with skills in the passing game, given Martz's history of using RBs that way. Also, my understanding is that Taylor is highly regarded as an extra pass blocker. From what I've seen, despite his age Taylor has more quickness than Forte. Again, I think a big part of this is the Bears losing confidence in Forte's ability to be a featured back like he has been the past couple seasons.
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http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Blitzed+Windy+City+blowout/2649547/2649548.bin http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Blitzed+Windy+City+blowout/2649547/story.html BTW, has anyone mentioned this? W00t! Last night was fun :stickman:
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Is that the best Ben can do?
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taylor's comments at the pc lead me to believe that he's under the impression that he will be the starter, as well. The money speaks. He will at least be given every opportunity to be the starter. I think the Bears were very, very disappointed in Forte last season.
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Luongo done. No comeback plz
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Holy crap! A 5 goal period against Luongo! This is awesome! Luuuuuuu
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HahAAH! It's so much fun to watch Luongo get beat.
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The Lions were also very active today, interestingly enough.
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Haha eff you Luongo nice glove from Huet
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Well, I'm going to wait for Olsen to actually be traded before declaring him gone. It does look like the writing is on the wall.
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Here's hoping we can finally, once and for all, not have to hear people say the Bears are cheap anymore.
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We did sign one, with 2 more warming in the oven. We'll see what happens. I definitely agree if Peppers gets on a plane it's not a good sign for that deal.
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Since when do Philly and NE not go after free agents? Philly doesn't fiddle with the salary cap like Washington does, and New England is known for being more than happy to let their own free agents walk, but both of these organizations go hard after free agents with regularity. I know. I saw the whole thing this morning as I was walking out the door, and it just struck me as terribly misinformed, lazy banter with nothing to back it up. Greenburg went so far as to say "we know this never works." And then compared the Bears to the Redskins. We know what? We know that the Redskins didn't translate FA acquisitions into success on the field. But that's about it.
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When he makes comments like that, it makes me feel better about him being gone. It just didn't work out, and I'm ready to move on. Apparently Milton never moves on.
