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QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 11:52 AM) Maybe he can lead a new ownership group? Honestly, it isn't the worst idea for him to be a spearhead behind an ownership group. Doesn't mean it isn't his financing.

That lineup makes the most sense to me. Glad we didn't just hand things to Niko. Clearly we'll mix around a lot of guys and probably rotate some shooters in early, but I think this starting 5 will do a good job setting the physical tone / style of the Bulls. I just finished buying my league pass, so hopefully it will be an enjoyable year.

I've long said that the most efficient way to do Obamacare is through a fully national system (not saying I am on board with it cause it will bring down the general quality of care, imo, without the right processes in place and we certainly don't want our nationals healthcare system to turn into the VA system). Doesn't mean that provides the best care, but it is the best way to ensure the most cost effective way (if done right) to provide some bare minimum care to all American's. Otherwise, you have kind of anti-selection and an inability for the insurers to make margins on who goes where (hence why you have large rate increases or people pulling out). That or you just realign and subsidize it in different ways (with others picking up more of the tab). It isn't perfect, but I do believe it is better than what existed prior to Obamacare. I hope we can come up with a better way to do it as a whole, but just repealing it with no real plan is not an option, imo. That said, no matter what we do, whether it is squeeze margins, you push somewhere and it will impact other things. Our costs are out of control so unless you essentially have a government (kind of like with medicare / medicaid) draw the line in the sand about costs associated with widely used procedures, etc., ultimately it is pretty hard to curb costs (and remember, if you do that, profit margins of the companies providing the drugs, etc, might shrink). Very complex issue, one that Obama has improved with, but one that is still and should be a major issue (there is no reason we shouldn't be able to provide high quality medical care to everyone in this country at a price that isn't absurdly unreasonable and growing at rates much larger than inflation).

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 09:25 AM) Wait, people tip for food when they pick it up? I always tip on delivery of course, but virtually never have if I am picking it up. I didn't think that was even a thing. I don't, but I do always wonder, am I the only person who doesn't (and thus a schmuck). Only time I will is if it is a huge huge order (like you are picking up for 10+ people or something) because that legitimately takes quite a bit more work then they were expecting.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 10:55 AM) Keith Law raved about Tatis Jr today....damn Don't look at me. I think I was the most negative person on the trade at the time it happened.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 02:22 PM) But that's a different dinner, that's a roast. It's when she tries to bring in humor in mid speech that it's usually weak and contrived. ^^ Yes, like Dangerous Donald. I can't stand Hillary and even I thought she was pretty damn funny. I was laughing at loud in my room watching it. Even my wife (who is a democrat) was in shock cause she is used to me being crankily mccranky whenever I speak about Hillary (of course I'm even worse when it comes to Trump).

So Michelle Obama has been basically saying what I've been saying for a while about Donald...just way way more articulate than me. I didn't realize what a damn good speaker she really was until these past couple of weeks. What is sad is that what she is saying is totally obvious yet a ton of republicans have there had buried in the sand.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 07:48 PM) I did, couldn't find your email so I ended up hitting you up here. You couldn't make it, as I recall. Blasphemy, but probably true.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 02:34 PM) I'd bet she outdoes that pretty convincingly. One can only hope she does. Anything less than a full fledged beat down does nothing but give the disgusting movement some form of traction (then again, its all rigged anyway).

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 06:49 PM) I once went to Orange County and I was even in Irvine, but couldn't get a hold of Jason. He sucks and is a bad admin Now I am even sadder that you never reached out to me when you were in my town.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 05:53 AM) Don't think Cruz beats Clinton. He's not well liked by anyone and too much of a religious conservative to win a national election. The FBI simply won't indict a candidate of the president's party unless it's a crystal clear case like Watergate where the entire process of governing has been subverted. Questionable judgment is a different standard. Honestly, I can't stand Cruz, but I might have, with time, gotten around to voting for him, but I agree with the premise, I think any of the candidates other then Cruz / Trump would have thumped Hillary.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 09:55 AM) The taunting of the people he was killing was just chilling Yep. I knew too. Sucks cause I was quite happy at the time cause I was a big fan of said character (still am). That said, what they did, made the episode so much more powerful. IT took me into the what else is going to happen next.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 12:57 PM) I think the point is Depth can be flipped fairly quickly, and in the NFL teams frequently go from worst to playoffs. We knew they had no depth and we knew this was a rebuild, but this isnt nearly as long as a rebuild as many think it will be That depends. Given we are in year two of the rebuild and it won't be until year three (presumably) where we have taken the next QB, that does still put us farther away than would be ideal. Ideally we would have found that player sooner vs. later and QB's take time to develop. It is why if I were the front office, I'd be thinking long and hard at Jimmy G as he has shown enough that would make me take a chance on acquiring him, and you'd expect to be able to flip the "contender" switch sooner if it worked. Kind of the perfect storm for why a team would move him (given Brady is there...albeit, he won't be there for too long, but I don't think Jimmy G will take a back seat, nor do I think the Pats can afford to pay him enough to where it would be worth it for him to do so). Now realistically, I have no idea what it would take to get him from the Pats (not to mention how much you'd have to pay him and because you'd have to pay him big bucks, you add in the fact that if he busts, it isn't juts a wasted draft pick, there is the salary cap ramifications). I'm not enamored with any of the top draft picks at QB (where I see some Andrew Luck type player out there, where I'm fairly confident at a minimum, they will be above average).

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 12:25 PM) I think if you find a talented quarterback you're 75% there. Look at the turnarounds made by the Cowboys, the Eagles, etc. A LOT of warts can get covered up by a decent quarterback and a few playmakers. A big if, but I agree completely with you. We have had massive amount of injuries, etc. Our depth is improving, I've liked what I've seen from various young players. We lack high impact talent, but we can hope some young guys can develop into that and we find some more. The key is QB play, it can be the difference between being really good and really bad (all else being equal, imo). If you have bad QB play, only a truly elite d can make up for it and even then it is tough.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 12:19 PM) I think you guys overestimate how large the talent gap is. I think the results on the scoreboard make us look further away than we really are. With Cutler, we are not near as bad of a team as say the Niners or Browns. We aren't a playoff team either. I'd argue that we are pretty much midway between being a playoff team and being a Browns / Niners level bad (with Jay at QB). Take that for what you want.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 11:15 AM) Well he's been in a bit of a rough position, tbh. He's going to get criticized no matter what he says in regards to the qb position. Technically, I thought he handled it the right way. Minimized the controversy as long as he could. I figured Jay would be cleared to play (mainly because Jay is a tough guy and will want to give it a go) and clearly Jay has a lot riding on his production (i.e., future career chances for other teams). Ideally he'd do good and we'd be able to trade him for something of value (even though we'll likely have little leverage). Oh and somehow we'll find ways to lose (like botched special teams play).

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 09:38 AM) I thought it was an excellent episode. Easily the most violent scenes ever on "regular" TV. You're right on about showing how Rick changed. It will be interesting to see how this season plays out. A thought: I knew that was coming (but it really set the tone since we were all expecting one thing). Such a gruesome scene.

That episode of TWD was so freaking intense.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 21, 2016 -> 06:20 AM) Unsure what you mean by this, I was under the impression that Cutlers contract isnt guaranteed in any way going forward, he is basically year to year now. Are you saying if he gets injured this season, that his contract somehow becomes guaranteed going forward? I doubt Barkley starts a game. He is baaaaaaaaaad Am I mistaken? I know if we cut him nothing is guaranteed, but for some reason, I presumed if he was hurt, we weren't able to cut him. Am I wrong? Might very well be. Maybe I'm making stuff up because of the whole Colin kaeperneck situation.

Did Floyd get hurt again late in the game?

With Long getting hurt, I wonder how much we mess with him. He already has the Labrum injury...at what point do we IR him and let him worry about being in tip top shape / health for next year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) Tough night for Bausby He was torched. Barkley looked very uncomfortable and very bad. I presume Bears have to think long and hard about what they do with Cutler. I presume he could play in 11 days, but do they ever play him again (and risk him getting hurt and thus the Bears being on the hook for him in future years) or will they fully stick with Barkley (and whomever they sign off the street). I'm sure Barkley will look better with some real practice, but if Barkley is going to finish out the season, we might not win another game.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Mail-in ballot now and forever! (I've been banished to Cali for the last 2+ months with no end in sight so I'm really glad that's an easy option in Illinois.) Where in Cali?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 11:42 AM) Now that the sausage is out on how the DNC operates behind the scenes, there really isn't room to pretend they aren't willing to go to whatever lengths it takes. We saw their discussions about their own candidates, I don't doubt for a second that coordination is absolutely taking place, but just right at the line of what it takes to be "legal"-ish so as to maintain plausible denialability in case they get caught... just like they do for everything. Lets not be ignorant and not imagine that the same doesn't happen on the right side. That is an aspect of politics. They want enough distance for plausibile deniability, etc. Over the years, both sides do plenty of things. That said, the whole push violence thing was bush league.

Damn...we could have had Francona.