madlithuanian

Get out your popcorn!

Pix, I'm with you! Garcia or Collins don't do it for me at all! I think Kyle can hold down the fort while we groom a top prospect. Although I still amsomewhat open to McNabb. It 's his Chicago roots and that he still puts up good numbers... Not saying I'm sold, but I'd listen.

Good sleuthing on that! The one positive is he doesn't appear to be blinded with Orton love...

Agreed! At least letting this DB coach go is a start... Maybe we won't see so much DB's off the LOS by 20 yeards next season....

Far too generous... PFT's only watching game nighlights...

1. The Packers are ALWAYS aninterdivision issue. We sure got our butts handed to us in GB, did we not? 2. The Seahawks started to improve at season's end. With some guys returning from injury, I suspect they will be better next season. 3. Cardinals. If this were 2 years ago, I'd not worry. But they have a passing game. Last I checked, we can't stop the pass. 4. Bengals should have Palmer and a passing game. And now they have Benson, who seems to be doing OK. At least well enough to make their passing attack more dangerous with a pro QB in Palmer. Agreed on the night games...

Actually, other than the Lions, Browns and Rams...all the other teams look to be on on upward swing... Not and easy schedule I think...but you never know until it plays out a bit.

...and Laurinaitis!

I think 55! Lofty expectations!

Pix, thanks again for running the pools! Your efforts are greatly appreciated! Cheers! Congrats to all the winners!

Actually, I'd rather have Mangini as a DC...

I throd that... However, I'd look at a vet OL too... I'm sure one could be had within reason.

AZ BAL SD PHI

Thanks for those tidbits!

I didn't expect different, that's why I predicted a Houston win. However, it doesn't make it any less embarassing because it's been going on all year. Crap is crap. Whether one time or sixteen times. You may be getting used to it, and therefore it packs less of a punch. But, I can't get used to a Chicago Bears team that is inept on D.

Thanks for the write-up nfo! Great persepctive we weren't privvy to! Anything really interesting to come form the Hanies? Is he ready to be our #1 QB?

I sure hope so too, but I fear not. At least getting rid of Babich is an improvment.

Yeah, it is odd! Kind of like Smith not making game-time adjustments! You can set your watch to it! We apparently prefer different journalistic styles... I love a dry read of stats, figures and what the team wants you to read, but I like the occassional biting commentary as well. Yep, the author can pick and choose that which he wishes to make his point. I see no logical fallacies in his article. The only thing you may not like is the style, tone, and cherry picking of info. Again, personal preference. 9-7 does not make a good team. It means we did the most with one of the easiest schedules in the NFL. Playing the Rams, Detroit twice, the Jags, etc...is foolsgold. 9-7 means that was your record. We won games we shouldn't have and lost more we should have won. I just simply disagree that we are only a few tweaks away from being a SB contender. We have a suspect QB, we have a suspect OL with serious age issues, we have no true WR, we have a suspect FB, we have a suspect DL including players like Harris which could be injured for life, we have an aging MLB who seems to have lost more than a step, we have suspect CB's that can't tackle or cover, and I'm not sure we even have safeties on the roster as Mike Brown is a RFA. We also have a coaching staff that has proven time and time again they cannot adjust, that they continually call the wrong play, that they do not know how to go for the jugular, that the come in illprepared and the players are winded at least early in the season, that they don't teach the players to do basics like tackle (we lead the lead in missed tackles I heard on the gamecast last night!), that they can't progress players like Gage, Bradley,etc, and they show no real emotion. That ain't a few teweaks. That's a serious problem. Yep, with a few tweaks, we could probably get to the playoffs with another easy schedule. Only to be bounced out ASAP just like we'll probably see with Miami. It's nice. I'll root 'em on like a lunatic. But I also know that it's not good enough. I want quality health care, not a band aid. Smith is proposing yet another band-aid. Wow! I can't believe you're chiding Alex Brown for showing some passion! Has Zombie Smith infected you with the "Night of the Living Dead" virus? The guy is not a top tier DE! He is the guy that will shine because we are supposed to have a top tier DE in Ogun and DT in Harris. With both those guys failing, Brown will also fail. But of the lot, at least Brown was making plays and showing heart!

Agreed. We don't need another Chandler/Stewart...

Cassell I think would fail here...he was a product of a great team around him... I like all your other pick ups though!

Overall, I like your draft.

I just wrote that the D did...and yes, for this club, that is embarassing. Is over 400 yards given to another club something to hang your hat on?

Get your barf bag ready....

Then I stand corrected...I've yet to hear any such interview. I fully take your word on it. I guess it'd be nice to hear after a game rather than a day later on a radio show... But that's my problem for not seeking it out. Yeah, I really think 2 years will be it. I don't see him able to turn a corner since I haven't really seen any adjustments let alone in a single game. I do hear you there. Reality is that us fans really don't have a say. So, we have this and other sites we can vent our frustration out on...