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I really want to go to a zone blocking scheme on the offense. I think Forte would be a beast in such system. Shanny's kid would be nice . I'm actually rooting for RG III to lose so the Bears can interview Shanny.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 01:52 PM) Directv death for anyone else? Not me. Got the game on with no issues.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 01:18 PM) Trestman will be a nice addition to the Bears. As an assistant, absolutely. As a Head coach, I'll pass.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 10:16 AM) Looking at his wiki page he looks like a great offensive mind. Wonder why he's never had a HC gig. So he's also got a connection to Jay. He was also the OC under Gruden when Gannon was the MVP. and he's got a book called "PERSEVERANCE: Life Lessons on Leadership and Teamwork" He could turn out to be a good hire. I wonder if this is more of a guy they might be looking at as a potential OC option. Would be really odd to pull this type of hire.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 06:05 AM) Honestly, no I didn't notice them significantly improving after Carimi was benched. I thought they did. When Scott was out there the line was much better. Problem was Bears also lost Louis (who played well). I really hope there was a reason Carimi was so terrible (e.g., he wasn't in shape due to the injury).

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:01 PM) Two bad turnovers for Hinrich actually. The first one he got lucky because lebron stepped on the line True...I forgot about that one. Thankfully good Nate showed up about midway into the 4th. Bulls were like 2-19 at one point in the 4th.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 07:32 PM) Hinrich sucks. I realize he had the bad turnover but he did a really nice job running the offense and playing defense tonight. Very solid game (8 assists, good ball movement, solid defense). One really bad turnover late though (along with what turned out to be a bad foul).

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Boozer is possessed, Nate just nailed an awesome 3. Boozer played his best game with the Bulls tonight. Was flat out aggressive and awesome. Loved it. Great win for the Bulls. Nate stepped up in the 2nd half after an atrocious 1st half. Hinrich did a nice job (outside of the stupid turnover and then stupid clear path foul). Jimmy Butler with some great defense and some clutch plays (also a boneheaded miss). Joakim....what else is there to say!!! Huge game by the Bulls front court!!! How the hell do they lose to the Bobcats at home and then beat the Heat on the road?

Bulls Signing Daequan Cook Marc SteinVerified ‏@ESPNSteinLine Mike Conley Sr., agent for Daequan Cook, makes it official and says Cook is indeed signing with Bulls now that he's cleared waivers as 5 PM

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet BREAKING: Chip Kelly is close to a deal to become the #Browns coach, according to a source informed of his situation.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 03:06 PM) chip kelly to the browns Done? I thought he was just going to interview?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 12:13 PM) Given the fact that Jeff George is known universally as a career failure and the fact that those numbers aren't exactly super-duper far apart is terrifying. Huge difference in winning %.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:45 AM) The point is that he does have bad mechanics. He does try to throw too much to Marshall. And the new HC needs to drill this into Jay's skull.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) That's just everyone coddling Cutler. I agree with Boomer and it is why I want the Bears to hire a guy that has the clout to basically tell Jay it is put up or shut up time. If Jay doesn't put up, then the coach has the clout to say he isn't the guy and we should move in a new direction. I wouldn't trust Tice making that decision so they damn well better hire a good offensive coach who I do trust to make that decision. That is why I'd have loved Holmgren. Dude flat out knows QB's.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:52 AM) No, it's when those interceptions literally win the game for you that it becomes a fluke. I mean seriously, when you watched that season when Mike Brown and the defense won 2-3 games in a row in the last 5-6 minutes, that's normal? That's not fluky? No one ever stepped back and thought "s***, this team is not nearly as good as their record, we got bailed out by those lucky plays?" Devin Hester returning kicks against Arizona - no one else though that was lucky the Bears came back and escaped with a win? At some point yeah, you chalk it up to good players making good plays in a good defensive scheme. But everyone that paid attention to those games knew the team wasn't as good as the record indicated. And the reason is that everyone knew those wins should not have been wins because of those lucky plays. Edit: and that final point is basically where we've been under Lovie Smith his entire tenure - you KNEW the team wasn't as good as the record because you KNEW how incredibly flawed the team was. Isn't that a pretty damn good compliment to the coach. You are saying he outproduced his talent.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:52 AM) No, it's when those interceptions literally win the game for you that it becomes a fluke. I mean seriously, when you watched that season when Mike Brown and the defense won 2-3 games in a row in the last 5-6 minutes, that's normal? That's not fluky? No one ever stepped back and thought "s***, this team is not nearly as good as their record, we got bailed out by those lucky plays?" Devin Hester returning kicks against Arizona - no one else though that was lucky the Bears came back and escaped with a win? At some point yeah, you chalk it up to good players making good plays in a good defensive scheme. But everyone that paid attention to those games knew the team wasn't as good as the record indicated. And the reason is that everyone knew those wins should not have been wins because of those lucky plays. Edit: and that final point is basically where we've been under Lovie Smith his entire tenure - you KNEW the team wasn't as good as the record because you KNEW how incredibly flawed the team was. Wasn't the Mike Brown year Dick Jauron? That said Brown had a couple great years but I didn't remember him going ridiculous for lovie.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:56 AM) How is a .560 winning percentage and playoff appearances 3 times in 9 years, going 3-3, "above average?" He was a good defensive coach and a f***ing horrendous offensive coach. That's indisputable. How can you just ignore half of his job? Really? A .560 winning percentage is well above average. This is a league of parody. The dude is well above .500 in a league where it is difficult to be much more then a couple games over .500 typically.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:23 AM) I don't know about Reid being a scapegoat. He had a very talented team that underperformed for 2 straight seasons. His skill position players should match up with anyone. He made a horrible choice for DC, and his offense neglected it's great run. Injuries crushed him this year. Lost most of his oline, his top wideout, QB and running back.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:14 AM) @JasonColeYahoo Chiefs fans will be happy to know that Scott Pioli is out. Long-time GB personnel man John Dorsey appears headed to KC to work for Andy Reid. I would be excited about this if I was KC fan. Me too. That is a great situation.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:12 AM) Cutler's won a lot more than George has. Other things of note: Cutler's more accurate, but tends to throw more picks. Take out GB and Cutler hasn't thrown a ton of picks. He has a couple games a year where he goes nutso on the picks. That isn't an excuse..Cutler clearly needs to step up his game.

Incredible....congrats Mike and thanks for all that you do around here!!!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 06:08 AM) Did you get that through Netflix? I'd love to catch the last 1/2 of that but I have no idea where else to rent it and I'm not a Netflix member. I got it on sale for 14.99 in one of those after christmas sales. Probably the first DVD I've bought in 4 or 5 years. I couldn't resist when I saw it that price. Just finished it last night. It was good but really doesn't compare to Band of Brothers. 1st half was pretty good but I wasn't as much of a fan of a chunk of the 2nd half (didn't like some of the characters as much). You could check...Best Buy might still have it.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 07:31 AM) Anyone hear anything linking the Bears to Chip Kelly? I'm going to be disappointed if we don't even interview him... Prepare to be dissapointed. Emery isn't even looking at (at least not yet) any of my top candidates (e.g., Holmgren & Reid).

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 04:09 PM) So I had a really odd experience. 2 shows I havent watched were Band of Brothers and Homeland. Ive had some time off so I decided to watch them both. There is just something really odd watching Captain Frank Winters as Brody. BOB is amazing. I'm actually watching the Pacific for the first time right now. Pretty good. Nowhere near BOB (which is just epic).

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 02:29 PM) I agree that they have no idea how to run a screen, but i completely disagree about Hester. He has been given so many opportunities to do something with his speed and quickness and he dances and goes backwards. Hester has been his worst enemy Completely agree. Either way it doesn't master. Hester will be cut.