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  1. Soul
    It kind of sounds like what the Brewers did, only worse.
  2. Soul
    I'll be watching the tourney. Maybe flip to the Hawks to catch up on the score, but that's it. Start playing some damn hockey, maybe I'll watch again. I'm not subjecting myself to crap every night though. Life's too short.
  3. Soul
    The Bears could do better with their third pick than that. Why would the Bears pursue Pat White, of all players? I don't understand. Especially with a 2nd or 3rd round pick? I guess I'm at a loss to explain the realGM's philosophy. White doesn't really project out to be an NFL QB -- they're asking him to make a position change, which presumably would be to WR. realGM has us picking Maclin in the 1st round, so this doubly makes little sense to me. If the Bears are going to go QB, they need to go with an actual project NFL type QB, not a "wildcat QB" or some transitional guy, or a guy who is an experiment at the position. And if the Bears do go with a WR in the first round, then they absolutely must address the O or D line in the 2nd. Just my opinion, but I think the guy who did that mock for us is out to lunch.
  4. Soul
    I kind of figured Illinois was in trouble with the injury. I thought they might eek this one out though, and get beat in the next round. Kind of sucks, but I think this was a surprise season all around for them. They need to build on it, and not wallow in the fact that they got beat in the tourney early.
  5. Soul
    Oh, hell no. Cub game threads put the most raging manic depressives to shame.
  6. Soul
    The only people that clamored for a first round TE were people who didn't pay attention to the fact that they had a good capable TE on the roster already. That was never a need in the first round. Angelo isn't all that surpsing. Last year's Tackle pick was obvious, the Olsen pick was obvious as well. Teams in need of a starting WR right now rarely ever find them in the first round of the draft. The Bears won't find one this year. They could find a guy capable of starting at tackle, and they absolutely should draft one. The line is a mess, and it doesn't matter who plays receiver if the line stays as is. I don't deny going OT in the first round would be a viable choice. But it certainly isn't the only direction the Bears could go, and still have a good draft.
  7. Soul
    I'm too angry with the way this club has turned into a steaming pile of crap to blame the officials for anything. I need my team to put in their licks before I feel justified calling the officials out.
  8. Soul
    That is sexy. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/soulschizm/Carmen2.jpg
  9. Soul
    It's time for the ROAD WIN DANCE :stickman: :stickman: :stickman:
  10. Soul
    Heh, your about a year away from this type stuff yourself in Milwaukee. Nah, they have cheerleaders and sausages in Milwaukee.
  11. Soul
    First off, he was their best receiver, so clearly he had something to do with it. And how does this defend the stance that they shouldn't have moved him. Moving him helped the offense and the team was better. They need line help and a healthy Orton or better QB. Hester is easily replaceable as a receiver. You get a receiver who has height, some speed, and knows the plays and he can reproduce what Hester does. I am not against making Hester a WR, but not an every-down receiver until he proves he cannot return kicks and punts. And I would like him to prove that without first tiring him out as a receiver. He deserves the chance to show that he can't do it anymore. I guess PR, but on KR Manning looked pretty good to me. Actually, I believe Manning had his best year as a pro last year, and it looked to me like part of that was the confidence he gained by being able to contribute as a KR. I'm actually going to support NOT moving Hester back to KR now. At this point they've come so far down the "make him a WR" road -- why switch him back again? Why keep having him straddle 2 completely different roles when they know he struggles with it? Just keep drilling him on WR skills. Even if he doesn't wind up a #1, he should always be able to be a deep threat.
  12. Soul
    I can't agree with that. To me, having fun watching a team is connected with the talent on the court/ice. The Hawks have more talent. and are actually good Would be nice if they actually played good then. Right now the Bulls are more fun to watch IMO because the Hawks are doing their best impression of a non-playoff NHL team.
  13. Soul
    It's not like they gave him much money. He's getting paid 6.3 million this season so yeah they did give him a good amount of money. He got a 4/11 deal right? With escalators to 14. There would seem to be incentive not to start him, assuming those incentives involve playing time. That's not a lot of money. It's because Omiyale is an experienced OL, but I know you don't want to hear that. So I'm saying it anyway :P I suppose they could still draft a RT high and make Omiyale more of a swing man.
  14. Soul
    Well I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like we misdiagnose talent too often, and then poorly coach the talent that we do have. I wonder if Salmons is performing well right now for the simple fact that he's fresh from another coaching staff -- fresh off someone else's evaluation plate. Remember Chandler.
  15. Soul
    It shows they spend as little on their marketing department as they do on their roster. He should have compared an expensive hot dog to the cheap one, and then thrown the expensive one over his shoulder. Just like Vince. Either that, or show how the hot dog bun picks up stains.
  16. Soul
    They haven't had any other option than going with vets, because Angelo ignored the line for 5 years. There hasn't been a single young talented guy kept from playing because of seniority. Then why did JSC continue to play when Williams was healthy in weeks 10-16?
  17. Soul
    :rotfl: Amazing. That's not a joke? He really said that?
  18. Soul
    That's not how Lovie's staff has operated at OL. They've gone with the more veteran players at pretty much every turn.
  19. Soul
    Or perhaps they lose all 3, but the only game they have a good showing is the LA game at home. That would suck. They lose to bad teams on the road though, and the Lakers are a much better ballclub.
  20. Soul
    Even if they do draft a tackle early, I just don't see them starting Williams (essentially a rookie), and a fresh draft pick at the same time. I'm thinking they put Omiyale in at RT regardless, until they can evaluate whoever they have drafted. Then they'll just hope Williams is up to the task.
  21. Soul
    I was very skeptical of his abilities. I think most people wanted him so they could put FUKUDOME on a Cubs Jersey. I don't think most people even knew that he was injured the season before coming to the Cubs. That said, here's to hoping he can be at least mediocre this season. There were many "experts" (whatever that means) who predicted he'd be good. I don't think it was unreasonable to expect more from him, despite his injury the season before.
  22. Soul
    :rotfl: That's great. The first Vince spoof. It's a spoof of the spoofster.
  23. Soul
    I don't think they'll start two rookies at Tackle.
  24. Soul
    it's a miracle. best move the bears have made all off-season. Who is going to play RT? They have an unproven LT, an aging center, a young and average LG, and an old RG. Why did they have to lowball St. Clair? He played pretty good last year I thought. Isnt Dan Buenning still with the Bears? I see no reason he cant step in at RG. Bears roster, OGs: Dan Buenning Tyler Reed Josh Beekman Roberto Garza I'm assuming Lovie won't be able to give up on "one of his guys" -- Garza. That leaves Buenning and Beekman to fight it out for the other guard position, with Reed as depth. I really don't see a problem with that, though I kind of wish we could try Beekman and Buenning as starters, and keep Garza as veteran depth along with Reed.
  25. Soul
    I think there's actually a decent chance we have better production at tackle this year. At least now we're dealing with players that are younger, and have potential -- as opposed to aging vets & guys who are out of position.
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