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    Sox looking at building in South Loop

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    I'm sure those that had to make that decision whether to leave in the 7th inning for that 10 pm BNSF line to the western suburbs would rather be a 3 minute taxi away than  down 35th and shields. THis land giveth and taketh away. Some will benefit, some will lose. 

    But it will be fun to go to. 

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    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    Chiefs still produce good games, for the most part (side eye to the ravens game), so I'm still good. Still like Mahomes and Reid.

    TBH I find 49ers much more boring than the chiefs. 

    I still get annoyed when the nation gets behind an oft-suffering fan base just because when the sox were in the world series suddenly the fact that a team was about to end a 90 year old drought it was not really interesting to people. So I'm not rooting for detroit.

     

    Sox looking at building in South Loop

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

     

    18 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

    Makes sense, but the White Sox are going to blame their status in Chicago on location. I hope there isn't much in public funding help, but changing neighborhoods will allow for differnet things, although I wonder how long it would actually take to develop around a new South Loop ballpark. I have the feeeling its going to look similar to what GRF looks like now with a bunch of emptiness.

    Its not that big of a plot, and its already surrounded by development, just mostly residential

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    So seems like Mike MacDonald is going to Seattle and Ben Johnson will go to Washington.

    You never know, but those seem like the best hires of the cycle to me. Which, yes I am the "Harbaugh to bears must happen" guy.

    I think the "jump the hire" stuff is overrated.

    Overall though, I'll put a prediction down to paper.

    Before that, I'll say that 2 years ago I thought the Seahawks would be the worst team in football, and they made the playoffs. Then I thought the bucs this year would be the worst team in football, and they made the 2nd round of playoffs.

    In both cases, they had strong executive teams who were vouching for players and coaches that I thought were past their prime/were propped up by other players. Licht/Schneider are the goods.

    Who I think will succeed:
    Harbaugh - while it may not be in year 1, I can see a situation where he "gets the band back together" and finds they don't work well in modern nfl. But I trust harbaugh's desire to win first and foremost - he will find a set of coaches and schemes that get that team going.

    (Assumed HC) Mike Macdonald - This guy was an incredible this year vs specifically the NFC west. He helped turn around Harbaugh's career at Umich. Him paired with Schneider and the Seattle FO seems like a strong match.

    Ben Johnson - the pairing of him + GM seems strong. They have a clean slate to work with and a consistently mid-division. I COULD see him torpedoed by their first round QB maybe busting but overall I think he should be strong.

    Raheem Morris - I think he's a good coach, and I am going against my own hunch that the Falcons FO is bad. They did a good job in FA last year shoring up the D. They have drafted some good players and put together a good oline. THey had a coach that kept saying "no this QB will work" and it not working. I think they are bad, but I also thought it was crazy Tampa wasn't firing Jason LIcht after so many coaching mess-ups. SO this is me going against myself.

    WHo I think is more likely to fail:

    Canales - If a strong FO can get more out of the staff, this is me saying I don't believe that they have one, even with a business guy from KC. The owner seems like a problem. I like Canales though, but boy that seems like a lot to manage for a younger HC.

    Callahan - It MAY have been Vrabel pushing to keep going for it that made the first year look so meh, but I just don't like a lot of what was done last year with the team. 

    I think this is going to be a really strong coaching class though. If I'm wrong, I'd guess I'm wrong with Morris and Callahan, where the titans like make the playoffs behind Callahan's brilliant work with Levis. And that Carthon starts stacking talent a la his time in SF.

    You definitely starting to see the Dan Campbell effect in coaching hires, where more ARE looking for big leaders rather than the hot QB coach.

     

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    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Quin said:

    Guess he'll have to settle for the Bears' DC position.

    It sounds unhinged but this guy is such a lifer I wonder if there is any coach he'd consider helping. More likely he goes to an advisory role while he waits out a gig. But I do joke about that moment where Belicheck was so laudatory to Flus after the bears whipped the patriots last year.

    This cycle was wild to me. I'm embarrassed to be shocked that Brian Flores got no real traction after what he did in Minnesota this year. I'm pretty amazed Macdonald may end up without an HC role. Vrabel not being immediately snatched upf loors me.

    And mainly it's because they are choosey, but considering some of the coaches (1-year OC in Canales, LInebacker coach in Las Vegas, Non-play calling OC in TN, Linebacker coach in NE) it's very surprising.

    But also kinda good news for the bears as when I really was tipped over the edge on us not getting a coach was when it was clear vrabel would be available. That guy can coach.

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    24 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

    Welp - this is the mock draft of all mock drafts. 

    https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mock-draft-fields-headed-patriots-162604963.html

     

    Caleb at 1

    MHJ at 3 (Bears trade up with New England giving up #9, Fields and 2025 6th rounder; Bears get back #3 pick, 4th rounder, and 2025 3rd and 5th rounder)

    Note: This would be a coup de coup.  I don't believe for one second what the author proposes is realistic, but boy would I be happy.  I presume only way this type of haul happens is if there is at least a mid to late 1st round grade applied to Fields.  

     

    I'm not gonna lie - my personal thoughts. If you could tell me that Nabers was available at 9 and Fields would have that much value, I'd rather stayput at 9 and collect the premium.

    This is implying that Fields is worth uh...jeeze a lot. The diff between 9 and 3 is roughly the 20th overall pick. That's where PIT is. Then add in another 86 points for the fourth, another 75 for the future 3rd and 15 for the future fifth.

    So yeah that's valuing fields at around a mid-round 1st. 

    Sox select John Schriffen to be TV PbP announcer

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

    This guy has no chance. Even if he is awesome, at least 25% will hate him.  And people want the truth. The team is going to suck. JR and Brooks don't allow them to tell the truth. 

    "Sox down 4-0 in the 9th having only scored 12 runs over the previous 23 games. Anyway Steve what steak house you have planned for tonight?"

    Soxtalk " OH GOD TALK ABOUT THE GAME LOSER"

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    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

    I wonder where Vrabel ends up now.  Would be cool if the Bears brought him in as DC although I doubt Flus would want that situation breathing down his neck 

    It's weird. Seems like Belicheck to ATL was overspun, but with Ben Johnson likely to WASH, it's looking like he may not have a job next year. That's crazy to me. If I'm john schneider picking between Dan Quinn and Vrabel I can't believe not going with Vrabel esp if he can bring along Arthur Smith.

    2023-24 NFL Season Thread

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    Fangio leaving dolphins.

    HIs two-shell high defense looks dead. His disciples were all ran out as failures: donatell, desai, staley never made it work as well as him. He was always so good at disguising his pressures.

    The league moves on. What a defense he created though in 2018. Good enough to win a super bowl if only we made the right choices in 2017.

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    Official NBA 22-23

    in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub

    Posted

    I don't know how often coaches really lead the team to a championship. Spoelstra's work in miami in getting to two finals may be the lead there but even then it's part of an overall culture that the FA sets by getting only hard working dudes there.

    For the most part you need on established, super star teams a coach that the players respect and he can keep together enough. Doc mostly does that, though he was one of many that could not corrale james harden.

    His work with the Clippers prior to them going all in on Kawhi was pretty damn good. Then...did he fail the clippers or did it just not work with that group? Did he fail the sixers? not sure we'll see them get over the hump this year either.

    But the Bucks could win with Budenholzer who seemed to often actively try to do things his team wasn't good at. Doc doesn't need to do much on the court with that team, just keep them together.

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