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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 09:51 AM) I just find it funny for all the people who blast Lovie's record look at Gruden and see something totally different when after he won the SB with a roster he had little in constructing, he was a below average coach (45-51) with zero playoff wins, and the excuse they use for Gruden's failure is Gruden himself. Top that off with he's been out of the game 4 years, it doesn't seem like a guy you would want to throw millions at unless you want to make fans happy because the guy spazzes out on the sideline. And it's not like he would sign on as a head coach and have less of a say in personnel decisions than Lovie and Mike Tice did, something that people point out was his downfall. Who is blasting Lovies record here Dick? It was time for Lovie to go, he left with almost a +20 W/L, but was not getting to the playoffs. Ok, lets do this, instead of you complaining about what other people want for head coach, who do YOU want?

I wonder if Pioli has his bags packed

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 09:22 AM) Johnson was around for a couple of years after he won the SB. Brian Griese had a decent year there as did Chris Simms one season. His last 6 seasons after the SB win were bad. He did make the playoffs twice but lost in the first round both times. He also was under .500 several times. Every criticism that can be laid on Lovie in the 6 years since the Bears went to the SB can be said about Gruden during his last 6 years in Tampa. If Lovie ignored the offense, then if Gruden thinks he can win with Gradkowski, or Garcia on his last legs as you put it, he was ignoring reality as well. Why would this be any different? If Emery is in charge of the personnel, how come Lovie is getting blamed for the lack of talent on the offensive line? Emery had nothing to do with the Offensive line currently assembled. NOTHING. As he said in his press conference, according to stats inc, not one OL in last years draft graded out higher than anyone in this years offensive line, so it isnt as if he could have drafted a savior and fixed it in one season. Look, you dont like Gruden. I get it. His first 5 years were far better than his last 6. The end.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:58 AM) why couldn't the donor have a contract drawn up and notarized at the time of donation? if state law doesnt recognize the donation outside of the normal medical channels, does it really matter if it is notarized?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:38 AM) But that goes against the claim that Gruden took ho hum players and made them stars. If you are going to give him all the credit for Gannon and Johnson, he has a lot of blame coming. If he had the same results but Lovie's sideline demeanor, which I read described as looking like he's listening to smooth jazz on the sideline, no one would even talk about him. It's the end result that matters, not that your coach might have an annuerism on the sideline. The fact that he is the overwhelming choice among Ditkaphiles is a pretty good reason for Emery to cross him off the list. I wouldnt say Gannon and Johnson were ho hum before Gruden got to them. They both were pretty good QBs, he just took them to another level. Bruce Gradkowski was never at their level at any point. Jeff Garcia was on his last legs. I know his record after a good run wasnt that great, and i dont want to get into a long meaningless argument with you right now, but you are discrediting him far too much.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:13 AM) And if he did this kind of donation 100 times? He better hope that the other 99 women arent on the hook for welfare. And that his lawyer is good

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:03 AM) What happened the final 6 years of Gruden's coaching career? He didn't win one playoff game. And the offensive guru's teams were ranked in the bottom half of the NFL offensively. He's overrated. His sideline act, much like a certain coach of a certain team from a certain town than begins with a C, ends in an O and has HICAG in the middle, makes people think he's better than he is. In one of the Chicago papers a writer was saying just how bad Cutler's fundamentals according to NFL scouts have become. Supposedly they are now worse than ever. I'm sure some of it could be instantly corrected with a better line. If the Bears are willing to spend money, Holmgren should be the hire. He corraled Favre, he might be the only one who can coral Cutler. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that in Oakland and the first couple years in Tampa, there was a GM doing the personnel job for him(in Tampa he was handed a team). Then he won the superbowl and all the sudden got personnel control and the teams went down the crapper. It goes back to our earlier discussion about Coaches getting control over personnel and how it rarely works out if ever. Gruden is a very good example of that.

QUOTE (Tuna @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 07:40 AM) It's the state suing him, not the mother. Right, because they want to force him to pay child support so she doesnt need state aid. If the situation with her has become so bad that the state is trying to force me to pay for a child, then I just became a surprise dad and its time to invest in that relationship personally as well as financially.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 07:47 AM) I think that the Bears have to accept that at this point in his career, one of Cutler's flaws, perhaps his biggest flaw, is how he deals with pressure. He has no ability whatsoever to do so. He can't avoid it, he doesn't use his feet, his body has been made into a concussion prone one, his decision making is slow, and his arm motion is slow, all of which combine to generate extra pressure if the line doesn't hold. Rodgers responds to pressure by getting the ball out quicker, Cutler responds to pressure by getting pissed at his line. It drives me nuts, but I can't change that and the GM can't change that. That means the GM's only 2 options would be...switching QB's, which is a lot harder said than done, or making sure Cutler doesn't face the same kind of pressure Rodgers does. Disagree on both. Hell, just the last game they were praising his ability to get out move away from pressure. The problem is he hates throwing it away and that brings a lot of unwarranted sacks. But then there are the games like against the Giants where it doesnt matter how fast his feet are or how fast the decision was, he was going to get killed.

What a terrible situation for the child. First, the parents break up within a year, then on state aid, now looking for parental support from a parent that thought he had no paternal liability. Hell, if I was the Dad I would countersue for full custody. F*** her

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 05:42 AM) Good point. One of the things Emery stressed in his presser was that he wants a coach to sell him on how he can win with THIS roster, and obviously that means he wants to hear how we can be successful with Jay Cutler, and not necessarily Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, or Peyton Manning. It's almost a catch-22 though, because a lot of the coordinators Emery will interview will be from teams with elite quarterbacks. That is one good sell that McCoy has. He made it work with Orton, Tebow and Manning.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 12:19 AM) I'm generally with you on that point. He could be great, but his experience is far less convincing given their HC. Hell, not only their HC but their QB. Brees is a machine.

you would think Corbett would leave it alone, considering there is more than a few whispers that he knew about it when it was going on

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 12:07 PM) I don't know how the Bears could afford Long without cutting Peppers. i think cutting Peppers is a reality, he has a 4 million dollar cap hit this season.

Ha, Pioli didnt get a reprieve, merely a stay of execution

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 09:13 AM) My wife and I started Shameless last night after Directv/Showtime finally put the first two seasons on the ondemand. I had given the first episode a shot a while back and didn't care for it, but this time it seemed to click. Perhaps the lack of any other TV at the moment was necessary. The first two were really good. William H Macy is so hilarious in his role. Im just never used to him being such a scumbag and he plays it well

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 07:56 AM) I think there's still a serious scheme problem in the Bears offense that leaves their OLine players alone, without help, way too often. But...the chances of the Bears having the same scheme next year appear remote. *ding* But really, Clady or Long at LT is huge. Every OL gets beat here and then, Webb gets beat consistently.

Shameless. Cant Wait.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 03:01 AM) The Bears OL troubles are systemic. Simply adding a Jake Long or Ryan Clady wont fix anything long term, and may even make the situation worse by having all that money tied up in one player. Having a pro bowl LT absolutely fixes things long term

That's all she wrote

Someone tell lynch that the running game does not work tonite

Jadaveon Clowney is crazy http://m.deadspin.com/5972378/jadeveon-clo...ed-the-football

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 06:16 PM) Yeah, I get it...and he overuses cliches all the time too...I wouldn't want him as our head coach. But I do like his enthusiasm and I think he is fairly well-liked around the league. I'm not disagreeing that he could use a little more Cris Collinsworth or Troy Aikman in him, but I understand his hesitancy to be too critical. I wasnt trying to tease you, just making fun of Gruden. One thing that I was thinking about was Gruden has familiarity with the Tampa 2, also with Marinelli. I think emery is going for MCCoy, but something to think about

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 06:39 PM) Did anyone look into the fact that Emery mentioned he would promote one of the assistants to head coach? Was he hopefully just talking about Dave Toub? My guess if the new coach comes in lots of the coaches under contract will be let go or demoted. Mike McCoy and Bruce Arians are at the top of my list, but I have a feeling Emery has a guy in mind that he'd like to see coach the Bears and I hope to god it isn't Jon Gruden or Bill Cowher. It doesn't matter as much who the head coach is as it is who the offensive coordinator is -- unless he does both like the GB coach does. Draft some lineman, replace Urlacher with a new linebacker and let's get moving in 2013. I can't see this being a complete rebuilding year. I didn't hear or see that quote anywhere about promoting an assistant to HC

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 05:41 PM) Would you harshly criticize players if you were hoping to get another coaching job? *points a thumb at iamshack* THIS GUY RIGHT HERE, I LOVE HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR SOXTALK, AND I AM OF THE OPINION THAT HE IS THE BEST POSTER IN THE POSTING UNIVERSE.