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Outside of Floyd's injury, that was a solid game. Trubisky looked like he's making strides and we got close enough to blow it with a kicker who won't be around long-term. I still am a fan of continuity so I think it sucks we didn't take bigger steps forward this year, albeit, I still see us winning a few games late (given the schedule). Loggains called a much better game this week. I also will also stick to my guns that things could be worse...we could have handled our QB situation like Cleveland / Buffalo.

Fantastic. Evidently we brought in Saintos for a workout. He'd be a great signing to replace Barth (even if he is coming off one good game...he still sucks).

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 14, 2017 -> 07:24 PM) I got to know Dan a little bit over the past several months, and I have to say, this is really unfortunate. White Sox baseball lost a bit of solid perspective today. Agreed; He seemed like a good dude and I wish him the best.

This might be a little odd, but is it better to show GPA vs. class rank? I ask because I can't contribute. My school didn't have a class rank. I'd say I was probably top 10-20% with a school with about 1200 students. I am an Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 13, 2017 -> 10:59 AM) Coach A: 24-7 in first 31 games at UM 2 wins vs OSU or MSU 1 NY6 bowl appearance Coach B: 24-7 in first 31 games at UM 1 win vs OSU or MSU 1 NY6 bowl appearance Coach A is Brady Hoke. Coach B is Jim Harbaugh. Hoke went 11-2 and then 8-5 and 7-6...and then laid a huge egg in his fourth season. Harbaugh is 10-3, 10-3, and 8-2 thus far. Pretty different trajectory.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 07:40 AM) Defensively he is very competent. And he's shown nice burst...poor finishing around the rim, but I can see potential. He just isn't a good enough passer though and that is a problem, given his size. Our PG's suck.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 6, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) We will see if Hundley shows any improvement tonight after a bye week. He wasn't that good in his first start and the Bears D has been especially solid at home. He is one of those guys who has enough experience as a back-up (and there is little tape on him), that I could see him having a better than expected night. Of course I always liked Hundley coming out of UCLA (definitely raw as a passer, but really nice athlete).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 6, 2017 -> 05:52 AM) Hub said the other day, the Bears should be favored to win all their remaining games except 1. I'm somewhat excited for that game. Trubisky with a bye week...hopefully this doesn't turn into a big letdown.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 31, 2017 -> 02:11 PM) Schefter slightly changes his story @AdamSchefter Bengals and Browns actually agreed to AJ McCarron trade at 3:55 pm, per source involved. Bengals approved trade to NFL, Browns did not. Even more Browns being Browns.

Wow.

Is Landry a #1 or more like a really good #2? Any attitude issues?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 31, 2017 -> 09:02 AM) The Pats got a high 2nd round draft pick for a guy who was gonna be an unrestricted free agent and they had zero chance of re-signing or franchise tagging. If Jimmy G is a stud or Father Time catches up with Brady sooner, then it will look bad. But as of right now, I don't see how you can say they lost the trade already. Jimmy G is a question mark and Brady is cruising along. They reportedly had 1st round offers in the off-season...now they are getting substantially less. They overplayed their hand (regardless of how Jimmy G ends up performing).

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 31, 2017 -> 07:04 AM) If Bears can land Landry that'd be pretty sweet. #1 weapon for Trubisky the last 8 games and first shot at re-signing him or tagging him. Is there a rumor out there? I would be interested in Ebron (for a very cheap price). That said, we need draft picks too. Anyone we have that people think we might trade? One of our DB's? I presume we won't make any moves, albeit, if there was a good young weapon we could get (more for next year since it is hard to use a system) who could grow / help Trubisky, I'd support.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 31, 2017 -> 04:21 AM) If Bellicheck thinks Jimmy G will thrive in his system he would tell Kraft to pay the man for when Brady decides to hang it up. The fact everyone is sorta laughing at the Pats and praising the 9ers right now seems fishy, Pats are known to end up winning trades like these. We'll see. Pats lost this deal already. Everyone thinks everything the Pats does is gold but it really isn't true. Tom Brady covers up a lot. They have busted on some large FA signings and the Chandler Jones trade was no bueno.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 30, 2017 -> 06:42 PM) Yeah and kind of a waste for Patriots. They used a 2nd round pick to get him so the 49ers spent the same pick but get the Belichik experience for him. Bears should have waited Honestly...I'd have been exstatic if we acquired Jimmy G for a 2nd round pick in the past off-season, but I was a big proponent of going after Jimmy G. I think we'd be in a better position to contend right away (cause I do think Jimmy G is better then Glennon, etc) and we could have used our 3rd pick going another route. That said, I'm just happy we took a chance at addressing QB. You aren't going to become great ignoring the QB position and at least we took that chance. I'd take it again in a couple years if Trubisky was a bust. You got to invest in the position. That is the first step though, cause you then need to put him in a position to succeed (and reality is the Bears wanted very much to do that but had their hand forced by just how bad Glennon was...which in hindsight, who knows how bad he really was because these receivers truly suck).

Fantastic move by the 49ers.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2017 -> 06:49 AM) Saw the same thing. Wow. Hopefully the guy is OK. No idea it was THAT serious. OMG. Really was bummed for Miller but this makes me even more bummed. Praying everything goes okay.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 30, 2017 -> 06:15 AM) I get that, and you are probably right, but when people complain they aren't throwing enough and then complain they are throwing, it sort of rubs me the wrong way. Again, I listened to OB and Hampton after the game. OB crying about you can't win with defense, and said the last time you could was 1963. Then he is complaining you need to throw more. Then they bring up these 2 calls and he's says, who would you throw the ball to? Nobody. Well, if you have 2 chances to complete a 1 yard pass when the opposition thinks you will run and you fail, what makes anyone think that they would have started completing passes had they run for the first down? I was ripping on Trubisky last week, but I was much more pleased with him this week. I saw general progress. I also thought Spielman was fantastic calling the game and on multiple plays identifying both moments where Trubisky could have/should have done something else, but also a whole lot of plays where he literally looked at the replays and said...can't do much when your receivers are consistently not getting open. Trubisky missed a couple guys open (not sure if he missed Cohen or if Cohen mistimed the jump...but obviously Cohen being as small as he is, makes him much harder to find down the field. Bye week is coming at a good time.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 02:35 PM) Chris Haynes‏Verified account @ChrisBHaynes ESPN Sources: The reps of Jahlil Okafor and Sixers working collaboratively to find suitable trade. I bet you the Bulls are talking to the Sixers.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 11:56 AM) This surprises me but doesn't at the same time. He's a good manager, even if his handling of a pitching staff could improve. He's only 68, which also surprises me, because he's been around forever. He did a good job with the Nats. Dusty Baker has done nothing but win pretty much everywhere he has gone. That isn't such an easy feat. Has he ever gone somewhere where he didn't make the playoffs? You could debate how he handles a pitching staff, but by and large his teams have done well. He has managed for 22 years and has a .532 career winning percentage (and made the playoffs 9 times out of those 22 years...not counting the season his team won over 100 games and missed the playoffs and most of those years were in the era without the extra wild card that makes it a bit easier to make the playoffs). His playoff record might be debatable, but he's a darn good manager. On an unrelated point, Ned Colletti is a guy that would be high on my list if I were to hire a GM. The dude has been working as an advisor to the Dodgers after getting let go, but he really orchestrated the rebuilding of the Dodgers. Yes, the new front office has made changes, but the core players and talent still largely comes from the Colletti run front office.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 09:46 AM) If Hoiberg went to an 8 man rotation and ran team to the ground I think we could make playoffs. But our bench is truly miserable (i've seen them go in and we'll be down by 20 in 5 minutes pretty much every game) and Hoiberg is playing every one of em. Remember...Portis, Dunn, Lavine, Niko, and Zipser were all out yesterday. Not saying that is some massive upgrade (outside of Lavine) but most / if not all of those get minutes on the bench if they were on playoff teams. Who exactly did the Hawks have (at all)? Of course outside of Dunn/Zipser...they will all be out for a while anyway (or traded before they can come back).

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 09:20 AM) While the win was fine and happy for lauri, that was actually a garbage game to watch and we barely beat the other very bad team in the east. I wouldn't buy my playoff tickets yet. We'll never know what the answer is because Levine will miss way too much time and there are other injuries, so it was purely hypothetical. I still enjoyed it but that is because I was focused on watching Lauri.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 09:21 AM) I actually think Lopez is the glue that makes us competitive, our rebounding will be awful if he leaves. Lopez is so damn solid. Will always root for him. Very much learned to appreciate him during his short Bulls career. But yes...if we are tanking to the fullest extent, they'll have to move him. Interior d, etc, will evaporate.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 09:15 AM) No shot. And what you are suggesting is a worst case scenario. They are committed to being terrible this year. They know that they need to do whatever is necessary to lose a ton. Atlanta, New York and Phoenix will challenge them but this is one of the worst teams in the league. It's imperative to land Porter Jr, Bagley or Doncic. It's a complete failure otherwise. They'll likely move Lopez, Mirotic and Holliday as well. Markkanen is impressive. This is a very bad basketball team though and it's that way by design. By the way, I completely agree...it is a bad scenario. I could live with it if it is because Lauri is a superstar, Levine comes back amazing (and continues an ascension) and Dunn becomes a beast. But I don't see all of those things happening (or at least not happening that fast). But there are a lot of really really bad teams in this league. Like a lot. It's why I said in another post we need to move Lopez sooner vs. later (and I can also see then moving Mirotic sooner...albeit I think if you hold him a bit longer, he could pad his stats and actually create some value).

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 27, 2017 -> 09:13 AM) Gage thought the 99-00 Bulls were a playoff team too at the beginning of that season. Haha...in this East they probably would be. Look at the Hawks as an example. Lots of teams with that type of garbage. My delusional brain last night was watching the game going...god, if only we had Lonzo Ball on this roster...I'd be really happy (Lonzo, Levine, Lauri)...L cubed. But then I was like...it's okay...we can draft an elite PG this year with our high pick...then I was like...no, we aren't going to suck enough. Lonzo would be such a good fit for Hoiball. I can't stand watching Grant play PG as much as he does. How do you play "Hoiball" with Jerian Grant at PG.