Just watching the television program formerly known as Cold Pizza and found myself getting physically angry at the screen. I apologize for weighing in on a topic I promised myself to stay away from but I just heard someone compare Joe Montana not coming to a Super Bowl halftime show because he wanted more money to Vick's disgusting behavior and...well...come the fuck on! Their argument, a common one: the only crime Vick has committed was being a young black man in white racist America.
The reason Mike Vick is being persecuted by the press and villainized by the public is because he has been party to a crime that a majority of Americans had no idea existed and subsequently find morally repulsive. Ray Lewis may have killed someone. Leonard Little drove drunk and DID kill someone, then drove drunk a week later. Tank Johnson had an arsenal at the bedside of young children. None of them has been castigated by the fans like Vick has and the reason has nothing to do with color. It has to do with the ritual execution of dogs. Hanging them from trees. Throwing them against walls. Drowning them in a swimming pool. Hundreds of dogs. We hear murder, DUI, possession and we understand them. We've heard of them before. We've never heard of dog genocide before. And we like dogs a whole lot.
Now his mother and hometown churchgoers are marching in front of the courtroom begging for his exoneration. Every ten seconds someone reminds me Vick bought a church for them. Now that's an argument that worked very well for Don Imus, didn't it? He bought a church, he can't be all that bad. (Imus is a man who has given more to charity than Vick will ever make.) Vick just mentioned in his thoroughly rehearsed statement that he's found Jesus...and that he thinks that's the right thing to do. Good, Michael. Tell Jesus I said hello. Just don't throw him against a brick wall when he can't help you fight your demons.
Mike Vick executed dogs. A lot of dogs. Now he goes to jail and takes a little break from the football field. I'm not happy because he has dread locks and came from poverty. I'm happy because I find him a disgusting individual and would rather not see him on my television screen for a couple years.
#2 Phillip said . . .Yeah, I hear that. Being a minority and a sports superstar doesn't mean you get a pass when you screw up. I know plenty of minorities who came from poverty who don't have a problem obeying the law.
August 27, 2007
#3 Mike said . . .Lance Briggs' lamborghini -was- crashed today: http://nycbearsfans.com/blog/lance-briggs-lamborghini-found-side-road
August 27, 2007
#4 StartOlsen said . . .Don't worry. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will soon come out of the woodwork claiming the Michael Vick thing is all about race. The funny and tragic thing about it is that many within the black community think dog fighting is acceptable. Many within the black community don't understand why Vick is in so much hot water. Trust me, this thing is going to get nastier before it gets better. The talking heads from both sides will be polluting the airwaves 24/7.
August 27, 2007
#5 jeff said . . .I have always been a Vick hater. I hate the unwarranted hype he got. I use to answer the "what if he was a Bear?" crap with "we'd take him... as a punt returner." As of last year, of course, I couldn't even say that anymore.
I have reveled in the games he played Chicago. Remember the Sunday night ESPN game two years ago? Vick got punched in the mouth and didn't want to play. Urlacher, sleeveless, taunted Vick in his huge overcoat. The "superstar" threw two picks and routinely got knocked around. Even before I knew what a shitbag he was, that was one of my favorite Bears games, just like the 02 and 01 meetings where #54 dominated him, showing the NFL who the real "Best Athelete" in the league was.Vick was one of the most overrated, over hyped, arrogant and annoying player in the game. Now he is exposed as a worthless shitbag for the world to see.
Race has little or nothing to do with it, except to help his apologists make bigger asses of themselves.
As you lay your head down in your cell, Mike, I wish you sweet dreams of 54 bearing down on your sorry ass. Better that than what will really be stalking you.Bear Down, and hope all those pit bulls meet up with Mike at some point. At the same time. In a small room. Ill place a bet on that.
August 27, 2007
#6 Pissed off said . . .great last line, olsen. great.
August 27, 2007
#7 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .Not much to say, cant argue with what's been said. Vick is a piece of shit who killed dogs. He needs some major counseling and so do all the degenerates who participate in this crap or think its OK. I dont care what race, origin, or background Vick or anyone else comes from, he's being sentenced because he killed dogs, brutally, that it.
Most all celebrities give to charity, some like Vick do it so they can sleep at night thinking the charity donations make it a wash for killing dogs, or selling/taking drugs, cheating, or whatever bad habits they have. It doesnt work that way. I hope Vick rots in jail and NEVER plays again, ever. I believe in second chances as much as the next guy but this guy fucked up big.
Now if this Briggs shit just works itself out. I've never been happy with this guy, ever since the holdout started but because he's a bear I root for him but deep down I dont care that he'll be gone next year cuz I dont really like him as a person from this shit thats happened (holdout and now this). Now I know thats sacrelige around here but like I said, I hope this works out and everythings fine and we move on to win the SB, with my buddy Briggs. See I can sweep it right under the rug. Thanks Vick for taking the attention away from this situation.
August 27, 2007
#8 Mike said . . .Vick can rehearse his apology all he wants. I hope there are 11 PETA members on his jury here on Earth... God will handle Vick's real judgement day.
"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.�
—Matthew 12:36-37August 27, 2007
#9 Bernie from Berwyn said . . .The Lance Briggs thing simply points out a truism...be careful who your "heroes" in life are. A lot of the people who play professional football and basketball are gangster types or horseshit douchebags lacking a moral compass. It's not to say that everybody is like that, but an unhealthy share are. Even Brian Urlacher is not without a muddied and questionable personal life. Of course, this is nobody's business but the player/person themselves. But I think it is sad that as fans we often "worship" players who are douches outside their accomplishments on the football field.
August 27, 2007
#10 Phil from SATX said . . .Mike, you bring up some good points. Sometimes we are guilty of putting our favorite professional athletes on a pedestal they do not deserve to be on. You can probably lump Lance Briggs into that category. This Lamborghini thing is very fishy. But of course, you watch, Briggs will come out squeaky clean. Justice has a habit of being bias when it comes to professional athletes and celebrities. If it was my Ford Explorer they found wrecked and abandoned on the expressway, you bet your ass I would be sitting in a police station this morning answering a lot of questions. Briggs? Doubt it.
August 27, 2007
#11 jeff said . . .Damn it, missed another new thread start. Reposting my last one, which has nothing to do with Vick or Briggs:
For the second day in a row I find myself completely disagreeing with David Haugh, a guy I had personally placed on a pedestal as the best and most reasoned Bears newspaper guy.
He wants to see Griese start the next game, and he gives lots of different reasons for it, some of which are contradictory. He says, for example, that starting Griese wouldn't create a public debate about who should start for the Bears. It wouldn't? If Griese was flawless, not a single Rex hater wouldn't argue even louder that there should be a QB controversy?
He says Grossman has absolutely nothing to gain by playing in another meaningless game. How about some more experience implementing the Pep lessons? How about more confidence?
He says if Griese flopped with the first team offense might raise questions about the depth of QB. To what end? We have who we have at QB, nothing will change that this year. He's either going to be good enough as a backup (should one be needed) or he won't be. What good is it to know for sure that our backup sucks? It'll help in the off-season, but it won't help this year.
Then he says if Griese excelled with the first teamers, Bears could spin that as making him worth the millions spent on him as an insurance policy. No, the spin needed would be about why his good play doesn't mean there should be a QB competition. They're not worried about justifying Griese's salary to anyone - they're worried about further ignition of QB controversies.
The whole article is like that, to me transparent in the fact that Haugh wants Griese and not Rex. It's a stupid idea - a better one is to give Rex all the snaps we can before the regular season. We're going to see Griese in the regular seasson only if disaster strikes - and if that happens, all we'll have is Plan B - and whether Plan B is good enough or not, we'll know then, but we won't know now based on him starting the last preseason game.
Stupid, stupid stuff. Haugh, let's see your A game! Season's about to start!
August 27, 2007
#12 Mike Hunt said . . .i'm ignoring david's article this week. it belongs in the suntimes. it's written for pure instigation.
August 27, 2007
#13 Da Coach said . . .Vick is going to get a year in some resort-like prison where they have conjugal visits. Then when he's set free he'll get the Reverand Jesse and the NAACP to create such a stir along racial lines that the NFL will have to let him back. Heck, they'll probably even force the Falcons to take him back and name him starting QB.
August 27, 2007
#14 Tim Burr said . . .It was only a matter of time before the race card was played. Just burns me up inside when that happens.
Here is the issue those poor dogs had NO CHOICE whatsoever in what they were put through it was made for them and as a result Vick should suffer just as much as they did!
Do not waste our tax dollars on putting him in prison, throw his a$$ in cage with those dogs and if he can walk out on his own power after an hour of that he can be a free man. I put my money on the dogs.August 27, 2007
#15 Al in WI said . . .Any more news on Lance Briggs and his $350 thousand ride?!? Did he show up for practice today?!?
August 27, 2007
#16 Mike said . . .Agree completely with Phil and Jeff on the David Haugh piece. It reminds of the garbage that Marioti would write. The only thing I can figure is that he's worried that people think of him as too pro-Rex and he needs to establish his street cred again.
I mean did the fact that Griese stunk against the packers in the nye game matter at all to those who wanted Rex benched? Not at all. Pretty dumbAugust 27, 2007
#17 Cut Lance Briggs???? said . . .Well, here is what WGN radio had to report on the Lance Briggs thing. The story goes he was partying at a strip club in Chicago. He then left for home BEHIND THE WHEEL of the Lamborghini. "Good source" says that Briggs had been drinking and was "impaired when he got into the vehicle." He had a fender bender on the Edens Expressway which rendered the Lamborghini inoperable. He managed to pull over to the side of the road, then hopped in the car of a friend who was driving along with him. He quick called a tow truck service, but the Illinois state police showed up before the tow truck got there. And this is where the story stands now....
Since Briggs wasn't at the scene, I doubt seriously the police can pin any charges on him above leaving a wrecked vechicle on the side of the road and leaving the scene of an accident. But the Bears and Jerry Angelo??? And the NFL and Roger Goodell?????
Briggs is a POS in my book. I haven't liked him ever since his whiny contract dispute. And I have zero tolerance for drunk driving. Briggs is very lucky he didn't kill somebody if the allegations are indeed true. Even if it hurts the Bears on the football field I hope the POS gets hit with a suspension.
August 27, 2007
#18 Al in WI said . . .I seriously wonder if Jerry Angelo and the Bears will cut Lance Briggs. That's right, cut him. Given the emergence of Jamar Williams and the drafting of Michael Okwa combined with the contract feud and recent Tank Johnson episode it is not out of the question. If indeed Briggs was drunk behind the wheel then Roger Goodell is going to find a way to rightfully suspend his ass. If you're the Bears, then why suffer through another massive distraction and headache. I recognize that Briggs is a very good football player. But keep in mind that the Lovie Smith defense views the OLB position as replaceable, hence why Briggs is going to be allowed to walk after this season anyway.
August 27, 2007
#19 Cut Lance Briggs???? said . . .No, no, no. Lance will not be cut. He is not facing a suspension because Godell only suspends people who are guilty of multiple transgressions. This is the first time Lance is possibly in trouble. The NFL policy is for repeat offenders.
Without a breath test of proof of drunkenness I think he’ll get a traffic violation or two which is no big deal.
August 27, 2007
#20 Phil from SATX said . . .Good to know that Lance Briggs has Al in WI to rationalize and defend his behavior. It's comforting to know that you think it perfectly acceptable behavior to be driving a high performance car (or a Yugo for that matter) under the influence of alcohol. I'm sure the McCaskeys, Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith will see it the same way. Because Lord knows they never have family members who travel down the Edens Expressway who could have been killed by Briggs.
You make me want to vomit Al in WI.
August 27, 2007
#21 Cut Lance Briggs???? said . . .Geez Cut Lance, that's a little holier than thou, isn't it? You've never driven after having a drop of alcohol? If so, good on you, although I'm not sure I'd believe that.
Al, I agree with you, we're starting to believe WGN radio reports - like who would know all that? A Briggs friend would call the radio station? Briggs has never been in trouble before. We don't know what happened. People all over the sports world get busted for DUI's on occasion - even our revered Ditka did.
If he did it, there's nothing admirable about that, but you're saying anyone subject to a DUI needs to be kicked off a team?
Al, you're still good - keep it up.
August 27, 2007
#22 Phil from SATX said . . .Phil, you can kindly go pound sand up your ass. If you want to sit here and be an apologist for Lance Briggs then by all means go right ahead. Speaks volumes on the character and quality of you as a person. Briggs fucked up, and fucked up big time. And in the aftermath of the Tank Johnson affair and the NFL getting tougher on punk ass behavior, I hope to God Briggs feels the pain for his action. Especially in light of all the pain he made this organization feel during the offseason with his circus like contract negotiations.
August 27, 2007
#23 Max said . . .Hey Cut Lance, don't know who you are, but apparently you may be Jesus since you are clearly perfect. Thanks for dropping in on the site. No wait, the real Jesus forgives rather than condemns, you must be somebody else. My bad.
August 27, 2007
#24 Pissed off said . . .I would like to know who the good source is. If he was drunk. I would also find a 4 game suspension acceptable. But no cutting, you can say what you want about Jamar Williams and Michael Okwo, but neither are in the same class as Briggs in terms of ability. At least not yet.
August 27, 2007
#25 Pissed off said . . .Tons of average joes get DUIs everyday in this country. Yes thousands of people get drunk and drive. Briggs is no different except he did get into a fender bender and left the scene. Unless theres proof, like a camera watching him drink several beverages and then leave in his car there will be no charges other than a leaving the scene and maybe a citation or two, and fine. Which to this guy means nothing. I'm not defending what he did but I'm trying to put it into perspective so chill out "Cut Lance".
It does seem like theres always shit happening to this team, with Tank, then Lance now Lance again. At least we're not the Minnesota Vikings (love boat, screwing in the stairwell, death at mini-camp, etc.). I dont see the Bears cutting Briggs, I'm not going to rule out a suspension or fine by the NFL like Al but as far as the Bears cutting lance, it aint happening.
August 27, 2007
#26 Coxy said . . .Wow, cut briggs you have some serious deep seeded issues. Did someone you know get killed by a drunk driver? I dont get where all this is coming from. Fucked up bigtime is far too extreme. What do you call what Vick did then if this is in the class of "fucked up bigtime?" All in all this isnt bad compared to what athletes and other people in general have done? Keep your own doorstep clean. Dont watch the Bears, blog here (though your tone is getting very unreadable), send him a nasty letter, whatever it takes to make you feel better.
August 27, 2007
#27 Terrell said . . .Cut Lance, go easy. Not condoning drunk driving, but first offense. I think if Lance did not hold out you would not be calling for him to be cut right now.
I know that I will jump on that grenade and claim to have stolen his car and gotten in the accident just to keep the Bear D in tact.
August 27, 2007
#28 Al in WI said . . .Cut my boy Lance Briggs? What you talkin bout Willis. Is there he was drinking? No. Is there proof he was driving the car? No. Is there proof he fled the scene of an ascident? No. To quote Johnny C, if the glove don't fit then you must acquit. Lance done no wrong. He's a player, on and off the field. There ain't no law about goin' to the club late at night.
August 27, 2007
#29 StartOlsen said . . .Wow, I didn't realize I was dealing with local director of Madd.
I never passed judgment one way or the other on his actions, I just offered my opinion about what would happen based on the idea that he was even driving.
As of right now, there is no proof he was even driving the car, let alone that he was drinking.
So go back to grade school and learn how to debate your argument without resorting personal attacks and maybe I'll take you more seriously than a 3rd grader.
August 27, 2007
#30 Cut Lance Briggs???? said . . .this is bullshit! Briggs is a system player, and when we plug Williams or Okwo into the system with the best defense on the planet surrounding him, people will forget who the hell he was as he fades into obscurity with the Browns or some other crappy team, never to put up nearly the same numbers again without #54 playing next to him. Mark my words.
I want to put good money right now on Jamar Williams being the probowler everyone overrates 3 years from now. For chrissake remember Rosy Colvin? Warrick Holdman??? COME ON!
That said, talk of cutting him is utterly stupid, but worries about him are vastly overblown.
August 27, 2007
#31 Terrell said . . .I am going to hereby predict that the Bears cut Lance Briggs within the next week. Jerry Angelo has zero tolerance for distractions at this point, and Briggs has become little more than a distraction. And I do agree that he is imminently replaceable within the Lovie Smith cover-2 scheme. Ever since the Super Bowl the story has been about Briggs. Enough is enough. Get rid of him. And the other poster is right, next season he will be a multi-millionaire playing for some horseshit team.
August 27, 2007
#32 Cut Lance Briggs???? said . . .This cut Lance guy is whack. What the fuck be wrong with goin to a titty bar and having a couple cocktails? If Lance wants to yank out the Lamborghini and go in town to get some trim, then there ain't no laws against that. Lance ain't in this world to live by the rules of white society just so as to make a cracker like you happy. Just because he had a couple cocktails didn't make him drunk behind the wheel. For all we know some mothafucka cut him off on the highway and made him run into that pole. And we don't even now if he was drivin. He could have had the car stolen or one of his boys might have been taken it back to the crib.
August 27, 2007
#33 Max said . . .Congratulations. That is the most fake, racist butchered post I have ever read in my lifetime. Go back to your schoolwork Terrell before Mommy comes over and gives you a spanking for playing on the internet.
August 27, 2007
#34 Mike said . . .Colvin was strongside and he does pretty well for the Pats now. Holdman was a sure tackler and decent coveage guy who just got season ending injury to his knee. Okwo and Williams could be good, but if you plugged them in for Lance Briggs now, there would be a noticeable drop off.
August 27, 2007
#35 Gary in Chicago said . . .I agree. There would be a dropoff. But I think the point Cut Lance was trying to make is that Lance has become a significant distraction. Look, we all know this is his last season in a Bear uniform. But I openly wonder if Angelo is going to accept another Tank Johnson-like circus. And keep in mind that Bears ownership and front office spent most of the offseason listening to Lance Briggs publicly rail them over his contract status.
August 27, 2007
#36 Decatur Staleys #7 said . . .I just listened to Lovie Smith's Monday press conference and he said Lance Briggs won't be punished at all. The fool (Briggs) had the common sense to high tail it from the accident scene before the cops showed up. Doesn't matter if he was drunk or doing 120 MPH. No witness = no crime.
August 27, 2007
#37 StartOlsen said . . .Well,If we're done slamming Briggs an Vick
Here's some ex- Bears you can buy parting gifts for
Roster moves: The Bears on Monday reached the NFL’s mandatory 75-man roster limit a day earlier than required by releasing nine players.
Chicago waived/injured receiver Brandon Rideau and waived defensive tackle Justin Frick, linebacker Leon Joe, receivers Timon Marshall and Clinton Solomon, guard Tyler McMeans, kicker Nick Novak, safety Jay Staggs and punter Joel Stelly.
Leon"not Briggs"Joe gone,I wasn't sure if he was still signed with the Bears until now.
August 27, 2007
#38 Megan said . . .Whatever Mike and Max. Holman sucked after he left us, go look at his stats. He never came close to his '01 numbers again.
Rosy has been OK, but also never as good as he was as a Bear. No doubt our D and especially Urlacher made them look good. Just like Briggs.
Ill agree that if he left there would be a small dropoff. But not much. and, again, we would all forget in a year or so as one of those guys emerge.
August 28, 2007
#39 Max said . . .Hoy vey. Here we go again...
August 28, 2007
#40 Phil from SATX said . . .Briggs is a two time pro bowler. According to www.pro-football-reference.com, neither Holdman or Colvin made the pro bowl period.
I am not argueing that playing next to Urlacher doesnt help. I am just saying there would be a drop off.
August 28, 2007
#41 Pissed off said . . .Random thoughts this morning...
The Briggs situation is over. He admitted he was driving, which is interesting, because as we discussed yesterday, he could have easily found someone to say it was them. While I think it is a good probability that Briggs had some alcohol in his system, I also say it is a huge stretch to assume he was over the legal limit. As a multi-millionaire and a big local celebrity, the fact that he wouldn't hang out on the side of the expressway at 3 in the morning waiting for the cops with his smashed car is no surprise, whether he had been drinking or not. He was driving in a group of cars, he hopped in another and called a tow truck. Not sure what else another rich person would do. (Poor people like me would have been worried about abandoning my Hyundai).
Rideau is cut, bad timing on a foot injury, but to me Hass was the more exciting keeper given his illustrious college career, albeit at a small college. I would guess the only time he'll get a chance to catch a ball in the real season is if receivers get hurt.
Going to breach the no-Rex zone once again to comment on the fact that after watching him play last night, I thought he was pretty much fabulous. The pick 6 was a bad play, plain and simple, but the supposed next "almost interception" was NOT that bad - actually a very good throw that was out of reach of the defender and should have been completed - it just looked like the same play as the Harris INT, but it wasn't. I'll just repeat my shock that that game for Rex couldn't have been characterized by all as a success - not perfect, but still overall great. And it was all the opposite of dink n' dunk - these were great passes thrown all over the field. Rex DOES look improved over last year, to me markedly so. Which gives me great hope for this year's Super Bowl.
Dusty seems like a Super Freak. And Walker ain't too bad either. Can't wait to see the line combinations and resulting havoc.
It's all good.
August 28, 2007
#42 Rancid said . . .A bit surprised Drissan James wasnt cut. Though probably will be on the next round of cuts. I'm not going to get into the Terrell and Cut Lance argument, too many punchlines in waiting from those blogs, I must resist. I am interested to see how this plays out. Wasnt Briggs charged with a misdemeanor? Will Goodell fine and or suspend him at all?
August 28, 2007
#43 Rancid said . . .I'll tell you one thing: If Briggs gets in trouble for this is just because he's black!
he he he
August 28, 2007
#44 jdawg said . . .As far as Vick goes, I don't think he's getting overpunished. He's looking at 1-2 years in jail (much less than one usually gets for killing say . . . people). Others will point to him losing his job in the NFL, but I would lose my job too if I went to jail for a year. So I don't buy the line on this one. I just don't get paid to pretend I'm a QB and wear Nikes, that's all.
August 28, 2007
#45 Megan said . . .regardless what you think about Lance, the headline on the Suntimes web site is hilarious.
Also, a couple stories on the Trib and Suntimes sites interview people who know about that particular sports car, and imply that its a very difficult car to drive. He could have been, in the words of Towelly, "just a little high", or the car could have gotten away from him. I didn't know the thing has 640 HP under the hood.
August 28, 2007
#46 Phil from SATX said . . .Looks like they are writing this up as ineptitude and not drunk driving. Interesting.
August 28, 2007
#47 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .Normally, I do not read Mariotti. When for grins I clicked him up, I lasted about 3 paragraphs. OF COURSE he would write that the Bears "just don't get it," and how similar this is to the Tank Johnson issue, how suspicious it is he would abandon a wrecked car, blah blah blah.
I know the fact that he is a moron is not news. But if you needed to remember why you don't read him, check out the article and get drenched in the muck of his bias, sensationalism and hatred for the Bears.
Ugh, I need a shower.
August 28, 2007
#48 Megan said . . .Jdawg- the heading is comical. If you look at the poll on the Sun Times sports page, 80% said that the Bears should discipline Lance.
August 28, 2007
#49 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .Nicole,
I see you are "surviving" in the blue city. How much fun was it for you when the Bears beat the bolts, I gotta know?! Mr. Manning looked a wittle up set, poor man *sniff*
August 28, 2007
#50 JB said . . .Hi Meg- wouldn't cha know it, they barely even confirmed the Bears beat the Colts in the media here.
They showed clips from the game but all in favor of the horse. Blame in on being pre-season, right? And you're dead on that PM cried about it, blamed everyone else, boo hooed and slobbered because he knows last year was it for him.August 28, 2007
#51 Megan said . . .Cut Lance sounds a little like our old friend, Crotch, the Straw, etc.
Honestly guys, this is a non-issue. He wrecked his car, called a truck, and piled in with a buddy. Was is the right thing to do? I think you could argue yes, yes, and yes. The off chance the tow gets there first, we never know about it. The fact that the cops came first, Lance says the car got away from him and gets a small fine on a misdemeanor, which may be what happened. IF, and i mean IF, he was drinking, this was a great move by him, even though I honeslty doubt he would be stupid enough to be wasted. He waits around and gets a breathalizer or blood test, the situation is out there for everyone. As it is now, plausible deniability. If anyone disagrees with that, I really don't care. This will be blown over by next week.
August 28, 2007
#52 mikebdot said . . .Awww poor wittle Peyton.
I just bought a bunch of Bears garb for my car. I figure, that since I drive through Indy enough and there are bolts fans here in the Queen City, why not!
Thanks for the info. BEAR DOWN!! Here's to a hopefully fun season!August 28, 2007
#53 Megan said . . .Maybe Lance is gay and he was with another dude...
Just a thought. It is a new millennium and all.
August 28, 2007
#54 Phil from SATX said . . .Mike,
Yeah, and that Idaho Senator is straight. Ya just never know!
August 28, 2007
#55 jeff said . . .Silence of the Lamborghini is also used as a tagline on the Trib website - that was apparently easy pickins. Given my preference for one over the other, I'm going to assume the Trib thought of it first.
JB, agree with you 100%. Of course, given my lack of character and quality as a person, that's not saying much...
August 28, 2007
#56 Scott said . . .just so everybody knows, there won't be a colum regarding the briggs issue. or any off-field stuff between now and the opening, barring the untimely death of a player. i just don't have the shit.
August 28, 2007
#57 Coxy said . . .Lance won't be cut. I agree with the folks saying that this is a non-issue. As for "Cut Lance", I truly hope you are denied due process if you're ever arrested. Let the cops presume the worst and throw you in jail with limited if any evidence. That's essentially what you're advocating for Briggs.
As for Vick, his actions are completely reprehensible and disgusting. If only we could publicly stone him or something. His public embarassment is hardly enough for me. I don't want to seem bloodthirsty but he deserves more punishment for these actions than he'll ever receive. The fact that he's a football player is a mere footnote to me but I am grateful for the fact that his status as a celebrity may bring this foul activity a bit more exposure and hopefully more arrests.
On to the football season. I'm getting sick of the rest of this stuff.
August 28, 2007
#58 Pissed off said . . .Briggs "panicked" and reported the car stolen in the morning then called back and owned up to being in the accident. Haha. More signs point to "hammered".
August 28, 2007
#59 Dave said . . .Nice little tidbit Coxy. That doesnt shock me, really starting to point to drunk. He's a thug like Vick and Tank and thousands of others and after this year Briggs will be gone. We wont have to worry about this cancer anymore.
What's going to be sticky is how Urlacher reacts when Briggs is gone after this year and/or how he will react if Briggs is handed some punishment for this situation. Its evident that Briggs is Urlacher's boy and he was vocal about the Bears paying Briggs during the holdout. I personally think it was in bad taste to wear his jersey during camp but bottom line is that he was there doing his job. I guess I kinda answered my own question there. #54 will be there no matter what off field situation is happening to him or any other player.
August 28, 2007
#60 jdawg said . . .This whole conversation is shit. Vick, Briggs, blah, blah blah.
Don't you Bear butt buddies get sick of coming on here every year and have to defend some poor ole colored boy?
August 28, 2007
#61 Brian from Sec 430 Row 30 said . . .I've got an idea:
First drive of the Cleveland game Briggs comes racing out in his car. Rex jumps in the back parade-marshall style and throws an INT for a TD as Briggs crashes into the goalpost. Briggs runs out of the stadium, Rex hi-fives Olin, and Marriotti's head assumes a low orbit around our fair planet.
August 28, 2007
#62 jeff said . . .The number of posts are getting out of control....if I am not checking every few hours I spend 30 minutes catching up.....and the season hasn't even started yet!
My gut tells me that Briggs was drinking. If one of my buddies called me at 3am and said he smashed his car into a pole and left it there and wanted me to come pick him up my first question woud be "are you shit faced?"
That being said, if he is only going to get a few tickets than he better realize how lucky he was and learn from his mistake. Of course, I have zero confidence in the learning curve of professional atheletes.
A special message for DAVE and any other ignorant sob who posts racist messages on this web site.....you really are an uneducated sack of shit. The funny thing is that pussys like you only talk like that under the protection of the internet.....you will slip up one day and get your ass kicked by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. It does not matter but I am white in case you were wondering.Is there a way to remove people who make racist comments from this blog so the rest of us can focus on football?
August 28, 2007
#63 StartOlsen said . . .there is a way to remove anyone i feel like it. i've hesitated to censor anyone's comments since this is an open forum but i will should it continue.
August 28, 2007
#64 Max said . . .Is that Dave making another appearence? Dave how do you type with your boyfriend's ass in your face?
Now that's some real Wisconson cheese, huh Dave?August 28, 2007
#65 big rob said . . .Jeff, i give you props for the self control to NOT block some of the comments on here. While some are stupid and pointless, I feel it is fair to let all opinions heard, even if it is Dave. I do however support the blocking of racist comments.
August 28, 2007
#66 AfroCelt said . . .Not to defend the rat bastard packer fan of last year but that sounds like a different Dave... Just an observation...
August 28, 2007
#67 Max said . . .Someone say racism?
The most disturbing thing about Vick and the whole situation is that many players and some fans don't seem to believe dog fighting is a major crime.
I bet we haven't heard the last of the disturbing news from NFL players this season.
August 28, 2007
#68 Max said . . .Yeah, when the story first broke, Clinton Portis was asked about it by ESPN,
"I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it's his property, it's his dog. . . If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business."
August 28, 2007
#69 Decatur Staleys #7 said . . .On a completely unrelated note, this is part of what Gregg Easterbrook of TMQ has to say about the Bears in his NFC preview:
"Can defense and special teams carry the Bears again in 2007? They'll need to, since Rex Grossman returns at quarterback. Cedric Benson better prove he's for real, since Thomas Jones is no longer around. Expect to behold a lot of 5-foot-7 rookie tailback Garrett Wolfe, who unlike Benson always gives everything he's got. Tuesday Morning Quarterback would not be surprised to see the Bears roll out an all-height-challenged-rookies backfield with Wolfe and quarterback Chris Leak of Florida. Leak went undrafted because he's 5-11, but consistently has been a winner in high school and college, where he threw for a combined 26,086 yards -- most of those throws coming over the outstretched hands of guys just as big as NFL defenders. I'd rather have a couple of shortish players who are high-motor and know what they're doing run my offense than hand the Duke to the blundering Grossman and phlegmatic Benson."
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August 29, 2007
#70 rouroVionse said . . .I agree about the veiled racist comments being blocked.
"If you can rooted for black guys on Sunday,don't stop on Monday"Max if you read Peter"I heart the Patties"King on SI webpage he took a swipe at Ced
"I said in this week's SI, I think the Bears may rue the day they traded Jones, because I think he's a better running back than Benson. I would not be surprised if the Bears end up giving the ball to Adrian Peterson and Garrett Wolfe, combined, 200 times this year. Peterson's carried the ball mostly in garbage time, but if you're like me, every time you see him run he does something positive. And a 4.7-yard average per carry in a career is pretty good, obviously. Benson's not going to be given the ball for very long if he's leaving a bunch of second-and-eights on the scoreboard."
An after I finish laughing at that article,I about fell out of my chair reading Don"no clue with picking a NFL team"Banks with his pre season SB picks.
If you need some humor in your life read his article.
August 29, 2007
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Let's argue on itJuly 14, 2008
Here at DaBearsBlog, you are free to kill us or the Bears as you so wish. You are not free, however, to be an asshole. So if you spew racism or ill-meaning foul language (cursing about football is just fine) or anything of that ilk, your comments ain't gonna last long, jerk.