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The Aaron Rodgers protection squad releases their yellow flags
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Great pass protection, bad throw on 3rd down
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There's a "rusty" play from Rodgers -- Quarless didn't want to bring his defender in front of the next level's route but Rodgers wasn't thinking that way
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QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 29, 2013 -> 04:38 PM) They should have gone for the first down. It's not like the field position for the Packers would have been great. Considering the review shows us that they could pin the Packers to the 1, it's hard for me to get mad about it
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In this cold, I bet kicking is going to be brutal
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Jobbed by officials tally = one
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QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 29, 2013 -> 03:54 AM) 13 HBP, 59 Wild pitches and 128 walks in 42 pro innings. Oh my f***ing god. In his last inning ever he walked 12 batters, hit 3 of them, threw 9 wild pitches, and allowed 12 ER. LOL, where the f*** was his manager? Because that last inning spanned 5 games, lmao
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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 26, 2013 -> 08:31 AM) The same can be said about any roster. I bet it's rare that all 25 guys on a baseball team like each other, just like in any other work setting, there's bound to be somebody that grinds your gears. It's not so much that I would be dissuaded by the thought that they aren't all going to be buddies -- it is just often floated that the presence of many Cubans on the roster should be interpreted as a reason to continue going after them, which may not actually be a good reason to justify further pursuit of Cuban players
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Official 2013-2014 College Hoops Thread
Jake replied to Brian's topic in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub
Didn't take long for the cream to rise there. UIC will end up scoring fewer than 20 points in the entire second half -
Official Recruiting Thread II
Jake replied to greasywheels121's topic in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub
QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 28, 2013 -> 09:06 AM) After watching Simeon the past 3 days, Illinois should take away DJ Williams scholarship and give it to Ed Morrow. That kid is legit. You been in Pontiac? -
QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Dec 27, 2013 -> 12:40 AM) Anyone have a Slingbox? Any advice? We just finally got my parents' set up after buying a PRO-HD four years ago. Trying to get it to work became an annual Christmas tradition and it finally worked out. I can use it to stream Chicago sports to my Roku when I'm back at home, far from Chicago TV market. Had to buy a god damned 15 dollar Android app to do it though, because apparently developing a self-sufficient app for Roku was too hard.
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I would honestly and truly take all of the non-Cutler Bears skill guys mentioned over the non-Rodgers Packers skill guys. About 10 or 12 weeks ago, I would have taken Jordy Nelson over Alshon. Lacy is pretty exciting, but he's no Matt Forte. Maybe if we were factoring salary into the equation, we'd have an argument for him.
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This Roku 3 is really nifty. I'm really pleased with it.
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While I was saying that everyone benefits from making the playoffs whether you are likely to succeed there or not, the Packers need not take any risks with their important players to get there. Probably makes me just look biased as a Bears fan, but if Cobb or Rodgers are at risk on Sunday, they shouldn't be running them out there. I'm almost positive Rodgers is at risk, but I'm not sure about Cobb. They should be trying to win, but it wouldn't make much sense to sacrifice two of their most important players just to finish 8-7-1
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I've always been a huge Cutler fan. I'm just not sure how many more times I can be told that "if _____, then you'll see the real Cutler!" I always felt like cutting him loose was such a big risk for us, which it is. Now, though, it's becoming clear that keeping him is itself quite the risk.
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If you put enough of these Cuban dudes on the same team, you're bound to end up pairing up two guys that hate each other I mean, you can't really make managerial decisions based on that, but I think about it
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IMO, his ceiling in terms of value to team is the same as Abreu. I'm not paying twice the rate just because he's a starter -- that makes me LESS inclined to pay him because of the injury risk. I'd pay him a lot of money, but not anywhere very close to $100M. I'd just assume pay a "number 2" guy half that
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Really enjoying my Victorinox Super Tinker pocket knife/multi-tool. I've used half the tools already today between all the gift opening, moving/assembling some furniture, and putting together a new cat toy. Finding the toothpick and tweezers was quite the surprise
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Mark Buehrle has zero good pitches. He is a man of pure mystery. He has a bad curveball, a straight and slow fastball, a straight changeup, and a barely moving cutter. He locates beautifully, is very smart in pitch selection, and never tips his pitches. He is a freak of nature as far as I'm concerned. Surkamp's stuff is objectively better, it's just a matter of whether he has half of the moxie and savvy of a guy like Buehrle. He has been compared to Barry Zito which is a good comp to me considering the very slow fastball and plus curveball and plus change.
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I'd like to know his contract situation in Japan. Do they have free agency there? All Tanaka has to do is leverage his ability to change teams in Japan. Say, "if you don't post me, I'll play one year for XX team and THEY will get the $20 million AND me pitching for them for a year"
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After seeing how much an extended run in the bullpen dicked up Santiago's stuff, I'm not one to endorse moving a guy who might have value as a starter to the pen. I also don't care about righty-lefty balance, especially when Surkamp is a totally different type of pitcher than anyone else on our team. He throws a two-seamer and big curveball, primarily, with some changeups mixed in for good measure. Q throws a relatively straight heater, a cutter, a slider, and a changeup. Danks is primarily fastball-changeup, with cutters used prominently as well. In terms of pitches and pitch shapes, Surkamp is most similar to Sale...except not similar at all on the whole because he throws so much slower. Anyway, Rienzo is promised nothing as he is a less promising prospect than Surkamp as a starting pitcher and had a similarly bumpy ride to Surkamp in his brief stint in the majors. Rienzo has had an extremely unremarkable run through the minors as well. Hahn has said more than once that they aren't planning for Paulino to be ready to start the year, so I don't see him being competition out of ST. Surkamp should get an honest look at 5th starter in ST and will probably be kept in AAA as depth otherwise.
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Fantasy football advice thread
Jake replied to DrunkBomber's topic in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub
I was down 6 points with Vernon Davis as my only remaining player. -
QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 24, 2013 -> 09:12 PM) Uncoachable? Why? Because he told Martz to go f*** himself? Martz was awful in Chicago and deserved it. Trestman doesn't seem to have issues getting to him. His first years in Chicago had bad talent around him and questionable coaching. Some frustration could be expected. Tom Brady cusses out the sidelines and he is a competitor. Cutler does it and he is selfish and uncoachable. I've concluded that he's uncoachable because he continues to make the same mistakes he has always made. It looked earlier this year like he may have made some strides but it no longer seems that way. He fails to make adjustments at the line, he holds the ball too long, he constantly throws off of his back foot, does not progress through his reads, holds the ball one-handed and near his waist in the pocket, and who knows what else. When people talk about Jay's wasted talent, this is why. This is why McCown can come in and outplay him. McCown will see the blitz and abuse it to the extent that they quit doing it. He doesn't turn the ball over. He makes the right reads. His inferior arm is nullified by the fact he steps into his throws with his feet under him. McCown is nothing special, he's just well coached. It is indeed hard to prove whether or not he is coachable, but the fact that he makes the most fundamental quarterbacking mistakes year after year with coach after coach leads me to believe it is the case. That doesn't mean he is a dickhead or that he has a bad relationship with his coaches. When I'm saying uncoachable, I'm saying that he is being coached and not implementing what is being coached. Maybe he's not smart enough or too scared of the rush from his early years or he's walking around half-concussed. I don't know why he is uncoachable, but I can't think of any other reason he has failed to improve any on these things that you're taught in high school.
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Player A on 2008/09 Bears - 9-6 QB record, 58.5% cmp, 3.9% TD%/2.6% Int%, 6.0 AY/A, 79.6 Passer Rating Player B on 2008/09 Bears - 7-9 QB record, 60.5% cmp, 4.9% TD%/4.7% Int%, 5.5 AY/A, 76.8 Passer Rating Player A on 2008/09 Broncos - 8-7 QB record, 62.1% cmp, 3.9% TD%/2.2% Int%, 6.8 AY/A, 86.8 Passer Rating Player B on 2008/09 Broncos - 8-8 QB record, 62.3% cmp, 4.1% TD%/2.9% Int%, 6.8 AY/A, 86.0 Passer Rating If you haven't guessed, player A is and player B is . Now, I'm not saying Kyle Orton is better or really very good at all. There are some flaws in this comparison, since the teams were similar from year to year, not the same. Nonetheless, it says a lot about Jay Cutler that the main statistical difference between those two playing for the same teams was more pass attempts and picks for Jay. The value added from Jay is just not there, not significant enough. His best PFF rating ever was that year in Denver where he ranked 6th among QBs in PFF's first year, tied with Jake Delhomme and David Garrard - proof that being good in one year doesn't prove a whole lot. Other than that, he has fluctuated from 15-30 out of roughly 45 qualifying QBs per year. At Orton's best, he was average -- Orton is no longer that guy and the "real" Orton is below average. Maybe at Cutler's best, he's a top 6 QB -- but there isn't a whole lot there to convince me that the "real" Jay isn't just an average QB that comes with a top 5 QB level of drama and attitude.
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The problem with Beckham's "hot" streak was that it was so predicated on weak singles that 1. it didn't pass the eye test, as he was clearly hitting a bunch of shanks, bloops, and low liners and 2. the huge drop in walk rate and XBH made it so that his overall offensive contributions were hardly better than the bad version of him. I think Gordon "has it in him," but I don't think "it" will ever come out. If it does, I'd be very surprised if it happens while he is playing for the Chicago White Sox. Nonetheless, we're not playing in the world of the abstract. It isn't, "is Gordon going to 'make it'? The question is whether he is the sensible option for the 2014 Chicago White Sox. If not Gordon, then who? FA options were always scant and the main potential guys that you'd feel assured would be an upgrade like Infante and Drew are already snatched up and at a higher price than I'd anticipate. From within, Semien is an obvious contender and probably not yet 100% out of the running. Of course, he looked quite overmatched in MLB and his numbers took a sizable regression when he moved up to AAA too. It seems the prudent thing to do at this point is to start Semien in AAA. If Semien replicates or comes close to replicating his 2013 AA production in AAA after a month or two, the magnifying glass turns to Beckham. He has to be playing above his career norms to not be replaced by Semien at that point. If he gets hurt, Semien comes up. If Alexei gets hurt, Semien comes up. If Semien gets everyday playing time and looks really good, we will prioritize his playing time over anybody else's. Gordon will be the least protected player in the starting lineup. If an infielder, whether Semien or someone else, needs playing time, Gordon will be the first one out.