2nd_city_saint787

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 09:19 PM) Releasing Peppers would be a massive mistake. He makes this defense so much better and doesn't get near as much as credit as he should. Unless the Bears are moving him cause they are bringing in 2 all pro offensive linemen, count me out. Bears should be able to add a FA TE (a quality one), plus a good tackle or guard via FA, and resign Melton. If thats the case then you keep him. The line is the only thing that needs to be addressed IMO so as long as they have the money to properly address it then Pep can stay. Also, wow, what a game out in Denver. 4 hours in sub freezing conditions to boot.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 08:37 PM) Just one of those matchups. I hope NY plays .500 ball the rest of the year so they get a 5 seed. Then we can destroy them in the first round. I still think the Bulls will be the 2 seed.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 09:13 PM) Melton is one of the best DTs in the league, he needs to stay there. From what I read on PFF...jake I encourage you to chime in here as I only saw first half stats...he's not that good against the run, he just really has a knack for getting to the QB which he would be able to do at DE as well. It's obviously a plus to have the kinda pressure he gets up the middle but I wouldn't be opposed to putting him on the outside and throwing another run stuffer in the middle with Paea.

QUOTE (SoxnGiants @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 08:42 PM) Some rumors out there that the Bears will release Peppers. He had a good season from what I could tell (I'm a Giants fan, so you'd know better than I would) but he is 33 this month and owed a lot of money next year so who knows. depending on how the view SMC, I wouldnt be opposed to this...Izzy can still get to the QB and so can Wootton. If they release Pep its gotta mean they're going to spend some money on the Oline which would make one less need to add via the draft so they can even grab another DE there at some point. I also think Melton could be a big time DE.

I just played basketball for 2 hours...outside...in shorts...on January 11th...da fudge is up with this weather?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 01:57 PM) It seems to me that taking an OC position in the NFL would be a more logical step than a HC? He had the opportunity to be the OC in Nawlins with Sean Payton but turned it down. He's happy in Canada, I don't think he comes back unless he gets the keys to the ship.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 01:50 PM) He's won 2 of the last 3 titles. I mean, that has to mean something right? Ya at the very least he needs a chance and I'd love for it to be with the Bears. He was too much knowledge to be wasted over in Canada....I hope he's the guy they hire.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:39 PM) That was 35 years ago. Should we be hiring people in other industries the same way we did 35 years ago? I'm open to it...and from all accounts, the guy is a pretty bright guy...but usually there is a reason that bright people get stuck working for mediocre companies or in positions they seem overqualified for, and that is because they have some kind of fatal flaw. Just makes me wonder if he has one. From the article I posted when Trestmans name was first talked about... Doesn't that sound like an offensive Lovie Smith?? Oh and my god, I know its a different game out in Canada but Anthony Cavillo, Trestmans QB in the CFL, went from never completing more than 66% of his passes in his first 3 years to completing 89.9% of his passes in Trestmans first year....That's insane!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 06:56 AM) You think we're getting the 29th ranked propsect in baseball plus more for Rios? I think Rios has value and could probably get you one good prospect (low top 100 maybe) right now, but there are still red flags with him and teams won't give up a ton until he proves 2012 wasn't a fluke. If he does that, then we should be able to get more for him, but a top 30 prospect still seems extremely unlikely IMO. It depends on how desperate the M's get and if they think Rios can buck his odd of and on trend. If they believe that I don't see why not, I took out Stephen Pryor who looks like a future closer and another top 100 SP from the deal to make up for any kind of talent discrepancy between Rios and Upton...I don't think it's to ridiculous. If the Sox have to add to it then so be it.

Just wanna put my Justin Upton idea here in Pale Hose Talk for those who dont wander in to the Diamond Club...I think its pretty genius and I want it to be seen by the masses =p In reference to Upton using his NTC for a deal with the M's... QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 02:45 AM) The names being speculated by the Seattle Times are Nick Franklin, Stephen Pryor, Charlie Furbush, and one of the M's top pitching prospects. So 2 good young relievers, the #29 overall ranked prospect(Franklin), and probably either the #4(Walker), 8(Hultzen), or 72(Paxton) ranked prospect in the league. Pipe dream alert.... How bout Franklin, Furbush, and Stefan Romero for Alex Rios...Then flip Franklin, Furbush, Jones, and Q or Santiago for Upton....and keep Romero for our potential 3B of the future. So basically Rios, Jones, and lets say Q for Upton and Romero. Actually that doesn't sound like much of a pipe dream at all. Discuss here.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 02:46 AM) Sandoval, Semien and Grabe are huge reaches to even put in the major leagues as bench players at some future point. Barnum has a lot of power potential, but it's more likely to be at 1B/DH or LF, in all likelihood. Beck has as much of a chance to be a 3 starter as anyone currently in our system...and Johnson, who knows what we have with him, really? All things considered, you're more likely to see Thompson in CF and Hawkins on a corner, probably RF. Mitchell, Walker and DeAza are more prototypical LFer's, although DeAza did fine in CF (at least MLB average) the first 4-4 1/2 months or so, before losing some confidence, partly attributable to some of the injuries he was going through. Pablo Sandoval doesn't fit with those other 2 guys. 2015 he's potentially a FA, and we'll have lots of $$. Grabe I put up there for his pops, and I don't mean power, I mean his dad, soxtalker floridafan. Semien put up pretty good numbers for a SS last year so why not. I'm talking about 2015 here, if I didn't mention it before. Plus I was just talking about our current guys, trades are sure to be made if that's the direction they wanna go and of course they don't have to go that young. Most importantly though, that was all for funsies as I try to fall asleep =p

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) Per Rotoworld: FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report that Justin Upton rejected a trade that would have sent him to the Mariners. The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro has confirmed the report, and although it's not clear who exactly would have gone to Arizona in the deal, Piecoro says the package was "substantial." Upton has a limited no-trade clause, and the Mariners are obviously on it, though the report speculates that a deal between the two sides could possibly be revived. The Rangers and Braves are still pursuing the outfielder. It's looking very likely that Upton will be moved prior to spring training. The names being speculated by the Seattle Times are Nick Franklin, Stephen Pryor, Charlie Furbush, and one of the M's top pitching prospects. So 2 good young relievers, the #29 overall ranked prospect(Franklin), and probably either the #4(Walker), 8(Hultzen), or 72(Paxton) ranked prospect in the league. Pipe dream alert.... How bout Franklin, Furbush, and Stefan Romero for Alex Rios...Then flip Franklin, Furbush, Jones, and Q or Santiago for Upton....and keep Romero for our potential 3B of the future. So basically Rios, Jones, and lets say Q for Upton and Romero. Actually that doesn't sound like much of a pipe dream at all NOTE-I posted this in pale hose talk so I don't hijack this thread and so my brilliant mind is seen by all of soxtalk.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 11:56 PM) Norv Turner as possible OC For the Bears or the Browns?

If our guys pan out the future could be bright...just looking at what the sox already have I'm kinda excited.... C-Flowers 1B-Viciedo 2B-Sanchez SS-Semien 3B-Grabe (Just putting him in there for his pops) OF-Thompson OF-Hawkins OF-Mitchell/Walker DH-Barnum (Perhaps a move to 3B?) SP-Sale SP-Santiago SP-Johnson SP-Quintana SP-Snodgress/Molina/Castro/Rienzo/Beck/Other I'm sure all of those guys won't be ready by 2015 and of course all of them won't pan out buttttt come 2015 they should have a ton of cash to fill in holes. Barnum moving to 3B could be a good way to put him on the fast track with the Sox projecting Tank as the 1B for the future. A 2015 big named LH free agent to DH would be nice to balance out that potential lineup. Looking ahead the Panda could be perfect in that role. Something like... 1. Mitchell/Walker LF 2. Sanchez 2B 3. Hawkins CF 4. Sandoval DH 5. Viciedo 1B 6. Thompson RF 7. Barnum 3B 8. Flowers C 9. Semien SS ...has the potential to be a young and exciting lineup.....Who says our farm sucks???

I like the Bell signing, low risk high reward. After 3 terrible years in the MLB there's probably not a chance he get's back to the #37 prospect level though.

Just wanna throw it out there that Sportsnation is a pretty entertaining show as well....That could just because I loves me some Charissa Thompson though.

Superstar Billy Graham forgot what getting heat is all about. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1477473...diot-can-you-be P.S.I only use bleacher report for the WWE articles

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 12:28 PM) Dual-threat QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 12:28 PM) That means "dual-threat" quarterback, so they are quarterbacks who generate a substantial amount of their offense via running. From what I've seen, NW is strictly a spread offense team so pretty much any QB they recruit will be a DT. Thanks guys, makes sense.

Can someone explain to me what QB-DT means? I'm looking at Northwesterns recruits and they have 2 sub 200 pound guys listed as QB-DT. It's silly to believe their 2nd position is defensive tackle at 176 and 192 pounds.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) It all depends on whether he was hurt after June or became old all of a sudden. If he was hurt and is now healthy, then I feel like he'll play another 5-6 years and challenge for 600. Watching him hit early in the year was truly a work of art. He figured the game out to a degree that most never do, truly taking what the pitcher gave him. He was fast-tracking to the HoF the last few years and I hope it was just some injury. Only guy that can hit .400 and I want to see it I agree with the bold statement....the rest is just silly. It's also hard to imagine he just all of a sudden "got old". One simply does not go from hitting .380 to .240 in a month because he got old at some point in that month...You progressively get old and I haven't seen that progression just yet. I think we start to see it this year, he's brought back next year, gets the record and then goes the way of Jim Thome and becomes a situational slugger for a year or 2. Keep the middle of the lineup together for one last year after this and then you get hella money with PK, Dunn, and Rios off the books

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 7, 2013 -> 11:05 AM) What did Bears fans think when Cutler sat out in the playoff game, when he was injured? A lot of 49ers fans are torn, if Justin Smith should play this weekend QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2013 -> 11:07 AM) If the coach is making decisions to keep an injured player on the field because of what the fans think...he doesn't deserve to be the coach. Right because you're damned if you do (Cutler) or damned if you don't (RGIII).

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 6, 2013 -> 02:21 PM) Took me a few minutes to remember that Michael Young was traded so their DH spot is open. Too bad Mitch Moreland only plays 1B, he seems to be the odd man out if they plan on playing Olt this year. Edit: apparently he plays a little RF but that doesn't make our team better....3B coulda been nice.

Bruce Strong?

Berkman to the Rangers per ESPN.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 08:03 PM) My team is a paper tiger, but in the sim world it sucks ass. Thats how I feel about last season...It's the Joe Mauer curse.