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QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:58 AM) I don't get it...if you ask any NFL coach what are the largest determining factors in who wins or loses a football game, each and every one of them would list "turnovers." Lovie's teams led the NFL in takeaways over his nine year tenure in Chicago. Say what you want about Lovie's game management skills or his offenses, but the man is one of the best defensive coaches in recent NFL history, IMHO. Actually, I imagine it would be points scored, specifically scoring more than the other team

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:53 AM) With a particular set of hall of fame players, yes. In Detroit, San Fran and Chicago he sucked. And yet you are indicting Lovie Smith for a .560 winning percentage when his QBs were Grossman, Orton, and Cutler and, until this last year, his receivers were Berrian, Muhammad, Knox, and Bennett (among several other terribly mediocre options).

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:46 AM) Mike Martz had a .624 winning percentage. Above average! He was. He also had one of the greatest offenses ever assembled and was an incredible offensive mind.

QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) Even though he is arguably the best baseball player alive and would GREATLY improve the Sox' chances of winning? In years 2-4 of his deal. Then you get to 5-10 and you end up with a player like Alex Rodriguez who can't stay healthy and can't produce when healthy, yet you're still paying them $25 million a year.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) Honestly guys, Rick filled out ALL of the trade paperwork but then his dog ate it. Mama Hahn: "Ricky?! Ricky what are you burning up there?!" Ricky: "Nothin' Ma!" Daddy Hahn: "You listen to your god damn mother! And god damn it Ricky you turn that music down or I'm comin' up there myself!" Oh wow, a video game and marijuana reference in the same post, that's amazing. Because I bet that's what someone who has a degrees from the University of Michigan, Northwestern (MBA), and HARVARD LAW SCHOOL do. Keep on trolling though

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 05:01 PM) The only real question I have at this point is whether or not Rickyboy sees his shadow once he pops out of his hole. This has been a mild winter so far but with that said I could still go for an early spring. Ken Rosenthal reports that he will see his shadow

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) Source? Uhh, uhh Chicago Tribune

QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:35 AM) I don't disagree with you at all. It would be nice to hear something...a rumor, a hint of a rumor, anything. The Sox want to trade their bad players for good players.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:04 AM) Hahn and KW are probably polar opposites when it comes to patience. KW could never wait to get his chips in the pot. We're used to having more offseason activity by now. Hahn is more conservative and can hold out in attempt to get what he wants. Hahn's best skill as assistant GM has been in contract negotiations, so that should translate well when he makes his first trade. Blake Tekotte hates you. In fact, he hates all of you. He's going to be my superman.

I'm normally the voice of reason with Keith Law, but Sorry Keith, everyone else sees 2-3 upside, so STFU

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 04:46 PM) We might have fallen behind KC as well. Won't believe it till I see it. There have been moves (and non-moves) made by both sides, but I don't see those being enough to make up 13 games.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) At 28 posts per day, it only took me 3571+ days. Just a little more than 9 3/4 years

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 01:12 PM) And he was awful when he played. Tsk tsk

Bills have already interviewed Whisenhunt, and they have about 5 (Kelly, McCoy, Marrone) but most interestingly, Lovie Smith. He's the first I've seen connected. I don't think Russ Brandon wants to hire Lovie, but I really hope Lovie sells himself. I'm not sure any of the other guys are honestly that interested in the Bills job, but I know Lovie is. I want Lovie in Buffalo.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 11:10 AM) This is very short-sighted and should onlybe true in later rounds. In the early rounds you take the impact player regardless of position. Look at Green Bay this year. They had many wide recievers and Drafted Cobb because he was the best player. Turns out they needed him due to injuries and Jefferies may leave because of it. You draft the impact player. Now as I said the Bears have such a glaring need I would be tempted to go O-line all the way. However if you pass on say a D-line or LB you may miss the next impact player you need in a year. Bills and CJ Spiller too. Of course, had they not drafted him and drafted someone else that's terrible, they may have ended up with a higher draft pick, which could have been nice too. They should probably just start drafting a s***load of good players.

Why is the speed limit 65 or 75 or 70? Why can't it be 55 or 85 or 95?

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 10:10 AM) The idea is unworkable I know, but most of the time they start reading the phone book or other such nonsense. perhaps they must speak on the bill they are tying to prevent going to a phone? They should do it like "Whose Line is it Anyways?" If they want to filibuster, the rest of Congress draws ideas out of a hat and the speaker must speak (or do improvisational comedy) on that topic.

Ptatc can describe it in further detail, but coming from the side puts far less stress on his elbow than coming over the top or 3/4. And, as that article indicates as well, he's strikingly similar to Randy Johnson too, including mechanically. Johnson threw 200+ innings 14 times, and he was well on his way to doing it in '94 too. EDIT: Thinking back, it may not have been ptatc, but I have read in the past where there is less concern over Sale due to the angle at which he throws. I'm honestly not concerned in the least.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 09:08 AM) His touch on end zone balls was spectacular. Hadn't seen him play until then. They had, what, 5 yards rushing in the first half? There was the pick 6 too, but that was primarily the Teddy Bridgewater show in the first half. He wasn't mobile at all, but he was generally smart with holding on to the ball and taking sacks rather than forcing passes into coverage. You would like to see some ability to elude pressure, but with the all out rushes Florida had at times in the second half, he had about 2 seconds to even look downfield before he was getting hit, so you can't fault him too much. I told my brother-in-law that I plan on watching as much Louisville football as I can next year just to watch him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:59 AM) Just looked through the stats. Cutler had 66% as many rushing attempts as Andrew Luck and Christian Ponder, 75% as many as Rodgers, and the same number as Jake Locker, who missed 5 games. His rushing attempts are also similar to guys like Sam Bradford, Josh Freeman, Matthew Stafford. Cutler is more effective at getting yards per attempt than the latter names on those lists, but he's not getting out of the pocket and running nearly as much as "Mobile" QB's, particularly given the number of broken plays his line gave him. rushing attempts =! using your feet to avoid pressure

Teddy Bridgewater made a strong case to be a top 10 pick next year. He made some mistakes out of inexperience, but he looked stellar for the most part.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:41 AM) Didn't they have a left handed catcher? That hit pretty decent last year? No, Ben Davis hasn't played since 2004

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 07:35 AM) His motion and arm slot have always left him as a question mark, much like Strausburg. His mechanics are much more fluid and safer than Strasburg's.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 03:45 PM) That makes sense. I guess I've just always heard "reliever" thrown around with Rienzo but not ever really with Castro. I didn't realize they were the same age, though. EDIT: Is Petricka better than Castro/Molina? I never see anyone that thinks he is a starter (though they always mention his size), and he's gotta be about 30 years old at this point. That's the one I'd drop out. Petricka has a big time fastball but he's struggled and he's got reliever written all over him.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) That was actually a pretty positive review of our guys. Even though we are probably still ranked in the mid 20s or lower, you would not know it reading that review. I basically noticed that past the top 10, there wasn't (and isn't) much high end talent, but there are some potential difference makers in the system right now.