mtutiger

This is probably the more artful way to articulate what I was saying.

My guess is that he approached this year as an assessment year and probably wanted to get a feel for this org before making really big moves.

The fact that they even brought Greenberg in suggests that they will be more active this offseason IMO

I'm pretty skeptical that RFK Jr. is gonna make much of a difference in this election in the same way that Kanye 2020 was a non-factor

FTFY

My response doesn't suggest anyone is wrong, is suggests that the GOP is long on complaints and short on solutions. Which is in keeping with how the GOP handles most things these days, I'm afraid. I've been pretty consistent on this, I think that in order to actually solve the issue of migrants coming to this country, it extends beyond the border. You have to deter people from the place of origin. Can you explain to me what today's GOP has proposed to help ameliorate economies in Central American countries to help persuade people to stay? Ultimately, the crisis isn't solved until the above question is resolved.

Correct, you don't hear a lot of solutions. Which, to be honest, is in keeping with MAGA.... long on complaints, short on actual, concrete solutions. I will be the first to say that I have issues with how the southern border is being handled.... but the other party is currently talking about bombing Mexico in their debates, so not sure if there's a better alternative if I'm being honest.

Al Michaels' commentary tonight just says it all.....

I doubt the NFL had that in mind when they put the schedule together, but it definitely works out for sure.

As if Scott Harris' current approach hasn't lead to a ton of criticism lol

What about 84 instead of 90?

Also a decent couple of weeks may be enough to finish 2nd place in the AL (Comedy) Central... As bad as the division is, that also looks visually more appealing!

Actually, Trump hates our military, Exhibit 3749593

Somebody didn't watch The Wire lol

Just cannot make it up!

I don't know that they'll make it to 75, but I feel solid about beating 90 losses at this point.

I'm guessing maybe less lionizing of Buck Farmer will ensue after today's outing?

Don't forget "Downriver Johnny" Schreiber...

Even so, there's been a lot of "unsupported assumptions" about what management did or didn't do as far as a Plan B for Eduardo rejecting a trade, or even that there existed much of a market past the Dodgers for his services. All questions we don't know - when you add the opt-out and the absence last year, people should be open to the idea that maybe the Dodgers were the only alternative that made sense.

The fact that they were playing the Packers was a factor in the hype we heard this week - a lot of people talked themselves into the idea that this was the time for the long losing streak to come to an end because, of course it was time for it to come to an end. Justin Fields is great, the Pack doesn't have #12 anymore, yada yada. The Packers will have their struggles this year, new young QB and all.... but it's almost as if simply switching out #12 for Jordan Love doesn't inherently make them a 4-13 football club either.... they have some weapons on the offensive side, particular at RB, they have a pretty good defense, etc. But regardless, that's how a lot of folks I noticed, both in media and in person, approached this matchup... and as we learned yesterday, the club that's closer to being a 4-13 club is, same as it ever was, the Chicago Bears. It really is glorius! I never thought I'd enjoy watching them lose as much as the Cowboys, but it actually gets kinda close!

And I have suggested in this thread that I was wrong at the time and that, while only one start, SGL's performance yesterday makes one think about the reaction that the trade elicited at the time in general.

First season of football living in Bears country... boy, did they not live up to the expectations set by everybody in these parts lol. It's almost comical the disparity between expectations and results today

I just have a long memory... if he keeps it up, it'll be no different than Kerry Carpenter. Who clearly never stood a chance of making it

I'm not trolling. If you are enjoying his success today, you should feel comfortable acknowledging the skepticism last year.

No, Al was terrible. But we can acknowledge when he made good decisions? Or even when those decisions worked out, can we not? Just for objectivity's sake???