Chad Johnson is a raging prick of a man. He's a petulent child of a football player, in the model of the many petulent children who have come before him at the wide receiver position. He can destroy a locker room with the sound of his voice and make the morons on Around the Horn piss their pants with his post-touchdown antics. He's what what the folks from my neck of the woods call a douche bag. He's also very good at distancing himself from cornerbacks and catching the football when it's thrown his way. He's a petulent child of a football player - but he's also an elite one.
I want Chad Johnson on the Chicago Bears because the Bears miss something in their huddle since Thomas Jones was traded to the New York Jets for a bag of peanut butter M&Ms and some Bear Stearns stock. Jones and his "make a play Rex" mentality put pressure on the eleven guys paid to score points to actual provide a couple points. Name the player in the 2008 huddle who will do that now, assuming the center can't throw or catch. Grossman? Booker? Hester? Wolfe?
When it comes right down to it, I think I'd rather the Bears have a negative personality than no personality at all if that means they'll score enough points to win ballgames. They won't give up the inevitable second-round pick it'll cost them to get Ocho from Cincy because that's not what the Bears do. But that doesn't mean it's not what the Bears should do. It is. Because every time Jay Mariotti wrote another dumb column about Chad Johnson's field antics, it would mean that Chad Johnson has scored another touchdown.
He can take a dumb in the endzone every time he scores for all I care. As long as he scores.
#2 jeff said . . .Totally agreed with everything you've siad but I dont think he's as big of a prick as you think. He just fires guys up, OK maybe he's a dickhead.
Anyway I watched First Take this morning and that almost prompted me to write about this again on the last thread but now that you've started this one I can rant. I want him badly. Probably more than any free agent I've EVER wanted to be in a Bears uniform. I would make personal sacrifices if that somehow made it possible that the Bears would trade that #2 to get him.
March 18, 2008
#3 AK said . . .personal sacrifices? would you give up a finger?
March 18, 2008
#4 jdawg said . . .He's a good receiver, no doubt about that. But, we already have a petulant douchebag in Benson. We don't need another. I'd rather have no personality in the locker room rather than a three ring circus which will poison the rest of the team.
Big Papa Angelo isn't going to pony up the money anyway.
March 18, 2008
#5 Pissed Off said . . .Maybe Olin will take him to the shooting range if he's too petulant.
As for Benson, we will see if he has an ounce of pride this season.
March 18, 2008
#6 jdawg said . . .I think Benson will be leaving soon.
When it all comes down to it I probably wouldnt sacrifice even a pinky finger, maybe the pinky toe, I'd have to think about it but what I meant was something like.....I can never eat chocolate as long as 85 is a bear, or I have to give up red meat (that would be hard) or I cant buy any new clothes/gadgets/etc.......something along those lines...I wasnt even thinking about the finger thing.
March 18, 2008
#7 Jesse said . . .PO'd -- the tone of your posts has changed recently. Maybe its just the off-season (of discontent).
Anyway, does anybody remember when we signed Reuben Brown? I think it was around the beginning of March.
My point is that there's more cuts to come and some of them may be surprises.
I love surprises.
March 18, 2008
#8 Jesse said . . .Yes..... Jeff, i have been reading this page since training camp and I dont think we've ever disagreed. I think the bears need a pro bowl talent on offense to set a new standard on that side of the ball. And while i think that chad johnson can certainly be a petulant child, It also seems that it took a long time for his teamates in Cincy to tire of him. And to be honest, im not sure they all have. He demands good play from his teamates. And if there isnt any other playmakers on offense, then he demands to be utilized as a playmaker. I would like to see Ron Turner forget to get chad the ball. Chad would eat his lunch, and rightly so. if there was a pro bowl RB or QB available for a second sound pick then I would be clamoring for them too. But there isnt. There is however a pro bowl caliber WR out there, and despite signing a less talented petulant child (Lloyd) and an aging former bear (Booker), this is still a position of need for us.
March 18, 2008
#9 Al in WI said . . .If you want Devin Hester to develop into a star reciever, then two things need to happen. . . 1, someone needs to teach him to catch. . . And 2, we need a talented, feared number one reciever to take the pressure off of him. That could be Chad Johnson.
March 18, 2008
#10 Phil from SATX said . . .I've been thinking of this for a while too. While I think the guy is a complete douche bag, and as big of a problem in the locker room as TO or Moss, as evidenced by his taking a swing at Marvin Lewis in a playoff game. I still think the Bears are in such dire straits on offense that I endorse this move. Reluctantly yes, but still I'm for it.
This move would not cure the inexcusable problems on the offensive line, or return the defense to 2005 form. But it would make life easier for Grossman and his underneath recievers, as well as open things up for the running game. In short as Jeff said, it would give us an identity.March 18, 2008
#11 JM said . . .I don't think there's any nexus between Ced Benson and Chad Johnson. Chad is funny. He's an entertainer extraordinaire. Ced is not funny, and he's not entertaining in the slightest (okay he was in 2006 and for one game in 2007 when his entertainment value promptly got him sat - no I WON'T let it go!)
Nearly all wide receivers are pricks. We know that. There is something about the combination of skill and stage which either attracts the pricks or develops prickiness in receivers. That said, I think Chad is LOW on the scale for being a douche. He's high for silly entertainment, and running his mouth, and goofy routines after he scores. So what?
Plus he's a fabulous Pro Bowl caliber receiver.
But what prompted this? What did I miss?
March 18, 2008
#12 Phil from SATX said . . .Very interesting. Who was the last 2nd round big impact guy the bears have had??JA sucks in the first few rounds especially offensively. Pull the trigger and shake something up.
March 18, 2008
#13 Jesse said . . .JM - that would be
Devin Hester
March 18, 2008
#14 Nick said . . .Phil, as far as what prompted this, other than years of offensive bears offense, is that there has been rumors of chad being traded since last season ended. And many of up bear fans have been thinking that something could make sense here. But then today, Chad was on the score (chicago sports radio). I didnt catch much of the interview, but i did hear Chad say that he doesnt mind going to a team that has a less then stellar QB because he believes that he can make the QB much better by giving him such a good target. So many of up who thought that Chad wouldnt want to come to our team are now giving it a second thought.
March 18, 2008
#15 jeff said . . .Who's going to get him the ball?
March 18, 2008
#16 mikebdot said . . .oh, nick. not that wretched question again.
March 18, 2008
#17 Megan said . . .Just a thought, but maybe Carson Palmer isn't very good and the only reason he does anything is because of the amazing receivers around him and their propensity to call a stupid number of pass plays every game.
If Chad came here, perhaps that would be just what Rex needed. A receiver that actually gets separation, consistently.
March 18, 2008
#18 jeff said . . ."wretched?" jeff, you give yourself away-
I can hear Emma Thompson as Ms. Dashwood ..."oh that woman is 'wretched'"Anywho-- he is entertaining.. he's also shopping around for whomever will give him the most money. If I was a betting (wo)man.. I'd not put a huge amount down on JA giving him what he wants. He's been a bright spot of entertainment in Cincinnati, I would rather have Huschmanzata (That is NOT a correct spelling) He's made of iron and very consistant. I know, he's not available. CJ's another Moose, polarizing. It could work or, it could blow up in our face.
I'm on the fence....
March 18, 2008
#19 jeff said . . .meggles, i used the word in a fake british accent, but more alan rickman.
March 18, 2008
#20 Megan said . . .meggles, i used the word in a fake british accent, but more alan rickman.
March 18, 2008
#21 jdawf said . . .Were you wearing an ascot?
March 18, 2008
#22 Shady McBears Fan said . . .I believe the word you're searching for is "faversham".
March 18, 2008
#23 animal said . . ....wait a minute.
Take a dumb in the endzone? You mean dump? As in crap?
You'd let that whiny overrated pre-madonna WR deface Soldier Field for a few extra wins?
Fugget about it.
We'd be better off drafting Malcolm Kelly in the 1st. Cheaper and doesn't have a tendency to run his mouth. See post back in Jan(?) about who the Bears should select in the 1st round. Sure we might have to wait a year or 2, but maybe by then, we'll actually have a QB who is worthy of a star WR.
You and I both know that the Bears would NEVER do anything as outrageous as trading half-a-house for "Ocho-Cinco", they'd rather hope to get lucky with a WR pick in the draft. The trouble is they've never HAD any luck selecting WRs in the draft.
I want a free t-shirt.
March 19, 2008
#24 animal said . . .funny, I watched him on tv today and thought, damn the bears need to go get him. Then I get on the blog, and Jeff has it covered. He would make our offense legit.
March 19, 2008
#25 Shady said . . .speaking of 2nd rounders... where the hell did that DE Bazuin go anyway? If my memory serves me they used a fake injury to redshirt him, a la dusty d. So would I trade another Bazuin for Chad Johnson? DUH.
March 19, 2008
#26 jeff said . . .Is there anyway we can get Mike to write a Sunday night column?
Not so much because I agree with what he says, but more because it would spark ton of replies and at least we know he won't be posting under any other aliases.
Just a thought.
March 19, 2008
#27 Shady said . . .dan got the bears red-shirt. he'll be in camp.
March 19, 2008
#28 Megan said . . .As hard as it's been to be a Bears fan this offseason, this girl makes me forget about all of the troubles a (male) Bears fan might have... For about 30 secs anyway.
Guys, check her out:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d92_1176045113
Real wifey material right there.
March 19, 2008
#29 Shady said . . .well at least she's a Bears' fan...
March 19, 2008
#30 wheresolsen? said . . .I was hoping it was you, Megan.
That's how I've always pictured you, no offense.
March 19, 2008
#31 AfroCelt said . . .never going to hahppen
March 19, 2008
#32 Megan said . . .anyone taking bets on when Benson gets injured? I'm betting league minimum for a full season...isn't that 10 games?
March 19, 2008
#33 Phil from SATX said . . .Shady, I'm not above taking credit for that. I often have interactions like that with my football. Why just the other day some "girlfriends" of mine and I were having a pillow fight in our underwear and I broke out the "football" and...
March 19, 2008
#34 Pissed Off said . . .I'm not an ugly person.
That said, remember last year when we learned that Cedric Benson came within 27 yards of earning $1.7MM extra - a supposed "automatic" incentive? Just another 27 yards, stopped due to yet another injury? Another 27 yards, that he could have easily had on any given game, had he not decided that 10 yards was the max he wanted to run on any given play?
That was sweet.
Ced'll be running for his life this year (really running for his bank account). He'll probably have a great season and make us all really confused and give us headaches with massive cognitive dissonance going on.
March 19, 2008
#35 Rancid said . . .Phil I think what brought this on was a combination of the interview with the score he did (i didnt know about that until Jesse mentioned it) and also he was on ESPN First Take on Tuesday and Jay was asking him again about if he wanted to be a Bengal which he had no reply.
I think Carson Palmer is a good QB, regardless of the stellar WR talent he has. However, that doesnt hurt him and neither does the super number of pass plays they call. He'd be good in almost any offense but last year the Bengals as a whole team was kinda down, Palmer included. But I think he, Housh, 85 (if he's still a Bengal) and all the other talent on the offense will turn it around next year.
Of course I think 85 would bring up Rex's game but as others have said the obvious it would open up the run and just allow for other offensive options.
Shady I'm all for Kelly but I want to win now. This is the win now league and we have Rex this year, who knows what we'll have under center next year. The defense should be damn good this year, we just need some extra pieces on offense and we can make a run, no question, especially in the NFC....I'll say it again...the Giants were not that great last year, they got hot and figured out the Pats (when they couldnt cheat anymore) and won. Look at all those NFC teams from last year who destroyed the Giants in the regular season or almost beat them (like us).....they're saying lets make a run this year too.
March 19, 2008
#36 Pissed Off said . . .I'm not too excitable about #85. I think he would be a good talent for us. I think I would be happy to give the 2 pick for him, and I think Frosty the Snowman has a better shot at spending eternity in hell than we do of getting him. But hey, there's nothing better Bears related to talk about. I wouldn't be that worried about attitude. Our problem is that we've had some attitude players in the recent past (Moose, Benson, and I even place TJ there to some degree) that have hurt us a bit. The problem is these guys are all low/mediocre talent guys (yes TJ is a mediocre talent), so there's no way they were worth the attitude. Ocho Cinco would be. We've had lousy attitude players, this would lousy attitude talent.
March 19, 2008
#37 Pissed Off said . . .I havent heard anything but I bet Dallas is making that phone call for 85. I remember they wanted Moss pretty bad and so I assume they would love to have 85 too. Wouldnt it be nice to have an owner like Jones who makes big deals, signs big guys and still has competitive teams.....sounds like the perfect scenario for a fan. We get Ange-blo who doesnt do shit when we desperately need to and so fans are disgruntled by his lack of activity. All this talk about oooohhh he's being sneaky by not making any moves.....it'll pay off down the road.....after the draft, etc......BULL SHIT.
March 19, 2008
#38 mikebdot said . . .If you were Angelo and you had the checkbook and you could sign Pac Man Jones for cheap....would you?
March 19, 2008
#39 JB said . . .PO'd: no. We have two awesome CBs already and the best return man ever. what possible use could he be?
March 19, 2008
#40 Pissed Off said . . .shady if you know this girl you sent the video out of, i'd like you to put in a plug for your old friend jb. i'm not sure how that could be a sexier video...well, i know, but it was good nonetheless. and megan, let me know if you need a referee next time your gf's get in a pillow fight.
po'd...pacman jones? i hope you were joking there...no freaking way. what is it with wanting to acquire people that would have no spot on this team. mikeb hit it on the head...two corners that are better than him and a return man that is WAY better than him...what's he going to do? make it rain? this isn't madden '08.
now trying to get a top flight WR is a different story...because we dont have a proven stud right now. i don't like the comparisons of 85 to moss and owens... ocho cinco has fun in the game and he had a lot of the bengals woes blamed on him...but looking at his numbers he was still catching the ball. chad johnson doesn't tackle opposing ball carriers or cover opposing WR's and the last time I checked, he can't rush the passer...so blaming him for losses is silly. palmer is a talent, but all QB's are elevated by good WR if they're lucky enough to get em (brady / moss). if there was any legit opportunity to acquire a guy like chad johnson, we'd be stupid not to do it.
March 19, 2008
#41 Bringing Rexy back said . . .Wow it was just a hypothetical question...settle the hell down. Now in reply to you two, with all due respect, when he's on, he's elite, he's better than any of the corners we have now and lets face it, our two guys both usually miss some time and we could use a guy for nickel situations....the key word in my question was "cheap". I wouldnt want to pay him what he'd be worth (deangelo hall money). Also he's an upgrade over Rashied on returns when Devin isnt in or doesnt get it. Plus can you imagine both of those guys deep, they could do fake reverses, lateral passes, etc. It would be fun to see their chemistry but I would still have Devin as primary returner no question. The return thing wasnt even an issue when I wrote the question, it was more of a CB thing.
March 19, 2008
#42 Al in WI said . . .Chad Johnson would tear the Bears offense apart. This team is already seriously lacking leadership on offense. It would be great to get a receiver with the skills of Johnson, but his mouth and his attitude would just be another distraction that I just don't think this team can handle.
March 19, 2008
#43 DTB said . . .Megan....... That's not fair to do to a guy.
March 19, 2008
#44 Ed said . . .Dude, what did that link consist of? I clicked the link here at work and I am hoping to god that it didn't consist of any revealing of body parts. Please tell me it was just a pillow fight in a Bears T. Someone please ease my mind.
March 19, 2008
#45 Shady said . . .I would rather have Chad than that worthless bag of $hit in Benson. Chad may be loud self-absorbing me me me type of player, but he is a play maker. The Bears can't loose with this guy. Imagine what Rex could do with Chad on the same team. Screw Berrian, Mouse (although I like Mouse) but this guy will score touchdowns and thats how you win.
March 19, 2008
#46 JB said . . .Yeah, fuck mouse!
March 19, 2008
#47 Pet Peeve said . . .ed, i don't remember mouse loosing a game.
come to think of it, i don't know a mouse or how anyone can loose a game.
March 19, 2008
#48 Pissed Off said . . .Amen brother!
March 19, 2008
#49 Jesse said . . .Very nice exchange there. Very Funny.
Sorry DTB I hope you dont get fired but that link was a porno-ish link, it was a topless lady dancing with a football...still laughing about the "fuck mouse" and "loose" thing.
March 19, 2008
#50 Wayne Scott said . . .I'm with Ed! Fuck that looser Mouse!
March 19, 2008
#51 Wayne Scott said . . .I love the Bears! I will always love the Bears. I want to be able to like them as well though. The great thing about the team is their lack of pricks ( minus Benson, he won't be here for long anyway). We've had characters yes, but compared to the rest of league, not many pricks. I like that. I root for that. We make things work with the good guys we have and not the assholes that make up the rest of the league (Pats). If winning in the NFL means my team has to be like that and forced to have players like Johnson I'd rather not watch. We are the Bears and we don't need it. Nor do I want it.
March 19, 2008
#52 Wayne Scott said . . .I love the Bears! I will always love the Bears. I want to be able to like them as well though. The great thing about the team is their lack of pricks ( minus Benson, he won't be here for long anyway). We've had characters yes, but compared to the rest of league, not many pricks. I like that. I root for that. We make things work with the good guys we have and not the assholes that make up the rest of the league (Pats). If winning in the NFL means my team has to be like that and forced to have players like Johnson I'd rather not watch. We are the Bears and we don't need it. Nor do I want it.
March 19, 2008
#53 Ed said . . .I love the Bears! I will always love the Bears. I want to be able to like them as well though. The great thing about the team is their lack of pricks ( minus Benson, he won't be here for long anyway). We've had characters yes, but compared to the rest of league, not many pricks. I like that. I root for that. We make things work with the good guys we have and not the assholes that make up the rest of the league (Pats). If winning in the NFL means my team has to be like that and forced to have players like Johnson I'd rather not watch. We are the Bears and we don't need it. Nor do I want it.
March 19, 2008
#54 Duh Factor said . . .OK already Moose, sorry about that I was rushing (unlike Benson).
March 19, 2008
#55 Pissed Off said . . .Isn't it easier to hit the "o" key twice instead of the "o" and then the "u". Isn't is possible that you just didnt know how to spell "moose"? And that still doesnt explain the "looser" or were you rushing that one too?
March 19, 2008
#56 JB said . . .Fuck Mouse, that guy is a total looser.
March 19, 2008
#57 said . . .yeah ed, you typed "mouse" twice...I'm not letting you off the hook. i believe you were looking for mousse, which is a hair styling product or a sweetened dessert made with gelatin, whipped cream and eggs. you can also get a meat dish with the mousse name...which leads me to believe it is derived from it being made with gelatin. either way, i believe the preferred nomenclature of former bear #87 is moose, like the animal.
as far as using loose and lose...well, you can lose your job if you check out the loose girl in shady's video.
any other points of grammar/spelling/definitions let me know. i've already talked about they're, there, their...
March 19, 2008
#58 animal said . . .I was in full denial on this too long, and argued on this site against what I am writing now- the TJ trade sunk our season. Period. All the Ced Benson talk, the need for a RB talk, the lack of heart and lack of leadership accusations... it ALL points back to a RB light on top end talent but big, BIG on heart getting shipped out for a redshirt DE on a team stacked with DE's.
Crap.
Two not so bold thoughts, if we had kept TJ: 1. we would not be having all these RB discussions because Ced would have been fine as a 2nd option and 2. we would have made the playoffs
March 19, 2008
#59 animal said . . ."maybe Olin will take him to the shooting range"
f!ing awesome Jdawg.
Best line on this thread so far.
Who was that, Fred Miller right?
Funny, funny shit. I just remembered that Olin is my favorite Bear.March 19, 2008
#60 jeff said . . .#57 was me too. sorry for the tri-post.
March 19, 2008
#61 Grammar Class said . . .FROM PROFOOTBALLTALK...
As Bengals receiver Chad Johnson has made sure everyone knows in the last couple of days, he isn’t happy in Cincinnati and isn’t planning to show up to off-season workouts.
But Johnson isn’t alone.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that the Bengals’ other starting wide receiver, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, also is expected to skip the start of the voluntary conditioning program. Houshmandzadeh is in the final year of four-year contract and is scheduled to make a base salary of $2.525 million, and he thinks that, coming off a season in which he tied for the league lead in receptions, he’s worth more than that.
Skipping conditioning might not be a huge issue: Houshmandzadeh also skipped the team’s voluntary off-season conditioning last year, and he still managed those 112 catches. So maybe he doesn’t need to be with the team in March to be ready to play in September.
But the Bengals need to figure out which players will be the focal points of their passing game going forward. A few years ago it looked like Johnson, Houshmandzadeh and Carson Palmer could make up the nucleus of a Super Bowl-winning passing attack. Now, with Johnson and Houshmandzadeh both 30 years old, it’s looking like the playoff game when Johnson had to be restrained by coach Marvin Lewis could be Johnson’s only one in Cincinnati.
March 20, 2008
#62 Z said . . .Hey Duh Factor. "Isn't is possible that you just didnt know how to spell "moose"? IS? That S key is not too close to the old T key either. The only thing more annoying than someone screwing that up is someone giving someone else a hard time for screwing it up while screwing it up themselves. Pretty sad.
March 20, 2008
#63 Shady said . . .What is sad and annoying is that the BT gives us so little to work with that we have to critique eachother's grammar instead of having real news to talk about.
And I say that not signing potential free agents that could help (some WR's and O-line went for very reasonable $$) and banking almost entirely on unproven rookies and hoping we can sign impact players from other teams cuts later is a very risky, uncertain approach to improving a professional football team.
GO BEARS!!
March 20, 2008
#64 Max said . . .post #32. giggity giggity allriight!
#33. That's karma right there.
#36. The team isn't big enough for Ocho and T.O... too many O's.
#39. I would be a dream of mine to meet that girl.
#50-52. Wayne Scott loves the Bears.
#53. Oooooo! haha, Zing!
#55. hahaha THERE it is.
#56. Good explanation.
#60. THAT would give me hope. I think a guy like TJ would be perfect, maybe we can trade Benson. Damn Megan, you nailed it, there you go!March 20, 2008
#65 mikebdot said . . .Shady, nice rapid fire responses to the 8 or so posts there. I like it.
and that girl really does have talent. . . if you can call it that
March 20, 2008
#66 Duh Factor said . . .I'm sick of the love affair with TJ. He had a terrible season with the Jets, who are looking to replace him. They're probably pissed they had to give up a 2nd round pick for him.
March 20, 2008
#67 Dick Factor said . . .Hey Grammar Class, the "is" instead of "it" is a simple mistake, I clearly know how to use the word and spell "it" becuase it was used more than once in the post...truly a case of rushing. You, on the other hand clearly cant spell moose or lose as evidenced by your fucking up on those words several times in the same post...not a case of rushing....but more a case of not graduating from 3rd grade.
March 20, 2008
#68 DTB said . . .As it turns out, some people simply don't spell very well. It's actually quite a complicated skill and we expect children to be able to do it well even if their brain simply doesn't have that capacity.
Still, the idea of a shouting "mouse" at a game is pretty funny. Mouse is a looser! It might be fun to say in the stands just to see the looks on other people's faces as they stare at you as though you are a leper. Nothing that can't be cleared up by following thusly: "Next round for this entire section is on me!"
March 20, 2008
#69 Duh Factor said . . .Why hasn't anyone taken the time to realize that the best back in the draft can be had. McFadden in a Bears uni. I understand that the Bears don't make moves like this, EVER. But if we are looking to compliment Benson, why not do it with the perfect compliment? McFadden and Benson battling it out for carries and if Benson fails, so be it. At least then you have your featured runner for the next decade. Package our one this year and next along with one of the three's this year and you have a deal. I figured that, as long as were dreaming here about trading for Chad Johnson we may as well concider trading up for McFadden. I'd do it.
March 20, 2008
#70 DTB said . . .Spelling is not a complicated skill. We can all do it, just some better than others. The words "moose" and "lose" simply aren't hard words to spell. That's whats funny here. It's not like trying to spell long, complicated words with 32 syllables, these are one syllable words, and you can sound them out pretty easily to boot. And my guess is that if you cant spell "lose" or "moose" chances are your life hasn't been lucrative enough that you can afford to buy everyone in a section a beer.
March 20, 2008
#71 Pissed Off said . . .Dude, nobody cares about spelling grammar or punctuation, get over it. FUCK!
March 20, 2008
#72 Dick Factor said . . .Oh my god, this is getting funny.
Anyway I agree with DTB that while we're dreaming of Ocho-Cinco why not McFadden too. I just think that there are so many RBs in this draft that have the potential to be good that I just cant see blowing your wad on McFadden. And lets face it, after what we saw AP can do last year, none of these rookies, McFadden included, are going to live up to expectations.
March 20, 2008
#73 Duh Factor said . . .Spelling may not be a complicated skill TO YOU or ME, but to some, it really is. Like math, or science, or grammar, or anything else. If you don't understand that some people's brains simply don't do certain things well, you're going to have a long painful existence on this pebble in the cosmos.
March 20, 2008
#74 DTB said . . .Dude, Im sorry if I've offended you or anyone else but its "lose" and "moose"! I'm not getting on anyone for misspelling "pneumonia" for example. I get it, people have short comings. Get over it, just joking around. I'm done now. Don't go hanging yourself over this.
March 20, 2008
#75 Bringing Rexy back said . . .In hanging myself, shood I use a nouse?
March 20, 2008
#76 animal said . . .As you can read above, my initial reaction to Chad Johnson possibly becoming a Bear, was "he would tear this offense apart". I'm still not totally convinced he'd be good for us but at this point how much worse can it get.
Here's why,
Number 1, this team is made up of mostly pretty classy guys. They survived Moose throwing them under the bus every week.
Number 2, I just finished watching Johnson on BDSSP, and I was impressed by the way he talked about TJ Houshmandzada. He called him a number one receiver in his own right. So maybe he does have a sense of loyalty.
Number 3, I realize that he would be bringing the drama, but he only seems to be a real distraction when his team is losing, and with a legit #1 receiver and our defense, things start looking good again.
Number 4, the way Lovie conducts this team with reguards to the media, and being such a popular with the players coach, maybe they would be able to tone Johnson down a notch or two.
March 20, 2008
#77 JAB said . . .this thread is OLD Jeff! what gives? taking the week off to watch March Madness?? (if so I don't blame you).
The Bears I know will NOT make a move for CJ, McFadden, or any other big name. Get over it!!
Why not just throw money at Moss when he was available if they wanted to make a move like this? Why not throw money at Burner Turner if they wanted a top flight back like McFadden?
Idle talk. The big question is, which receiver will we take in the 4th round this time? Which position will get drafted higher than anyone expects, leaving us to scratch our heads like Dan Bazuin in the training room?March 20, 2008
#78 jeff said . . .I guess there's nothing else to talk about this off-season so now we're criticizing spelling. How about Darrell Jackson? Has he signed with anyone else since being cut? Please no more spelling comments, I realize there's not much going on right now but after the 50th person making fun of "mouse" and "loose" it just gets lame.
March 20, 2008
#79 noah said . . .this thread went up two days ago! i'm putting something new up tonight a i'll be on vacation then through wednesday of next week.
March 20, 2008
#80 AfroCelt said . . .testing comment
March 21, 2008
#81 noah said . . .seems nice and quick...you move to a different host?
March 21, 2008
#82 Bringing Rexy back said . . .kinda, just moved to a better server on the same host. now hopefully the site won't crash weekly and comments should take less than 5 minutes to post (fingers crossed)
March 21, 2008
#83 Megan said . . .I thought people were calling Moose, Mouse on purpose. I kind of like that.
March 21, 2008
#84 Ted said . . .Check, check...one two three...check check...me me me me.. Ahem...
Sounds different on here now, I kinda like it. I feel like I am in a sound proof room-not quite so noisy.
March 21, 2008
#85 AfroCelt said . . .Ahh, if only the Bears had held onto Jones... they would have gone back to the Super Bowl instead of the Jets. The Jets were ignited by TJ's leadership and indomitable running.. and .. blah blah blah.
Face it. He was no improvement over "dopey Ced" - just shiftier and had better PR.
March 21, 2008
#86 Pissed Off said . . .I vote that we compromise and call moose/mouse mousse. as in chocolate mousse, a wonderfully soft and airy pudding :P
March 21, 2008
#87 DTB said . . .It'd be nice if there was some big news going on....anywhere in the NFL.
March 21, 2008
#88 Mouse said . . .Not really a big fan of Mousse, but I like Chocolate pudding.
March 21, 2008
#89 Shady said . . .Screw you guys, I see what you've been writing about me on this thread. I'm not a looser, you guys are the loosers.
March 21, 2008
#90 Pissed Off said . . .What's up with this snow?
It's the end of March!
So are we stuck with this thread until next Wednesday?
March 21, 2008
#91 neuvoBear said . . .Shady, I assume you are in the Chicago area then? We're getting some of the snow here too but it's died down as of late. I dont know a lot about Chicago weather patterns but are you saying its weird to have snow at the end of March? Shit we've had snowstorms in May, big ones where everything was shut down, just back in 1997 we had one that was insane, it started the last couple of days of April and ran into May where all schools, interstates, public businesses etc were all closed for about 2 days.
March 21, 2008
Grossman has undeniable talent, I'll go so far as to say great talent...i.e. the first half of last season...I would like to see a better QB coach that could take that talent and develope it. Defense can't carry us forever...and, what a piss-poor free agency.
March 21, 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.