Morning, Ogdens.
Chris Conte will begin training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform (http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4693092/chris-conte-lands-on-pup) list.
If you ask me, he's spent every day of his NFL career on said list. /Rosendouche
Let's light this candle.
Jay Cutler's van
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Kyle Fuller and Brock Vereen will drink the blood of the non-believers until they get concussed or have their spleens ripped out by runaway ballcarriers.
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
That's the plan. I think the pass rush should be outstanding. I am a huge believer in Will Sutton. I'd expect him to work his way into the lineup fairly quickly. The focus will be on Allen but I think Houston is going to do amazing things and I think Willie Young could end up being the guy taking advantage of everything to get the most sacks. Even Shea blitzing as the Sam or still rushing off the edge on obvious passing situations should still be able to make a QB uncomfortable.
I don't see a scenario in which they aren't improved over last year, it's just a matter of how much do Tillman and Jennings have left, and how quickly can Vereen and Fuller get up to speed.
I think Fuller is going to be an outstanding player and I like that they aren't shoving him in the nickel role like most teams do with rookie corners and expecting him to thrive in a role he's probably never played since he's been the best corner on every team he's ever been on. If they keep him outside in the nickel and let Timmy play the slot there's going to be some interceptions to be had.
I say they finish top ten sacks, with a top 12 run defense (Houston and Young are very stout run defenders, Briggs and Tillman have always been good run defenders and things fell apart when they went down last year), hopefully a top 20ish pass defense. Something like 16-18th overall in defense and we're in business.
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
That's the plan. I think the pass rush should be outstanding. I am a huge believer in Will Sutton. I'd expect him to work his way into the lineup fairly quickly. The focus will be on Allen but I think Houston is going to do amazing things and I think Willie Young could end up being the guy taking advantage of everything to get the most sacks. Even Shea blitzing as the Sam or still rushing off the edge on obvious passing situations should still be able to make a QB uncomfortable.
I don't see a scenario in which they aren't improved over last year, it's just a matter of how much do Tillman and Jennings have left, and how quickly can Vereen and Fuller get up to speed.
I think Fuller is going to be an outstanding player and I like that they aren't shoving him in the nickel role like most teams do with rookie corners and expecting him to thrive in a role he's probably never played since he's been the best corner on every team he's ever been on. If they keep him outside in the nickel and let Timmy play the slot there's going to be some interceptions to be had.
I say they finish top ten sacks, with a top 12 run defense (Houston and Young are very stout run defenders, Briggs and Tillman have always been good run defenders and things fell apart when they went down last year), hopefully a top 20ish pass defense. Something like 16-18th overall in defense and we're in business.
I think things fell apart before Briggs and Tillman got hurt. The Melton/Collins double scrotum pelt was crippling. That put pressure on the back seven to the point that aged vets like Briggs and Tillman were going to cave no matter what.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
That's the plan. I think the pass rush should be outstanding. I am a huge believer in Will Sutton. I'd expect him to work his way into the lineup fairly quickly. The focus will be on Allen but I think Houston is going to do amazing things and I think Willie Young could end up being the guy taking advantage of everything to get the most sacks. Even Shea blitzing as the Sam or still rushing off the edge on obvious passing situations should still be able to make a QB uncomfortable.
I don't see a scenario in which they aren't improved over last year, it's just a matter of how much do Tillman and Jennings have left, and how quickly can Vereen and Fuller get up to speed.
I think Fuller is going to be an outstanding player and I like that they aren't shoving him in the nickel role like most teams do with rookie corners and expecting him to thrive in a role he's probably never played since he's been the best corner on every team he's ever been on. If they keep him outside in the nickel and let Timmy play the slot there's going to be some interceptions to be had.
I say they finish top ten sacks, with a top 12 run defense (Houston and Young are very stout run defenders, Briggs and Tillman have always been good run defenders and things fell apart when they went down last year), hopefully a top 20ish pass defense. Something like 16-18th overall in defense and we're in business.
I think things fell apart before Briggs and Tillman got hurt. The Melton/Collins double scrotum pelt was crippling. That put pressure on the back seven to the point that aged vets like Briggs and Tillman were going to cave no matter what.
Oh that defense was bad before they went down. I was referring specifically to the run defense. They were a mediocre defense overall but the run defense was not the historically abysmal disaster it became until Tillman and Briggs and Williams all went down around week seven. People underrate how much of an impact having two sure tackling corners like Tillman and Jennings helps your run defense.
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:59:15 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
That's the plan. I think the pass rush should be outstanding. I am a huge believer in Will Sutton. I'd expect him to work his way into the lineup fairly quickly. The focus will be on Allen but I think Houston is going to do amazing things and I think Willie Young could end up being the guy taking advantage of everything to get the most sacks. Even Shea blitzing as the Sam or still rushing off the edge on obvious passing situations should still be able to make a QB uncomfortable.
I don't see a scenario in which they aren't improved over last year, it's just a matter of how much do Tillman and Jennings have left, and how quickly can Vereen and Fuller get up to speed.
I think Fuller is going to be an outstanding player and I like that they aren't shoving him in the nickel role like most teams do with rookie corners and expecting him to thrive in a role he's probably never played since he's been the best corner on every team he's ever been on. If they keep him outside in the nickel and let Timmy play the slot there's going to be some interceptions to be had.
I say they finish top ten sacks, with a top 12 run defense (Houston and Young are very stout run defenders, Briggs and Tillman have always been good run defenders and things fell apart when they went down last year), hopefully a top 20ish pass defense. Something like 16-18th overall in defense and we're in business.
I think things fell apart before Briggs and Tillman got hurt. The Melton/Collins double scrotum pelt was crippling. That put pressure on the back seven to the point that aged vets like Briggs and Tillman were going to cave no matter what.
Oh that defense was bad before they went down. I was referring specifically to the run defense. They were a mediocre defense overall but the run defense was not the historically abysmal disaster it became until Tillman and Briggs and Williams all went down around week seven. People underrate how much of an impact having two sure tackling corners like Tillman and Jennings helps your run defense.
Agreed, but there were numbers that showed the percentage of plays that Briggs was involved in before the Washington game, which were alarming to the point that an injury was all but inevitable. Now, Tillman and Briggs (and Williams?) are back, one year older and still more injured than they were at the start of last year. The bolstering of depth up front should protect them, but ultimately it may not because football. What couldn't happen last year was the rash of injuries to the interior of the line. That was the domino that set everything tumbling toward historical ineptitude. The depth in the back 7 is still suspect and even the starters are either very old or very young.
If I have a point here, it's that Emstink was wonderful enough to try to avoid the wretched line play of last season. I know people wish death or herpes on Conte based on the last play of last season, but in my mind's eye, I still see Peppers whiffing on Rodgers after finally beating his man. The Pep I knew and loved would have finished that play and made Conte irrelevant.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:17:05 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:59:15 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:17:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 09:04:57 AM
That van is the best. Please let him get something airbrushed on the side.
Cannot wait to see the offense take the field again, but I'm still getting nightsweats over the back end of the defense.
Won't the revamped rush make them look better.
That's the plan. I think the pass rush should be outstanding. I am a huge believer in Will Sutton. I'd expect him to work his way into the lineup fairly quickly. The focus will be on Allen but I think Houston is going to do amazing things and I think Willie Young could end up being the guy taking advantage of everything to get the most sacks. Even Shea blitzing as the Sam or still rushing off the edge on obvious passing situations should still be able to make a QB uncomfortable.
I don't see a scenario in which they aren't improved over last year, it's just a matter of how much do Tillman and Jennings have left, and how quickly can Vereen and Fuller get up to speed.
I think Fuller is going to be an outstanding player and I like that they aren't shoving him in the nickel role like most teams do with rookie corners and expecting him to thrive in a role he's probably never played since he's been the best corner on every team he's ever been on. If they keep him outside in the nickel and let Timmy play the slot there's going to be some interceptions to be had.
I say they finish top ten sacks, with a top 12 run defense (Houston and Young are very stout run defenders, Briggs and Tillman have always been good run defenders and things fell apart when they went down last year), hopefully a top 20ish pass defense. Something like 16-18th overall in defense and we're in business.
I think things fell apart before Briggs and Tillman got hurt. The Melton/Collins double scrotum pelt was crippling. That put pressure on the back seven to the point that aged vets like Briggs and Tillman were going to cave no matter what.
Oh that defense was bad before they went down. I was referring specifically to the run defense. They were a mediocre defense overall but the run defense was not the historically abysmal disaster it became until Tillman and Briggs and Williams all went down around week seven. People underrate how much of an impact having two sure tackling corners like Tillman and Jennings helps your run defense.
Agreed, but there were numbers that showed the percentage of plays that Briggs was involved in before the Washington game, which were alarming to the point that an injury was all but inevitable. Now, Tillman and Briggs (and Williams?) are back, one year older and still more injured than they were at the start of last year. The bolstering of depth up front should protect them, but ultimately it may not because football. What couldn't happen last year was the rash of injuries to the interior of the line. That was the domino that set everything tumbling toward historical ineptitude. The depth in the back 7 is still suspect and even the starters are either very old or very young.
If I have a point here, it's that Emstink was wonderful enough to try to avoid the wretched line play of last season. I know people wish death or herpes on Conte based on the last play of last season, but in my mind's eye, I still see Peppers whiffing on Rodgers after finally beating his man. The Pep I knew and loved would have finished that play and made Conte irrelevant.
It would be great if McClellin takes to SLB and Bostic takes a huge leap forward in year two. A lot of people want to write Bostic off because he was kinda terrible last year but putting a rookie linebacker next to another rookie linebacker next to James Anderson while they're all playing behind a fuckign undrafted rookie nose tackle from NW Missouri State or whatever is not really a great way to evaluate said player.
If McClellin and Bostic or even Christian Jones (who was one of the top ranked LBs in the draft before a failed test for weed dropped him down boards) can step up hopefully they can rely on Briggs less.
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:27:31 AM
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Because it's inside Earnest, which is a dude's name. And if it's hatching it's likely some sort of egg, which would require male fertilization. If that's not gay, I don't know what the fuck even is anymore.
EDIT: I now realize that nobody spells it "Earnest" since around the turn of the century. It's always "Ernest" now. So it's a bit of a stretch (||).
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:35:23 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:27:31 AM
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Because it's inside Earnest, which is a dude's name. And if it's hatching it's likely some sort of egg, which would require male fertilization. If that's not gay, I don't know what the fuck even is anymore.
EDIT: I now realize that nobody spells it "Earnest" since around the turn of the century. It's always "Ernest" now. So it's a bit of a stretch (||).
This:
(http://i.imgur.com/9Qdji.jpg)
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:35:23 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:27:31 AM
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Because it's inside Earnest, which is a dude's name. And if it's hatching it's likely some sort of egg, which would require male fertilization. If that's not gay, I don't know what the fuck even is anymore.
EDIT: I now realize that nobody spells it "Earnest" since around the turn of the century. It's always "Ernest" now. So it's a bit of a stretch (||).
This feels like really abusing your own thing.
An egg doesn't hatch inside a person. It gets laid (or fertilized) and then hatches outside, or not at all.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:48:18 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:35:23 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:27:31 AM
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Because it's inside Earnest, which is a dude's name. And if it's hatching it's likely some sort of egg, which would require male fertilization. If that's not gay, I don't know what the fuck even is anymore.
EDIT: I now realize that nobody spells it "Earnest" since around the turn of the century. It's always "Ernest" now. So it's a bit of a stretch (||).
This feels like really abusing your own thing.
An egg doesn't hatch inside a person. It gets laid (or fertilized) and then hatches outside, or not at all.
You win. (||) redacted.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:56:18 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:48:18 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 10:35:23 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 10:27:31 AM
I don't understand why "Hatches in Earnest" is gay. Or not gay.
Because it's inside Earnest, which is a dude's name. And if it's hatching it's likely some sort of egg, which would require male fertilization. If that's not gay, I don't know what the fuck even is anymore.
EDIT: I now realize that nobody spells it "Earnest" since around the turn of the century. It's always "Ernest" now. So it's a bit of a stretch (||).
This feels like really abusing your own thing.
An egg doesn't hatch inside a person. It gets laid (or fertilized) and then hatches outside, or not at all.
You win. (||) redacted.
Okay, carry on with the Bears talk.
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
Well, SKO is going to be the father to all his nieces/nephews, so I'm sure he can scrounge one up
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:47:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
Quote from: Tony on July 24, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:47:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Quote from: Fork on July 24, 2014, 01:05:19 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 24, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:47:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Were they impressed with your breasts?
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 01:30:58 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 24, 2014, 01:05:19 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 24, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:47:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Were they impressed with your breasts?
How quickly did your boner recover after premature ejaculation compared to Jeff Hostetler?
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2014, 01:33:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 01:30:58 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 24, 2014, 01:05:19 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 24, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:47:34 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Were they impressed with your breasts?
How quickly did your boner recover after premature ejaculation compared to Jeff Hostetler?
Wind pants, duder.
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Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Were they impressed with your breasts?
How quickly did your boner recover after premature ejaculation compared to Jeff Hostetler?
Wind pants, duder.
I was busy trying to elbow Jumbo Elliott away from the buffet.
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Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 24, 2014, 01:33:11 PM
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Quote from: Fork on July 24, 2014, 01:05:19 PM
Quote from: Tony on July 24, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
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Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2014, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 24, 2014, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 24, 2014, 11:18:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 24, 2014, 11:12:15 AM
Has anyone here ever actually gone to camp? Is it at all worth the hassle?
I can think of no possible scenario in which it would be worth dealing with the drive, the heat, the meatballs and the stigma of watching athletes practice sports as an adult unless you were working. I realize you have a blog, but if you don't manage to monetize the work in some way, I'd seriously consider abandoning this idea.
Or if you did it because you wanted to add more value to your content in hopes of attracting readership that could eventually lead to something tangible, that might make it remotely ok.
I can't speak for Boubonnais, but I went to Flagstaff one year for the Cardinals camp. Other than the main attraction of getting out of the Phoenix heat, it was moderately cool to see. I went for a scrimmage, so it wasn't just watching guys doing drills.
I couldn't imagine going frequently, but once was okay.
It's probably cool for a kid. SKO do you have a kid? Maybe you can steal someone else's kid
So that's a no! Thank you, Only Site.
I went to Browns training camp once while visiting family in Cleveland. The football players were big and mean looking and they were running around and catching passes and tackling and I was 7 and it was awesome.
I used to go to the same titty bar as half the Giants.
Were they impressed with your breasts?
How quickly did your boner recover after premature ejaculation compared to Jeff Hostetler?
Wind pants, duder.
I was busy trying to elbow Jumbo Elliott away from the buffet.
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Another one for the Emstink is Wonderful Files:
http://grantland.com/features/the-2014-all-bad-nfl-contracts-team/
Bill Barnwell of Grantland lists the NFL's All-Bad Contract Team. There is not a mention of any Bear on the entire list. Listed at one Guard however: Former Angelo top draft pick Chris Williams.
Super Bears. Super Not Bad Contracts.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 28, 2014, 09:33:29 AM
Another one for the Emstink is Wonderful Files:
http://grantland.com/features/the-2014-all-bad-nfl-contracts-team/
Bill Barnwell of Grantland lists the NFL's All-Bad Contract Team. There is not a mention of any Bear on the entire list. Listed at one Guard however: Former Angelo top draft pick Chris Williams.
Super Bears. Super Not Bad Contracts.
Obviously they forgot about that non-winner Jay Cutler who's always sulking around and killing our Bears boners with his team-ruining attitude.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 28, 2014, 10:44:08 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 28, 2014, 09:33:29 AM
Another one for the Emstink is Wonderful Files:
http://grantland.com/features/the-2014-all-bad-nfl-contracts-team/
Bill Barnwell of Grantland lists the NFL's All-Bad Contract Team. There is not a mention of any Bear on the entire list. Listed at one Guard however: Former Angelo top draft pick Chris Williams.
Super Bears. Super Not Bad Contracts.
Obviously they forgot about that non-winner Jay Cutler who's always sulking around and killing our Bears boners with his team-ruining attitude.
Barnwell did make sure to trash him in his Trade Value column - sort of - saying that if you let Jay be Jay he'll be an average QB and the deal they gave him looks bad if your team has a franchise QB and looks good if you don't. He also said Josh McCown outplayed him last year. I'm so fucking sick of people saying that I can't stand it. Take out the Dallas game (look at Matt Flynn's numbers against the Cowboys last year) and McCown didn't do shit. GOD DAMNIT WHY DO PEOPLE INSIST ON MAKING ME HATE JOSH MCCOWN!!!!!
Josh McCown vs. Dallas, Dec. 9, 2014:
27-36, 348, 4 TD, 0 INTs (two dropped by Dal), 141.9 QBR
Matt Flynn at Dallas, Dec. 23, 2014:
26-39, 299 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT, 113.1 QBR
Would you say Josh McCown outplayed Matt Flynn last year? That's a decent argument.
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he can actually play a whole season for the first time in 5 years.plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
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Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he can actually play a whole season for the first time in 5 years.plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
I can't disagree with this.
Quote from: InternetApex on July 28, 2014, 01:39:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2014, 01:36:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he can actually play a whole season for the first time in 5 years.plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
I can't disagree with this.
Yep. That's fair.
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 02:04:26 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on July 28, 2014, 01:39:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2014, 01:36:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he can actually play a whole season for the first time in 5 years.plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
I can't disagree with this.
Yep. That's fair.
Although, anyone who blames Jay Cutler for missing games with concussions in 2010 and 2012 is a penile implant, the fact is it happened and if it happens too many more times it could be curtains. And that's got to go into the decision when signing the guy. Breaking a thumb trying to make a tackle after a pick is a super bad look and last year was just a nightmare. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty worried about this.
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Quote from: InternetApex on July 28, 2014, 01:39:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2014, 01:36:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on July 28, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
The Cutler contract is only a "good" deal if he can actually play a whole season for the first time in 5 years.plays as well as they expect him to in Trestman's offense, and honestly there's certainly reason to think he can put up top ten numbers if he's healthy. He was on pace for 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs before the injuries set in. The nice thing is it's structured well enough that the team isn't completely fucked should he prove unworthy of it. Also people compare the contract to guys like Rodgers and the like who got their deals in a completely different climate (many of whom will probably seek to re-negotiate before too long). When the salary cap jumps to $140 million next year and guys like Russell Wilson and Cam start to get their second deals and Jay ends up being about the 11th highest paid QB in football no one's going to be bitching, especially since the biggest hit of the entire contract is this year. Once this year over I'm not even sure he'll be top ten in APY among quarterbacks.
I can't disagree with this.
Yep. That's fair.
Although, anyone who blames Jay Cutler for missing games with concussions in 2010 and 2012 is a penile implant, the fact is it happened and if it happens too many more times it could be curtains. And that's got to go into the decision when signing the guy. Breaking a thumb trying to make a tackle after a pick is a super bad look and last year was just a nightmare. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty worried about this.
That literally applies to every single NFL player. I'm not worried about Jay suffering a career ending concussion anymore than I am anyone else. You can't worry about that shit.
I think the broken thumb was a fluke, whatever a "bad look" means. Last years injuries are the only ones that concern me long term because they were the first ones he's had that were muscular and connected and potential repeatable. The broken thumb makes him no more likely to ever have that injury again. Heck I think the pins and shit actually make it Less likely. But a torn groin can tear again.
Is this the Bears' 2014 thread or just the pre-season thread?
Either way, this oughta (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgYw7t9Y0gI) get you all going.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 25, 2014, 12:50:02 PM
Is this the Bears' 2014 thread or just the pre-season thread?
Either way, this oughta (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgYw7t9Y0gI) get you all going.
Yeah. That worked. Thanks.
Paging Huey, Huey to the white courtesy phone...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-mannelly-floored-briggs-restaurant-20140902-htmlstory.html
Quote from: CT III on September 02, 2014, 12:27:56 PM
Paging Huey, Huey to the white courtesy phone...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-mannelly-floored-briggs-restaurant-20140902-htmlstory.html
WOULD BUTKUS OR SINGLETARY OR OTIS WILSON OR URLACKER ABANDON DA BEARES FOR CALIFORNYA? I THINK NOT, MY FRENT.
Quote from: Brownie on September 02, 2014, 01:41:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on September 02, 2014, 12:27:56 PM
Paging Huey, Huey to the white courtesy phone...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-mannelly-floored-briggs-restaurant-20140902-htmlstory.html
WOULD BUTKUS OR SINGLETARY OR OTIS WILSON OR URLACKER ABANDON DA BEARES FOR CALIFORNYA? I THINK NOT, MY FRENT.
Oddly, I feel like Ditka would completely sympathize though.
Or else he'd forbid Briggs to go, but offer to show up at the opening himself for a 10% discount off his regular appearance fee.
Wow, kudos to Patrick Mannelly for waiting 18 years or whatever it was to finally sprout his inner meatball.
Quote from: Slaky on September 03, 2014, 09:26:53 AM
Wow, kudos to Patrick Mannelly for waiting 18 years or whatever it was to finally sprout his inner meatball.
Everyone knows that if anyone on the team needs 4 more hours of practice it is Lance Briggs.
Quote from: Slaky on September 03, 2014, 09:26:53 AM
Wow, kudos to Patrick Mannelly for waiting 18 years or whatever it was to finally sprout his inner meatball.
It wasn't even a damn game plan installation practice. So yeah we're fucked if our seven time all pro linebacker misses a couple hours of tackling drills. Christ almighty.
Quote from: SKO on September 03, 2014, 02:59:33 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 03, 2014, 09:26:53 AM
Wow, kudos to Patrick Mannelly for waiting 18 years or whatever it was to finally sprout his inner meatball.
It wasn't even a damn game plan installation practice. So yeah we're fucked if our seven time all pro linebacker misses a couple hours of tackling drills. Christ almighty.
Give Pat a break. In that business you've gotta make a name for yourself early with some HOT! SPROTS! TAKES!
Gonna be easier to wean off the NFL than I thought
TIME TO PLAY CLAWSON MY FRENTS