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What are his home/away splits? Because overall his numbers are pretty bad.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Jets cut former 1st round pick Quinton Coples due to lack of playing time, particularly a new system. (he thrived in a 3-4 under Rex Ryan) Bears should be ALL OVER THIS. Only 25 years old. Looks like Miami is going to pick him up. Who so happens to play the Jets this week.

This thread has given us a list of about 15 new mexican food places we have to make a point to go to. You know how you get stuck going to the places you know are good and are familiar with?

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 01:13 PM) XOCO does not take reservations but is completely different setup and layout than Fronto and Topolo, chances are you won't wait more than 30 minutes to eat. There is one right next to Frontera and Topolobampo. That is probably my most frequented restaurant in the city. The Ahogada in winter time is amazing. Great Margaratas, beer list, hot chocolate and amazing desserts (namely the churros). If you want a Bayless place, XOCO is simple and casual and awesome. Don't skip chips and Guac either If you want true down and dirty Mexican, Pilsen is your best bet. Nuevo Leon is the staple but there are some other local ones just as good if not better IMO. Sabor y Sazon and Carnitas Urupuan (if going during the day, the Carnitas are RIDICULOUS) are my two stops. A couple other hidden gems are Mary's tacqueria or Martinez Supermarket in Bridgeport (both are super casual Mexican in the back of a grocery store.) There are also a couple of churro spots you can stop by in Pilsen How many are in your group? I must be confusing Xoco when I tried booking for Frontera. I have heard about Martinez in Bridgeport, its right by my parents house. I have yet to try them but I have to hit them up from some tacos. My brother claims they are best he has had.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 12:01 PM) Good call. I've had a mixed bag there but I'd still recommend for neighborhood/food. I actually just got off the phone with them before I checked back here. LOL They guy is willing to reserve for a group. So I am leaning towards this being the spot. The only thing is he said that we will have a limited menu (I am assuming the catering menu).

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 11:42 AM) Shipps, you may just want to try out Xoco in wicker park. I've had much more success there. Also http://www.cantina-1910.com/menu/ opened in andersonville. I've also been a fan of d'noche (cafe con leche) in logan square but its better for brunch. I tried Xoco but they were booked to. That damn Bayless must put out some good food, jeez.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 11:20 AM) New Rebozo Oak Park. OH MY GOD!!! Their menu looks pretty tasty.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 11:21 AM) Hmm, the benefit of those places is they offer a nice sit down atmosphere. Is that important to you? Or do you just want to get some great dishes and it can be more casual and scattered. Edit: clearly missed your last line. Thinking. I have now altered my plan and my do a surprise dinner with some of our friends. So it can be casual so that we can get a group reservation in. Sorry for my late edit.

So I wanted to book a reservation for Frontera or Topolabamba for the weekend of December 5th but they are completely booked. Its my wife's birthday weekend and she loves good Mexican food more than anything. I wanna go somewhere a little less casual than usual. There are a ton of foodies on ST and I know you guys can hook me up on this one!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 10:17 AM) This is exactly the time table they set down when the surgery happened Nope. I think you are making s*** up kyle. I recall Pace saying that next year he gets two first rounders by White coming back.

WTF that is crazy. I really hope that he isn't forcing this.

If I had a dollar for every time I visited sotalk.com I would be about $423 richer.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Jets cut former 1st round pick Quinton Coples due to lack of playing time, particularly a new system. (he thrived in a 3-4 under Rex Ryan) Bears should be ALL OVER THIS. Only 25 years old. This sounds interesting. Really fits the profile for the Bears. They have to be sniffing around this guy.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 04:12 PM) The best coach on the planet when it comes to football is tight lipped and non-descript. I really don't care. Fox isn't mean, he's just quiet and protective. That is fine. He's done a hell of a job thus far and I don't really care if he doesn't give the media a ton of access. And the media has asked him tough questions, he just ignores the answers or comes back with a sarcastic response. Do you think Pat fans care that Belli is as closed off as he is? My beef is with the reporters, not Fox. He is fine with me with how he goes about his business. I just get the feeling that some may not be doing their job as well as they should in the media. I could be totally off base in that and maybe they are all trying their hardest to get info out of him but it appears they have held back and some have given up at prodding. Plus Fox is no Belichick.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) You could have stopped with question 1 with this answer: "he won't give them s*** back for an answer anyway." I hear ya but you don't stop asking the questions. It doesnt appear they ever pressure him with questions even though we may know what his answer is going to be. If they keep on doing their job and ask the questions eventually you may get tidbits of answers here and there, possibly unintentionally.

Is it me or are the beat writers either... 1. Scared of the Fox staff so they don't ask the questions we are wondering as fans. 2. They are trying to make good with Fox's staff so they keep quiet about a ton of s*** they shouldn't. 3. They are playing a loosing game of give and take when they are never getting. It seems like it is all of the above and its getting really annoying.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) Dan Wiederer ‏@danwiederer 10m10 minutes ago Bears coach John Fox announces that the team has waived QB Jimmy Clausen. Outside interest in David Fales prompted the move. Fales was on the practice squad but has now been promoted to the active roster. Outside interest? I am really surprised by this.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 11:10 AM) I believe it is a requirement of all plans compliant with the actual ACA requirements. That may be true in terms of the ACA plans. I am not sure.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 23, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) One thing to make clear, your deductible payments count towards your maximum out of pocket cost. Your post is a little confusing and could lead some to believe they are seperate. Sometimes it does not count towards the OOP max. So that's another thing to verify as well.

Sports Mockery is probably the worst out there right now. But they know what to say to get people talking and sharing their articles.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 20, 2015 -> 03:36 PM) we have to pick up a foster dog tomorrow morning. This dog is coming up here from Texas, I think it will be in for quite a shock oh boy, you decided to foster again huh? You are better than me dude. Mia gives me all I can handle. LOL

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Nov 20, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) What questions should I specifically ask him? You need to know the Maternity benefits What is the deductible? What is the Co-insurance? What is the Out of pocket max? Office visit co-pays? Is the hospital you are interested in having services In Network with the plan? Are there any riders written in the plan? (These are services that are excluding coverage for a certain type of care)

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Nov 20, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) That's why I am lost. I wasn't involved in the conference call, only my wife. She is easily sold on things so she is ready to sign up. I'm skeptical of everything so I'm trying to get more information. IMO that is purposely presented as complete f***ing jibberish because they have a lot to hide of what the benefits of that plan actually are. Do not sign up for that plan until you can see some stuff as we have talked about written in plain English.

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Nov 20, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Yeah he told me by not going with an ACA plan then I will get penalized just like anyone that doesn't have health insurance. What he presented was only like $204/month though. I attached the power point presentation that he emailed us. Wow, how the hell is anyone supposed to evaluate a plan that is presented like that?

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Nov 20, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) Very thankful that this thread was started shipps! My wife will be coming off of her parents insurance in January so we are looking for plans for her. I am covered through work, but it doesn't cover anyone in my family. It doesn't seem like the best plan so I don't think it is worth the money to pay for her to be on that same plan. We are more than likely going to be starting a family in 2016 so I am focused on finding a plan that will allow us to spend as little as possible for all of the Dr's visits and the actual cost of having the baby at the hospital. I don't mind paying a higher than average monthly rate as long as it saves us money on those two things. I am in sales for a living and one of my prospective clients is in health insurance sales and he started asking about my situation so I told him my wife needs coverage for 2016. We end up scheduling a conference call with him, come to find out what he is selling is not a part of the ACA. Does anyone have any knowledge about health insurance that isn't part of the Affordable Care Act? Specifically US Health Advisors is who he is with. I know by not going with an ACA plan there is a fee, but have any of you decided to go this route for your insurance? Other pros/cons? It seems a little suspect to me, but I can't really pinpoint what about it that I don't trust. For those of you with knowledge on the subject, do you have any recommendations? Be careful about going with a health care sales associates. In my opinion they have a biased and will push certain plans upon you instead of finding exactly whats in your best interest. So you are going to have to really ask a lot of questions and make sure there are giving you all options. As long as you keep with the basic fundamentals that have been posted in this thread you will be able to make an informed decision. Obviously make sure you find out the maternity benefits of the plan as well. It MIGHT be a good idea to go outside of the ACA from what I am seeing now actually. Blue cross specifically changed all their ACA plans to Choice products. These products are Out of network with almost all of what people consider "good hospitals". If you have a Choice plan you will not have many options at all. It appears that most of the plans that were offered in the ACA marketplace this year is changing next year to where contracting with In Network facilities are going to be extremely limited. The insurance companies are realizing it isnt financially beneficial for them at all to offer plans to this population so in order to stay in line they will still offer the ACA plans but no one is going to want them. Its ridiculous, but that is for the buster I suppose.