DrunkBomber

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 18, 2007 -> 06:18 PM) 13/16 left. Too bad Texas was my Champion. Same here. Texas ended my bracket

wow

This games going down to the wire

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 17, 2007 -> 12:29 PM) Last week was the St. Patrick's Day parade in Mt. Greenwood. It's one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. Children drink alcohol in front of adults and police officers. Thousands of people fill a neighborhood that isn't made for thousands of people, and then they go into random yards and piss all over their trees, bushes, side of the wall and all those things. Wonder how many people will be alcoholics when they grow up in part because they were taught that drinking heavily on St. Patty's Day when you're, say, fourteen years old is okay, which is something I particularly witnessed: a girl that age chugging shots while a policeman cheered her on. By all means, though. Celebrate your day, if this is something you're into. Damn, I wish I would of been there, that sounds like a good time. South Side had to suffice.

St Pattys day + Saturday = trouble

How come Tank has to go to jail and Pacman still gets to eat dots wherever he wants?

I could keep my cocktails cold forever. We really need to get this thing over here.

I lost Duke, Texas Tech and BYU but I had them all going out in the next round so I guess it wasnt too bad.

Anybody have their brackets trashed yet? One of my friends had Duke in the final four for our work bracket that was 50 bucks, Id say hes done.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Mar 15, 2007 -> 10:13 AM) If he plays next season...here's what'll happen to Lance: And I could see them re-signing Harris, Peanut and Rex. Berrian is the easiest to replace out of those four, IMO. I dont know about Berrian. With the luck weve had with wide receivers hes definitely somebody I want to keep around. He wont be that expensive and means a lot to our offense.

yahoo just doubles the point value per round. 1,2,4,8,16,32 and has the tie breaker who ever is closer to the total of the final score

The article is pretty cut and dry, nothing out of the ordinary. I really dont know what to think about this season yet. I feel the same way about this year as I did in 05 which is that I really dont know what to think until the season starts and I see how the players perform.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 15, 2007 -> 07:25 AM) Oh they totally can. I was just explaning the whole 6 weeks thing. It isn't a loophole at all. All it means is Briggs gets credit for an accrued season. The Bears can then lay the tag on him again if they choose. The only difference I beleive is now he would get the average of the top 5 salaries in the league, not just the LB position. Where as without playing those 6 weeks....it's as if the year didn't even count and he is still full property of the bears. If they franchised him again...I'm not sure, but I think it would only count as a first year franchise tag cause the previous year is void if he doesn't come back for 6 games. Either way...I still beleive there is no way Briggs sits out next year. Thats what Im beginning to think. I see Briggs playing next year with the tag. I dont know what would happen after that though. I think it would depend on how much we have to give Harris/Berrian/Peanut and Rex. In Rex's case id like to see them sign him before next season with a contract loaded with incentives because if he has a monster year he could become very expensive.

If theyre gonna let Bonds in, which they will. Rose should get in. I know Bonds hasnt failed a drug test but hes linked to everything involved with performance enhancing drugs.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 05:49 PM) Wouldn't be surprised if he reunites with his god-father, Sweet Lou, after this season if he's run out. I thought about that too but to think the Cubs could afford him with what they paid for Soriano and Lilly is a lot.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 04:00 PM) You know full well someone will do it. Oh ya...theyre just nuts though

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 02:56 PM) That's not necessarily the case. He would lose a lot per year by opting out of his deal, but if he opted out with like 3 years left on his deal, and could get another 6-7 year deal out of it at his age, for like $17-$18 mil a year...that piles up the cash even more for him. Whatever team pays him that is nuts. Not really the amount per year but the length. Whatever team is paying him 18 million a year when hes in his late 30s is gonna be hurting.

If he were to leave New York it would it would be to make more money and there is no way we would pay him more money than hes making now.

Royals were in first in mine until I started playing more games. The whole division is over 500 pretty much too.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 05:58 PM) It's 70 down in Champaign, too, but there's still piles of snow in some places. Its an odd site when its this warm out. Ya, there is a patch of ice in my backyard thats in the shade, it is pretty weird.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 09:10 PM) "guaranteed" = not conditional on anything. So it's meaningless to say x is guaranteed, IF y etc. Then x isn't guaranteed at all. If Briggs gets a contract now, the guaranteed money is really guaranteed (as in, guaranteed now). At least $20 mil, NOW, no injury worries, no performance worries, nothing. With the franchise offer, only 7 and a half or so is truly guaranteed. That's a huge difference. As for getting someone playing time, that's nice and all, but it doesn't substitute for talent. Give me the picks. I'm just not sure about the last part. My personal belief is that he'd still outdo $8 mil in guaranteed money by sitting out a year. And Rosenhaus, who knows better than I, seems willing to risk it. Maybe because he knows that not even the stupidest NFL team would throw away that much value just to stick it to a player. I bet he'd play the second year, cursing all the way to the bank. Two years out of the game is too much. Is there a link to anything talking about this loophole? Cuz looking throught the CBA franchise tag section, I can't find anything like this. I dont know, I just heard John Clayton talking about it and Lance seemed to know what he was talking about. Ill look around though.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 08:38 PM) So wait one second. If the Bears franchise Briggs, and he doesn't show up to play, the Bears don't have to pay him. So, the whole motivation behind making sure that teams don't franchise people 2 years in a row is that their salary goes up 20% each successive year they're franchised. So, if Mr. Briggs refuses to suit up and Rosenhaus can't find a suitable trade partner...if he's sitting out the whole season, that means that the Bears can franchise him again and have it not cost them a dime because he won't bother to show up, right? Thats relatively right but there is a loop hole where if he comes back with 6 weeks left he isnt property of the Bears anymore and they cant franchise him. Clayton was talking about it on sportscenter.

We only get two first rounders if someone signs him this year which nobody will. Im saying if he sits out all of next year and just walks we get nothing back for him. Unless we franchise him again, which I really dont think they would. If we can get a first day pick for him we might as well just take it and move on. If we dont trade him we are gonna end up getting nothing for him and hes just gonna waist a year of his career. Nobody wins, even if we get undervalued picks for his talent its better than nothing.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 02:26 PM) Why should the Bears hurt themselves just for playing by the rules. If someone offers us a good deal then fine we'll trade him. I'm sure Angelo will listen to offers, but Angelo has no negotiating power. Every team in the league knows Lance's stance now, which means the Bears will most likely get the lesser end of the deal. Funk that. Would you rather let him sit and then walk next year or try to get some kind of draft picks for him and just get it over with. I dont agree with Lances tactics but if he wants to go be "the man" somewhere else Id rather get something for him now then let him walk next year.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 11:02 AM) Because many players will never see 7 years/$33mil. I mean, c'mon, you can't tell me that there aren't players that are saying, "You offer me that contract and I'll play for you." His posturing makes Lance Briggs look bad. 6 or 7 years at $33 mil is a good contract. I'm assuming that would be about $3 mil per year with $15 mil guaranteed signing bonus...sound right? That's a DAMN good contract. Someone is in his ear saying he's as good or better than the top tier of linebackers in this league. While he's good, he's not as good as Urlacher, Merriman, Ray Lewis, and maybe even Zach Thomas. Personally, I say, let him sit...let's see what Rod Wilson or Jamar Williams has. Or draft Pozlusny and see what he's got. But let him stew. The Bears did what the players agreed to...the franchise tag. Deal with it. TO some players thats a great contract but to one it isnt, and thats his right. The Bears arent doing anything wrong technically but that doesnt mean he has to honor it. He has the right to sit out just like we have the right to franchise. He wants to leave...oh well, trade him and move on. This seams to Jr. High to me and I wish it would be over with.