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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 01:18 PM) So the fact that he was anonymous is the problem? I would think that would be more acceptable since he's at least trying to keep it vague. People could have believed it was someone sitting at a desk in Halas Hall with those opinions. The fact that he didnt address the player directly until he was outed is absolutely a problem. Phil will talk s*** to your face and to the media. I know you hate Cutler and this is great for your narrative, but it isnt the same.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 01:13 PM) So you think a coach like Phil Jackson is pathetic? He and several other hall of fame caliber coaches/managers have used the media in this exact way. I honestly don't see a problem with anything that this guy did or said, except for apologizing for it. What did he say that was so awful? What did he say publicly that he hasn't told Jay privately 100 times? Phil puts his name on it. This was anonymous.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 01:04 PM) That's pretty funny if you think about it. Who was the person who said the tears were fake to Mannelly, who now happens to be a media member? Wouldn't he need to be cut immediately? Someone outed Kromer. Players as "sauces" is fine. If it is a coach. How dare he. Somehow Cutler is going to come out of this a sympathetic figure, even though he was called out by a Super Bowl QB saying the same thing during the game, and 95% of Bears fans agree that Cutler's contract is beyond stupid. Look at all the anonymous (sp) quotes from players today. If it is such a bad thing, why is it OK for them to do it? It is a mess. If this helps getting everyone to go, then Kromer did us all a favor. Yup. A couple of zingers by the Saints and Lions and that could cap it off

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 12:19 PM) Upon hearing this news I thought (1) Why the f*** apologize for telling the truth? (2) Why out yourself when no one would have found out. (3) He's looking to get fired and out of Dodge as fast as possible. Mannelly thinks he was outed, someone saw him talking to Rapaport. Mannelly is acting like it is speculation on his part, but if anyone knows what is going on in that locker room that isnt still wearing a jersey, it is Mannelly

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 11:23 AM) Hoke or Pasq are the only guys that I would have ever let take over. Mannelly said Cavanaugh would probably take over for Kromer if he got canned. Nobody is talking about Trestman getting fired (today)

Monday night is gonna be crazytown

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 09:07 AM) John Smoltz on MLBN yesterday: "The White Sox have to get Chris Sale in the playoffs." As much as teams are trying to "copy" the Royals with their bullpen, he thinks Sale in the playoffs would be Bumgarner. I hope he is right, but you just never know. Who would have thought Kershaw would get roughed up in the playoffs?

I cant wait until Phil starts his "motivational" s*** talking to Melo through the press. Its coming, and when it gets here it will be fun.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 09:37 AM) Phil Simms said exactly the same thing during the broadcast. I think one of them Forte went for -6. During the replay he said "you have to check out of that." Yea, I dont think they WANT to run less, but what he is saying is that Jay needed to recognize when a play was going to be busted and check out of it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 09:35 AM) I'd love Mariota but it will cost a ton of picks. Even if the Bears finish 5-11, they will most likely be picking 7th overall. Love the idea though. Lets hope that some bad teams catch fire, and some unknown QBs have great bowl games

So, #deathmarchformariota ?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 08:20 AM) I guess the question is which iteration of the YES Network are the Cubs actually shooting for? The original YES was a parternship between the Yankees and Nets and was a premium subscription channel like HBO or Playboy. Since then, YES has really morphed into a regular regional sports network. If the Cubs shoot for the original version of YES, it will be a disaster. If they are going for a more modern version of YES, it could work, but they still need to either get the rights to Hawks games (I'm assuming that the Bulls are a non-starter for obvious reasons) or get an affiliation with FOX Sports that gets them access to college basketball and other programming to fill the winter. See, thats the thing, doesnt Comcast pretty much have the Chicago version of YES? How would the Cubs be able to entice any of the other sports to jump, you would think Comcast would be able to squash that pretty quick

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 07:59 AM) Everyone needs to be canned. Seriously. The Bears are now in Raiders and Redskins territory. absolutely. Clown College going on at Halas Hall

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 12, 2014 -> 07:19 AM) How was Kromer not fired on Monday when this happened? He can't be in the building still. God this is such a horrible franchise right now. I really don't think this coaching staff survives. Well, we all hoped for a totally embarrassing end to the season to force a mass change. That appears to be happening. Maybe Brees will hang 50 on the Bears at home just for the icing on the cake, which will look like a footprint on the back of the Bears heads

The Cubs want a YES network, I just don't know if that is possible.

I wonder what made Kromer fess up. I would lie about that s*** until the day the Bears stopped giving me checks

Steen is supposed to be one of those big guys with a lot of fly high moves, right? A young Bam Bam Bigelow type?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 08:02 PM) Rasmus also probably has an equally big potential to underperform a contract like that. Tony Rasmus says how dare you talk like that

Badger has his fingers crossed for Mel Tucker

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 07:29 PM) Do any projections have JD Martinez improving on last year? Or Conor? Obviously, the Tigers weren't willing to trust Rajai Davis to repeat his 2014, especially the first 3-4 months. They also weren't able to stomach a defensive black hole in CF manned by the likes of Don Kelly. Well first off, they aren't even remotely close to the same type of player, so putting them on the same projection path is odd to say the least. Second off, you indicated that maybe he was going to attempt the same thing Conor did, not "he won't improve because it is not likely". And that is even more odd when you read it the way you put it. And this is because what Conor did was sacrifice power for average, which i certainly dont see Martinez doing. I dunno man, sometimes your streams of consciousness in these threads are a bit out there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 04:56 PM) Can Gose hit? Can JD Martinez do the same thing Gillaspie is attempting or was it a fluke? Will Castellanos take the next step? What happens at SS between Suarez and Iglesias? How long before Victor and Cabrera fall apart? What happened to the "real" Alex Avila...or is this the version they're stuck with? How long before that bullpen completely implodes again? Most importantly, which Verlander are they left with for the remainder of that contract? Can Anibal Sanchez remain healthy? They've traded Smyly/Porcello/Fister, lost Scherzer and replaced that with bigger question marks. Bottom line...still the favorite because the Royals haven't done anything yet other than sign Hochevar and Morales. Dyson in the OF over Aoki's probably a wash at best. Eh?

@FakeSportsCentr: Jay Cutler once stole $126 million from the Chicago Bears and didn't see so much as a court summons #CrimingWhileWhite

Could you imagine if Scherzer signed with the White Sox? This board would be bats*** insane Lol

Scherzer is still the large, multicolored-eyed elephant in the room right now.