I'm ready to raise the white flag...it's too hard to respond to bold, italic, double bold, different font,etc...
BUT NOT YET!
1. A: Talking more about Bowman, Payne, Vasher, Tillman, Chris Harris, Todd Johnson... Tillman and Vasher were more than solid for a few years. Beyond that, there is some hope, but mostly just warm bodies w/ a few busts. Again, he's responsible for 25%... Hey, I hated the RMJ pick up from day one. Bad karma.
P: All WR's should put moves on a DBs. Just because our WR's can't doesn't mean many others don't. That's why there's a stat out there called YAC. Agian, players 25% too.
2. A: Gutless tool. I like that. Agian, 25% only. Smith still can't do anything right with what he's given whether he asked for it or not.
P: OK, pick CB if you don't like OG. Most are still CB's in the pros. DM is mis-managed by Smith. He's a great nickel back. Leave it alone Zombie. Joe was a miss, and Okwo was a Smith request. How about Roach or J. Williams at LB. Nice picks to me...
3. A: And? Still 25%. Cutler's a tough guy. TJ 's a tough guy. Briggs tough guy. AP tough guy. Alex Brown tough guy. Chris Harris tough guy. Kellen Davis, seems tough.
P: I hate to say, but if you don't know what your CEO does, he's either not a good CEO or you spend too much time on blogs... What team doesn't take on character issues? Please. Very few NFL guys are choirboys... Some are worse than others, and the Bears have had their share. Again, a coach should put his players in position to win. Smith does not do that.
4. A: You make my point. Even if you bluff, you will eventually get called. But at least you're giving yourdelf a fighting chance rather than thinking your 6's are a full boat.
P: Apparently Smith didn't get through to the fat man. Doesn't seem like much of a leader to me... Must've given him a gist basket from Allen Brothers instead of Jenny Craig.
5. A: I'm good at math. It's 50% on Smith. You're far from turning my opinion. In fact, you just turn my stomach giving Smith so much positive love.
P: Fair enough. I go by what we hear. And yes, I do agree that practice is huge. The greats like Payton and Rice were amazing in practice. I referenced Rodman as an extreme example. The point is that given that a player performs well on Sunday, do you really give a flying s*%& what his practice habits are or how well he performs in a HC's sun tanning drill? While one should care if a guy beats his wife, kills people, etc...that a guy doesn't practice great, should be a non-issue.
I call BS man! You are totally defending Smith by attempting to place more blame on the GM and players! You are also completely playing Devil's Advocate because, even as you say, you've been all over Smith in the past. And the start of your post hints at the glee of just arguing for argument's sake!
If we had a better HC, we would have been in the playoffs these past 2 years. If not the past 3. And would have won the Super Bowl.
Hey, I don't like JA either! I want him out too! But I think a better HC can make up for some of JA's shortcomings, while a buffoon like Smith makes the problems worse. JA may have started the fire, but instead of bringing water, Smith throws gasoline. There is no doubt in my mind, that Smith is far more to blame regarding our current woes than JA. Yes, both are to blame, but Smith is twice as guilty if not more. The end.
