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  1. Soul
    We're not. It's a one year deal. And we know what we're getting into with Harden, unlike Prior when we were almost forced to hold on to dreams of a franchise-anchoring all-star type. Nobody is expecting Harden to be that. $7 million isn't all that much for a guy like Harden, IMO. Yeah, you probably have to baby him. I like the idea of Marshall continuing to get spot starts. I don't think he's such a bad option to spell Harden if need be. I think Rich did everything he could for us. His velocity was down, but when he pitched I always felt it was a good day for us. His results were pretty good, even though he didn't go deep into games. My biggest frustration point with him was when he would get into these fits of throwing every pitch head-high. But I don't think that's due to shoulder problems, that's something else.
  2. Soul
    Grossman was actually much better than Kyle over the first 5 games of '06. But somehow I have hope Kyle will be able to sustain better. I don't get the sense that teams will be able to rattle him just by blitzing. They might get to him, but Kyle.....I don't know....he seems more oblivious to pressure than Rex. Actually he seems more oblivious to the world in general :mrgreen: I think that's a good thing.
  3. Soul
    Him & Gene W. Two real winners who like to bag on the Bears.
  4. Soul
    Monday October 6, 2008 2:36PM Well at least he isn't stubbornly refusing to acknowledge Kyle's been playing better. That's a fairly stark contrast to '06. I can't remember when King finally started to realize we were a good team that year, but I seem to recall it was pretty late -- like not until we won a playoff game late.
  5. Soul
    I'm interested in the method of "blowing" involved here. Are we talking many sticks of dynamite? Or thousands of very large fans?
  6. Soul
    not to mention rules of existence Darn laws of the universe, always getting in the way.
  7. Soul
    I think this, and then I think back to what Leinart did to us in '06. He wasn't supposed to be able to beat our D either. The biggest problem I see is, with a young guy like Ryan there's not much game film you can go to in order to really understand his tendencies. Small sample size could = incorrect assumptions. That's when you can get beat by one of these young guys. So we'll see. It should be an interesting game, and it's a great chance for the Bears to really start building momentum. Don't blow it, boys.
  8. Soul
    Chad Billingsley (3.14/141) 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 15 SO, 3 HR, 4.91 ERA. ](*,)
  9. Soul
    That sucks. Screw Boston. I can't think of a worse ALCS. You've got a team that has no fans against a team I'm sick of seeing. *changes channel*
  10. Soul
    Let's keep playing games until we win. Then go back to the normal format the next year.
  11. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    Wow. It is simply unbelievable. Talk about pissing a ballgame away. Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Refuse to win.
  12. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    That's helmet to helmet Jaws. Undoubtedly a fine.
  13. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    That was why I hated to see Berrian go. Very nice catch for TD. Tie ballgame.
  14. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    And the Bears get to play Minny twice :stickman: :stickman:
  15. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    I think Minny needs to come to grips with the fact that they hired a bad coach. Childress is abysmal.
  16. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    Tirico: "By the way, don't kick to Reggie Bush here?" Jaws: "They kicked to him Mike." Tirico: "Bush is gone again!" LOL.
  17. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    The Saints must have watched a bunch of video from their past before the game. That's probably not a real good idea.
  18. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    Crazy game. It should be noted that the Saints' best DT is out, and Minny STILL can't run. Yet because of Saints gaffes and bad ref calls, the Vikes are in position to take control of the game with like 50 total yards of offense. LOL.
  19. Soul

    NFL Week 5

    Soul replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    How on Earth can the Vikings be this bad running the ball when they've got Adrian Peterson, a human road grater for a left tackle, and a heck of sidekick in Hutchison on the left side? Embarrassing. So just have Taylor throw for the TD, LOL.
  20. Soul
    Depends on what the Cubs do in the winter. I could see being excited by the time '09 rolls around. It just depends. Like I've said, you have to keep getting into the playoffs over & over. Eventually you'll win. Part of the problem is that Cubs fans always feel like if they don't win this year, they'll have to wait another 10, 15 years for their next shot. Be a playoff team every year, and that anxiety will vanish. And with the resources at our disposal, there's no reason we shouldn't be a playoff team many more years than we have been in the past.
  21. Soul
    '85 is still even higher than '03 for me. I assume you mean 84? 85 was more disappointing than 2001 for me - the Cubs were on top til all five of their starters went on the DL. Yes yes, '84. My bad. '85 was like, "oh wow 8 game losing streak. just a skid... ....12 games. please start winning. ....14 games, oh crap season over." I think that was May.
  22. Soul
    I don't think this one will be nearly as easy as I originally thought when I first saw the schedule. I'm under no illusions -- it's a road game, in a dome, Atlanta's much better than Detroit. Probably a very close game. Hopefully the Bears come out on top.
  23. Soul
    OK, it was a bad pitch. You can't just disregard circumstance, though. The Dodgers pitchers made bad pitches too. They didn't have a bunch of baserunners on base for theirs because of their defense though. yep. 4 infielders. 4 errors. I'm very comfortable with the reason I think we lost game 2. And it wasn't Zambrano.
  24. Soul
    OK, it was a bad pitch. You can't just disregard circumstance, though.
  25. Soul
    Yeah I wouldn't take it for granted that we will automatically stop Atlanta's run game just because we have been good against the run early. Atlanta's got a better ground attack than the likes of Philly without Westbrook, and the woeful Lions.
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