Harry Chappas

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 02:05 PM) Ah well my vote goes to Rougarou's. The logo could be potential be pretty BA. That's apparently what one looks like. Nickname you team something that nobody can pronounce. That is great marketing.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 10:35 AM) Eh, he's been taken care of by the Sox more than any other team was willing to do. AJP owes a lot to the Sox. They simply consider him a bad investment at this point and I agree. The White Sox are as loyal if not the most loyal team in baseball. This is why guys piss and moan so much when they are let go (Fisk, Dye, Ordonez) and in some cases are forced to leave (Buerhle, AJ).

QUOTE (The Critic @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 02:43 PM) Yep. The Horsemen were great, and Flair at that time was the best talker in the game. However, he has overstayed his welcome longer than anyone in the history of the business, mostly because he lived his gimmick while marrying far too many women. His promos lately are embarrassing, he has no concept of letting the other guy talk, and he REALLY needs to stop getting involved physically. Not much sadder than a flabby old man "getting color" in a suit with a ripped shirt. Jerry "The King" Lawlor is like the anti-Flair. He was never really on tv in the Chicago area and now he is a staple in the WWE.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 18, 2012 -> 07:08 AM) I didn't get to watch that time period but from the mid 90's on, he's bored the hell out of me. His early 80's stuff was epic. The old NWA with the Four Horseman

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 04:08 PM) Those fly overs are for logging flight time/practice in order to retain your ability to pilot those jets. If they had no need to constantly log flight time in order to stay in practice, you wouldn't see flyovers happening at sporting events. It's not like they do them just to waste money. I wasn't really serious, I was talking about getting it timed perfect to fly over as the singer finishes.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 04:34 PM) I dont get that at all, based on what? If you have the NFL network you should watch it, they will show Jay talking and joking around with his own team and other teams including coaching staffs. I think maybe in that case the media may help offset the impression you have gotten from what obviously drives ratings and mouse clicks. The twitter thing in the playoff game is a decent indication but that could have been overblown by the media.

QUOTE (Sox1 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 04:35 PM) Cutler is not a top 10 Qb. These are the following QB's I would rather have. Brady P Manning E Manning Rodgers Luck RG3 Wilson Big Ben Kaepernick Ryan Newton You missed Brees, Schaub, the cat with the Lions whose name escapes me, Dalton and Rivers. Jay is in that group somewhere with Eli. Payton, Brees, Rogers and Brady are in their own league. Newton, Kapernick, Wilson, RG3 and Luck have not accomplished anything in the NFL to warrant putting them higher than Cutler. Jay Cutler is comparably to Ben Rothlisberg except the Steelers put him in a system while the Bears are clueless on offense.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 14, 2012 -> 10:07 AM) It's a trillion dollars of research and development into future tech, it's not like we're spending money on old beater cars or something. I agree we don't need that, but who the hell knows what we'll need in 5 years or 10 years. I'd rather be safe not sorry. There's absolutely things we need to cut and stop wasting money on. All i'm saying is "we don't need it today so it's a waste of money" isn't a good argument. I just wish they could find a way to time the flyovers with the national anthem a little better.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 03:39 PM) Yeah sometimes he barely gets tackled. Rodgers has a pretty good sense of when to get in the fetal position and just go down. Cutler is always taking some ugly shots. Probably because the DE is running at him untouched. Some are line related some are of his own decisions. I do not think he intentionally wants to get pummeled but I think some of his awareness is a little lacking. He tries to make the big play too often instead of pulling it down, holding the ball and getting into the fetal position.

QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) Intelligent response. Seriously, you cannot judge a player's ability based on one season as a full time player. There are a ton of players that have had 1 or 2 good seasons and then sucked after that. DeAza was a good prospect but injuries set him back. If healthy the DeAza of last year was the norm.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) The baggage all centers around his facial expressions, I just dont buy it. He was on the radio today and had a 100% better interview than Urlacher did yet Jay is the one that has baggage. He's gone through how many OC's in his time here and how many OL? This is a guy that plays through pain better than any other QB I've seen while at the same time battling diabetes. The media doesnt sway me to the anti-jay POV at all. Urlacher is douche What I am not certain of is how much of the OC coaching carousel is due to the inept bears FO and Lovie Smith's staff and how much is Jay. Can Jay Cutler win a Super Bowl yes, will he with this team this year, no.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) The OL for the Packers has been banged up this year, but some of those sacks are on Rodgers. He can hold the ball too long and will get sacked yet he can make plays as well so they live with it. He also seems to be able to get sacked without it taking him out of games.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 03:26 PM) I disagree, he is the exact talent that could be called a franchise QB, he has had s*** around him most of the time here. What other team would use Devin Hester as their "#1" WR? like we did years ago. The fact that he's the most talented QB we've had in my lifetime just amplifies it. He has all of the physical talent to be the franchise quarterback but he does not seem to have any of the intangible qualities. Although this could be due to the fact that the organization and coaching staff can not find a legitimate OC that can use his talents. Although this seems to be an overriding theme with him, was the baggage he came with and he has never put said baggage down.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 02:40 PM) LOL. Bears fans, ladies and gentleman. What is LOL about what I said? Jay Cutler is a good quarterback, probably top 10, in the league. Jay Cutler does not make any players around him better, he potentially can make them worse as he can be inaccurate, holds the ball to long and trys to force plays. Thsi coachign staff though as a whole does not make any players better. Jay Cutler has not been given a sensible OC that can use his skill set, this may be Jay Cutler not being receptive to coaching as well. Jay Cutler is one of a few NFL QB's that can "make all of the throws". Jay Cutler is the best QB the Bears franchise has ever had. What there exactly makes me a "LOL...Bears fan" I do not think Jay Cutler can lead this team to the Super Bowl. Where now do I turn in my fan card?

If Jay Cutler was capable of winning a game for a team I would like the Bears chances. I personally think Jay Cutler is glorified more than he should be because the history of the QB position for the Bears is so bad.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 02:05 PM) Well, the FAKE lead off hitter the Sox currently happen to be employing, actually is younger than Bourn, slugged better than Bourn and got on base the same amount as Bourn and is about $15 million a year cheaper. He also bats left handed. Knock it off the White Sox suck and every player should be moved. I was really surprised there was never a Floyd/Thorton/Reed for Ervin Santana thread

Glad my parents decided to have children risk having them get drafted 18 years later if the Vietnam conflict had still been raging.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 14, 2012 -> 02:17 PM) Christ, Obama is getting me choked up Just watched that. You give or even watch that speech and do not get choked up, you have no soul. Life goes on, you can not allow acts of this nature dictate your life, if you do, you miss out on the joys that are readily there that are so much greater than the tragedies. I'll go home and think about it a little more when I hug my kids tonight and tell them I love them but I have to believe that they are safe and I will come home each day to see them and we will grow older together if not, there is no joy of family and friends.

So the mom is a kindergarten teacher. Guy kills his brother, heads to the school kills a few staff employees and students en route to killing his mother and kills the entire kindergarten class. Disgusting

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 14, 2012 -> 01:01 PM) Things like this make me scared to every try to raise children. I know we can't live our life in fear, etc. But the world is a ridiculous place. This is just so...I don't even know the word for it. I'm sitting here watching it on TV, it's almost like this can't be real, can it? It's hard to actually comprehend this is real, this happened. I know we argue about mindless stuff on end on here...but God bless all of you. None of that's important in the grand scheme of things. It really compounds this situation. Earlier today I bought a 7 game plan for me and my kids as a Christmas gift, I felt really good about things and then this really just sucks the life right out of you. My God, this time of the year is incredibly special for young children and families, parents and schools feel a renowned sense of innocence at this time of the year. As I got older Christmas spirit passes but with three young kids, my Christmas spirit is as great as it even was. Stuff like this though makes you think about what kind of world you are bringing these kids into. God help them all.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Dec 13, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) call a ticket rep to get better seats and no fees. That is what I am doing.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 11, 2012 -> 09:34 PM) This Amish Mafia show is a joke..............this Levi is a wannabe..............all these guys have records...............this show looks 100% fake to me I could not turn the f***ing this off. It was terrible but I could not tune out. Looks like something that should be on Real TV.

Release Peppers and get Jake Long. Football experts seem to think the Dolphins need more help than Long can give. In order for that to happen Lovie has to be shown the door. His defense will not work without a Pro Bowl MLB and stout defensive line. Both of which will be gone next year if the offensive line is going to be rebuilt.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Dec 10, 2012 -> 07:18 PM) Actually, most people think he will walk. He's had back issues and isn't the same dominant LT he used to be. Oh come on. Be real. He had like 25 TFL and 17 sacks the past 2 years at Boise State and ran the 2nd best 40 time at the combine of OLB/DE's. I was talking to an NFL head coach this summer, odd circumstance, and he was pretty candid about the Bears. He was not a fan of Martz, Tice or Lovie. He also said that they had Shea as a third round talent and without a position in the NFL. His thought on the OC position was that Lovie really did not knwo what he wanted and could not make a decision on that position to save his life. Teams were not letting him interview guys anymore for that position which is why Tice was handed the job. Some things on Lovie. He is abysmal at evaluating and developing talent. My feeling is that he has a say in the draft and roster moreso than we are lead to believe. I find it odd that after Lovie got his deal after the Super Bowl all of a sudden Jerry Angelo could not draft any longer. I also think the McClellan pick has Lovie written all over it to replace Urlacher at middle linebacker. Lovie inherited three pro bowl defenders and was handed a DE with hall of fame talent and he is incapable of building on that.

You have to trade Flowers if AJ is resigned. Package Flowers, Gavin and Thorton and you should be able to get a good piece or at least some high ceiling prospect(s).