YearofDaCubs

I think one game is pretty weak when you consider his past history against the Bulls.

Maybe you guys have a clip of it, it's been a while since I've seen it but do any of you have any clips of Dawson when he lost and started throwing things in the dugout? That was great.

Absolutely ridiculous. How do these people have jobs?

These so-called experts have no idea what is going on. They are clueless.

The game was too close at that point. And Posey was ejected. I'm just telling you guys what I would have done. Posey didn't get ejected right away either if any of the teammates wanted to do something they had plenty of time to do so.

I'm really disappointed that nobody on the team did anything about it. Somebody should have knocked Posey's block off.

The Vikings and Giants were both winning teams when we faced them. And there's only 5 winning teams in all of the NFC, and we've beaten the one of those that we've faced, so it's not like anyone in the NFC has faced a lot of stiff competition. Not to mention that if the Giants and Packers hadn't played us this year, they'd be at .500 Ok, I'm reaching here.. Giants were the sure super bowl pick according to ESPN when we faced them. Afterwards, they went into a downward spiral from which they never recovered. And guess what? The same happened to Seattle. They've never been the same since we destroyed them at Soldier Field. A division winner in name only. I think injuries to both teams have more to do with that than us destroying them when we played them. Injuries are no excuse. Everyone has injuries. You either overcome them, or you aren't good enough to. And that's it. You were implying that both the Giants and Seahawks haven't been the same team because they got destroyed by the Bears and all I'm saying is that injuries have more to do with their losses than them being destroyed by the Bears.

The Vikings and Giants were both winning teams when we faced them. And there's only 5 winning teams in all of the NFC, and we've beaten the one of those that we've faced, so it's not like anyone in the NFC has faced a lot of stiff competition. Not to mention that if the Giants and Packers hadn't played us this year, they'd be at .500 Ok, I'm reaching here.. Giants were the sure super bowl pick according to ESPN when we faced them. Afterwards, they went into a downward spiral from which they never recovered. And guess what? The same happened to Seattle. They've never been the same since we destroyed them at Soldier Field. A division winner in name only. I think injuries to both teams have more to do with that than us destroying them when we played them.

I'll be going to the game tomorrow, I can't wait.

Theriot/DeRosa for me please. I can't stand Izturis.

I have to be honest here, if I was a Lions fan I would be fuming right now. Why does Millen still have a job? Has anybody had worse drafts than this guy? He is just plain terrible. I've always wondered why you don't have Millen in your sig. file. He's worse then both Hendry and Thomas. McHale (T-pups) as well. I don't think anybody is worse than Thomas but I agree I may need to modify my sig to include Millen. I still think Hendry is terrible even with his new signings.

And this is why I'm not considering changing my sig any time soon.

I have to be honest here, if I was a Lions fan I would be fuming right now. Why does Millen still have a job? Has anybody had worse drafts than this guy? He is just plain terrible.

That's actually good to hear. I think that's fair.

Agreed. I would rather have Theriot in the lineup instead of Izturis. I would too, but I don't think its that great of a possibility unless Izturis has lingering health issues or makes repeatedly horrible plays on defense. I think Theriot is the type of guy Lou will love, and I hope he tears it up in ST, but even so, I think something will have to happen to a starter for him to make the jump. Theriot's best chance is for DeRosa to bomb, and while some of us think that might happen, none of us hope for it. Considering Izturis' injury history I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the DL quite frequently actually.

Agreed. I would rather have Theriot in the lineup instead of Izturis.

Agreed. The Saints will be the only real NFC competition, and I'm not convinced that they'll be as tough as they've looked at some points. I'm not the slightest bit concerned about the Saints or the Seahawks in the NFC. The Giants, maybe a little. The Falcons, if they can make it, not at all. Good Rex can have a field day with the Cowboys' safeties, but Dallas's defense is fairly average all-around, which is a concern if the Bears can't get to Romo. TBH, the team I would be most concerned about playing would be Philly, and not just because they are the flavor of the week. They're the only NFC playoff team besides the Bears with a good defense, and if the offense can click with Jeff freaking Garcia helming them, they must be doing something right. Plus, they have a pretty balanced offensive attack. And, maybe I'm still a little bit paranoid from 2001. So, I guess if I were to rank teams in order of who I'd least like to see the Bears play in the NFC playoffs: 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Saints 5. Seahawks 6. Falcons 7. Anybody else who might make a run, like the Packers/Vikings/Niners/Rams/Panthers So, in my eyes, best case scenario for the Bears is for the Falcons to sneak into the playoffs, upset the 3 seed NFC East winner, and have the Seahawks win the other first round game, so it'd be down to the Bears-Falcons-Saints-Seahawks. The only team I'm worried about are the Cowboys and it's no easy task to come to Soldier Field and win unless you have Steve Smith on your team. Our defense is starting to concern me though.

Ever since Yawney was fired and Havlat is back in the lineup the BHawks have been playing very good. Yep, Savard is really doing wonders for this team, the system he's put in place is working and it's allowing guys like Ruutu, Havlat, Vrbata, etc. to do their thing offensively. Khabibulin is completely on his game and is also a big reason they've been playing so well lately. Only 2 points out of that 8th playoff spot currently. Khabi was really bad last year but this year he def has turned it up. I'm just hoping we are able to sneak into the playoffs. It's been a long time.

Ever since Yawney was fired and Havlat is back in the lineup the BHawks have been playing very good.

ok that was sick!

Wallace with 2 straight >20reb games 47 min 5/8 10pts 27reb 6assists 3blks T. Thomas 22min 4/8 14pts 10 reb 1assists 4blks If Tyrus gets minutes he will put up numbers. He got called for goaltending a couple of times but this kid is amazing the way he can get so high up in the air. I have no doubt he will be a really good one. He does have to work on his free throw shooting though.

26 rebounds so far for Wallace and Tyrus Thomas is going to be a monster player in 2 years

Moss, Henry, Green. Dunn practiced.

So $5MM and $7MM the first two years isn't bad. A lot like the deferred salary of Soriano. Leaving a lot of space open forthe next 2-3 years to get more people it seems It's only not too bad if they use that space to sign others, and significantly increase the payroll in future years. With all the backloading of deals, I'm not sure the 2007 Cubs payroll will be any higher than $105 million. I mentioned this briefly before but how will these backloaded deals handcuff future signings for us for current (Z)and FA players in the future?

I believe there is some truth to what you are saying.