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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 07:03 AM) A quarter to a third of Cutlers good stats came at the end of blowout games That's probably not accurate (just anecdotal), and I could just as easily say that Rodgers put up the bulk of his statistics in blowouts where the defense very likely quit against him. Were Rivers' stats put up at the end of games? Point is, statistically, Cutler measures up with most non-elite qbs. He's paid as elite, but some of that was cap maneuvering. I'm pretty sure his salary goes down pretty drastically the nex two seasons.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tab...;seasonType=REG So, statistically, Cutler's season was virtually identical to Phil Rivers. Rivers threw for 17yds/game more, but the rest is pretty similar (including tying for most INTs). Rivers choked away a playoff birth against a Chiefs team that was completely beat up. Yet, Rivers is a media darling. He's a great leader, teammate, husband, father,.... So much of the analysis of these players is based on media perception of their personalities. I'm not making excuses for Cutler. I don't have much confidence in him, but I wouldn't have much confidence in anyone not named Brady or Rodgers.

It seems like the in thing for receivers is to try to make one hand catches and its leading to drops

The Cutler piling on continues. Last two plays were Forte's fault. 1st play Forte was set up outside and cutler called him into the backfield to block. Forte whiffed on the blitzer. Next play is a screen and Forte gets lost behind the defensive lineman. There was nowhere to throw. There's no way cutler could avoid that sack. Nonsense by Gruden.

Any chance they can move cutler around a little?

I've listened to all, I think. I might be one behind. It's pretty good, and I can't figure out if Adnan is guilty. It seems to me that the friend is pretty heavily involved or may have done it, but I'm not sure of the motive.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 07:27 PM) "Runaround Sue" by Dion. I don't know about any more but Nancy Faust used to play it a lot and the whole crowd would sing. Those were the days. That is something the sox need to bring back. I don't remember when or why it was sung, but I remember the whole crowd sing the "whoa oh oh..." part.

QUOTE (MAX @ Nov 15, 2014 -> 07:57 AM) That was fun. Those HR derby shots really had no place among the others though. How far were the rooftop shots at Comiskey?

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) I'm right here...I blame the OL I think a big problem with the Bears offense is that their two primary WRs are basically very good, very big possession receivers. They don't get any separation from the DBs, so every successful pass play is either a screen, a short route where they "box out" the DB, or a jump ball. They have no ability to stretch the field or get deep, so the defense is able to be much more compact than if the Bears could get deep from time to time.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Nov 9, 2014 -> 07:07 PM) Rodgers is on a whole 'nother level No doubt. C'mon Shea.

This is where the bears always panic. It's only 14 points. Stick to the plan. Eat some clock. RELAX.

Rodgers threw back across his body on that td. Every commentator will say it's forbidden when the result is an interception. When the result is a td, nothing but praise for the throw.

Am I the only one who liked the Payton era all white road uniforms? I don't know if it's just nostalgia, but I much prefer them to the road uniforms they wear now.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 31, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) It's obviously everywhere because it's the Cubs but it'd get a lot of play if the White Sox did it. For sure it would. Many shows in town on radio would cover it. I didn't say it wouldn't be covered. If the Sox made this move, it would have been reported, that's it. Waddle & Silvy devoted the first two hours of Fridays show (while they were at the UC for Bulls/Cavs) to Joe Maddon coverage. Monday started with the press conference and Joe Maddon ball washing for a good portion of the remaining show. It may turn out to be a great move. It's a move they had to make. If the Sox did it, it would be a blip in media coverage.

They have to get rid of these timeouts at the end of games. It's unbearable.

I understand that this is a good move for the Cubs. Their fans should be excited. However, the slurping from the media gets old. If the Sox were making this move, it wouldn't even register in local media. Espn 1000 would have Doug Padilla on and ask him a few questions and that would be it. No Plesac, Law, etc. that have or will be on because it's the Cubbies. I'm past the point where I root against the Cubs. I am rooting against Theo & Crew. I want them to fail because of the media worship they get.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 31, 2014 -> 12:02 PM) Does MLB have a minority interview rule like the NFL does with the Rooney rule? I think Maddon qualifies as a minority by age.

I don't think I've had 100,000 thoughts since I joined (one month before Balta).

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 03:37 AM) I don't know about that. Maybe didn't want to talk about or answer questions about what happened in locker room after the game. I'm so sick of every game (win or loss) being about cutler. If they win and he plays well, it's "yeah, but still..." from his detractors. If they lose, it's "see, I told you...." I'm not sure why certain guys are such lightning rods. That said, it's inexcusable that he skipped his show on espn1000. Equally bad that waddle and Silvy didn't explain the reason why. It shows a lack of accountability and lack of leadership from cutler. I know it wouldn't have been an easy show, but jay should have appeared on it. I can excuse on field failures because there's often much more to a QB making mistakes than we can see. A interception can be a bad read by the QB, a missed block, a bad pattern by the wr, or a combination of so many things. We focus on the qb. However, the failure to show up and be a leader and be accountable can only be jay's fault.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 02:45 PM) (Sutton) went to the same school as Burfict, another guy who kind of got looked over for some reason. Burfict was a discipline risk (anger issues, I believe) who ran a 5.1/40.

Here's how tech saavy I am - I don't even understand he problem. Just throw out your computer.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2014 -> 05:39 PM) Don't ever accuse the Scots of giving less than 110%.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 13, 2014 -> 05:19 PM) Yea usually I'm very pro spanking, but at 4 years old?! That is just awful and this comming from someone who was spanked alot. My parents found anything they could find to spank me when I was bad at the time. I was older than 4 freaking years old though. So, I see/have heard this pro-spanking POV several times in the last few days (Wilbon, Barkley, Ditka). Each time the person did not condone Peterson's act, but they said that spanking was common when they were growing up as a form of discipline. I understand that they look at themselves now and see that they turned out ok, so there must be value in that form of discipline. I wonder, though, why they don't see the inconsistency. If spanking is an effective form of discipline, why does the person doling out the discipline have to do it more than once. Shouldn't one spanking be an effective deterrent to future bad behavior?

So U2's latest album is free on iTunes. One listen through and nothing stands out (maybe the first song is the strongest single). Sometimes it takes a few listens, but it mostly sounds like something that would be in the background in a movie.

In all the outrage over this Rice situation, I haven't heard one person wonder whether or not he would be accepted in the locker room. Last fall, with the Riley Cooper racism video release, that was a real talking point. It's odd to consider what is and is not acceptable behavior according to NFL players.