<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Chicago Bears 2012 NFL Preview: The Odds On Favorite to Frustrate Chicago</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750816</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750816</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s not a rumor if it’s true.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Jerry, it&#039;s not a lie if you believe it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s not a rumor if it’s true.</p></blockquote><p>Jerry, it&#8217;s not a lie if you believe it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750812</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:33:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750812</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;As in if the cameras weren’t there Philbin would have told them to fuck off? I dunno, possibly…guess I’m viewing him differently since I kept hearing time and again the last couple years how much Rodgers and company respected him and how his kid dying really crushed them, guy’s not a schmuck&lt;/blockquote&gt;of course they respect him...he was an assistant, not calling the shots.  it&#039;s a totally different story when the buck stops with you.and i don&#039;t think he wouldve told em to fuck off, quite the opposite really...i don&#039;t think they wouldve even showed up if the cameras werent there.  reggie bush, leader?  GET THE FUCK OUT.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>As in if the cameras weren’t there Philbin would have told them to fuck off? I dunno, possibly…guess I’m viewing him differently since I kept hearing time and again the last couple years how much Rodgers and company respected him and how his kid dying really crushed them, guy’s not a schmuck</p></blockquote><p>of course they respect him&#8230;he was an assistant, not calling the shots.  it&#8217;s a totally different story when the buck stops with you.</p><p>and i don&#8217;t think he wouldve told em to fuck off, quite the opposite really&#8230;i don&#8217;t think they wouldve even showed up if the cameras werent there.  reggie bush, leader?  GET THE FUCK OUT.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750808</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:31:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750808</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Kristin Cavallari&lt;/blockquote&gt;An All-Pro from the neck down.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Kristin Cavallari</p></blockquote><p>An All-Pro from the neck down.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Dougb0001</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750776</link> <dc:creator>Dougb0001</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:07:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750776</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hate the Bears.  Hate Cutler...but that guy got a raw deal. No friggin way could he have continued in the NFC title game with that injury.  He did the right thing for his team.  However, he still looks like he his always smelling a fart...so screw him.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hate the Bears.  Hate Cutler&#8230;but that guy got a raw deal. No friggin way could he have continued in the NFC title game with that injury.  He did the right thing for his team.  However, he still looks like he his always smelling a fart&#8230;so screw him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750677</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:13:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750677</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;that didnt seem a lil too “made for tv” for you? interesting. i must be overly cynical&lt;/blockquote&gt;As in if the cameras weren&#039;t there Philbin would have told them to fuck off? I dunno, possibly...guess I&#039;m viewing him differently since I kept hearing time and again the last couple years how much Rodgers and company respected him and how his kid dying really crushed them, guy&#039;s not a schmuck]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>that didnt seem a lil too “made for tv” for you? interesting. i must be overly cynical</p></blockquote><p>As in if the cameras weren&#8217;t there Philbin would have told them to fuck off? I dunno, possibly&#8230;guess I&#8217;m viewing him differently since I kept hearing time and again the last couple years how much Rodgers and company respected him and how his kid dying really crushed them, guy&#8217;s not a schmuck</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750673</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:11:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750673</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I liked the one bit where he spoke with Dansby, Bush and Long about setting up that weekly meeting to talk with them about the state of the team&lt;/blockquote&gt;that didnt seem a lil too &quot;made for tv&quot; for you?  interesting.  i must be overly cynical.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I liked the one bit where he spoke with Dansby, Bush and Long about setting up that weekly meeting to talk with them about the state of the team</p></blockquote><p>that didnt seem a lil too &#8220;made for tv&#8221; for you?  interesting.  i must be overly cynical.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: angry</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750670</link> <dc:creator>angry</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:10:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750670</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;What happens to Lovie Smith if the Bears go 8 – 8 again this year?&lt;/blockquote&gt;People in Chicago seem to think that it will take a really bad year for ownership to get rid of him.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>What happens to Lovie Smith if the Bears go 8 – 8 again this year?</p></blockquote><p>People in Chicago seem to think that it will take a really bad year for ownership to get rid of him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Human Vacuum Cleaner</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750669</link> <dc:creator>Human Vacuum Cleaner</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:09:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750669</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;When the Orioles become the Indians here where they pop up in random threads?&lt;/em&gt;/Orioles MagicIt&#039;s crazy how everything is falling into place with the Yankee injuries piling up and the Rays inability to sustain any offensive output.Was at the game last night. Great time for me and my 8,000 or so close friends.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>When the Orioles become the Indians here where they pop up in random threads?</em></p><p>/Orioles Magic</p><p>It&#8217;s crazy how everything is falling into place with the Yankee injuries piling up and the Rays inability to sustain any offensive output.</p><p>Was at the game last night. Great time for me and my 8,000 or so close friends.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750664</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750664</guid> <description><![CDATA[When the Orioles become the Indians here where they pop up in random threads?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the Orioles become the Indians here where they pop up in random threads?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750662</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750662</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cutler is being set up, more so than in the past, to have a great year with the Bears.  Having Mike Tice as OC worries me, but I like what they did at wide out.What happens to Lovie Smith if the Bears go 8 - 8 again this year?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cutler is being set up, more so than in the past, to have a great year with the Bears.  Having Mike Tice as OC worries me, but I like what they did at wide out.</p><p>What happens to Lovie Smith if the Bears go 8 &#8211; 8 again this year?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HtownHacker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750661</link> <dc:creator>HtownHacker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750661</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; Disappointing discourse here. Where’s SC?&lt;/blockquote&gt;I believe he only comes here for Lisk posts nowadays.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> Disappointing discourse here. Where’s SC?</p></blockquote><p>I believe he only comes here for Lisk posts nowadays.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: vajayjay redick</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750660</link> <dc:creator>vajayjay redick</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750660</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wieters numbers are worthy, and Jones probably is too.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;Depends on what #&#039;s you use and your definition of &quot;all-star caliber.&quot;  Wieters is 3rd in WAR among AL catchers (2nd if you dont count Mauer who&#039;s basically part-time this year).  He&#039;s 5th out of 5 in OPS among qualifying catchers.  Jones is 3rd in OPS among centerfielders, 6th in WAR.  Worth noting that the O&#039;s top WAR guy is JJ Hardy and he&#039;s tied for 38th in the AL (and has an .277 OBP).]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><em>Wieters numbers are worthy, and Jones probably is too.</em></p></blockquote><p>Depends on what #&#8217;s you use and your definition of &#8220;all-star caliber.&#8221;  Wieters is 3rd in WAR among AL catchers (2nd if you dont count Mauer who&#8217;s basically part-time this year).  He&#8217;s 5th out of 5 in OPS among qualifying catchers.  Jones is 3rd in OPS among centerfielders, 6th in WAR.  Worth noting that the O&#8217;s top WAR guy is JJ Hardy and he&#8217;s tied for 38th in the AL (and has an .277 OBP).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: phillymantis915</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750659</link> <dc:creator>phillymantis915</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:01:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750659</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Disappointing discourse here. Where’s SC?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Gone with the wind]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Disappointing discourse here. Where’s SC?</p></blockquote><p>Gone with the wind</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: angry</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750657</link> <dc:creator>angry</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:59:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750657</guid> <description><![CDATA[Disappointing discourse here. Where&#039;s SC?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Disappointing discourse here. Where&#8217;s SC?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750655</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:56:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750655</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;That was the players’ idea because he was losing the team already&lt;/blockquote&gt;Dunno if I&#039;d say &quot;losing the team&quot;, just that they had concerns that weren&#039;t addressed under previous administrations...and good on him for hearing it and agreeing to do itDon&#039;t get the dislike for the guy, the Packer players loved him]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>That was the players’ idea because he was losing the team already</p></blockquote><p>Dunno if I&#8217;d say &#8220;losing the team&#8221;, just that they had concerns that weren&#8217;t addressed under previous administrations&#8230;and good on him for hearing it and agreeing to do it</p><p>Don&#8217;t get the dislike for the guy, the Packer players loved him</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Babar 2.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750654</link> <dc:creator>Babar 2.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:52:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750654</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I liked the one bit where he spoke with Dansby, Bush and Long about setting up that weekly meeting to talk with them about the state of the team&lt;/blockquote&gt;That was the players&#039; idea because he was losing the team already.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I liked the one bit where he spoke with Dansby, Bush and Long about setting up that weekly meeting to talk with them about the state of the team</p></blockquote><p>That was the players&#8217; idea because he was losing the team already.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ohheelyeah</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750653</link> <dc:creator>ohheelyeah</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750653</guid> <description><![CDATA[So i never saw this posted, but is there a TBL fantasy football league this year? If not, anyone wanna do a yahoo league?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So i never saw this posted, but is there a TBL fantasy football league this year? If not, anyone wanna do a yahoo league?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750652</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:52:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750652</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey Ace, got any more of that gum?Also I laughed more times in the captions for this post than in the entire Magary preview series on Deadspin.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Ace, got any more of that gum?</p><p>Also I laughed more times in the captions for this post than in the entire Magary preview series on Deadspin.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750651</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:51:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750651</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The Fins are a 2 or 3 win team.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Week 15 AFC Championship preview Jaguars at Dolphins. Game kicks off at 1 but probably gets flexed to prime time.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The Fins are a 2 or 3 win team.</p></blockquote><p>Week 15 AFC Championship preview Jaguars at Dolphins. Game kicks off at 1 but probably gets flexed to prime time.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: illformula</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/29/chicago-bears-2012-nfl-preview-the-odds-on-favorite-to-frustrate-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-1750650</link> <dc:creator>illformula</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:51:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=204799#comment-1750650</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Aside from the closer nobody on the team is even having an all-star caliber season.&lt;/em&gt;Wieters numbers are worthy, and Jones probably is too.&lt;em&gt;Buck’s gotta be mgr. of the year right?&lt;/em&gt;i don&#039;t see how he doesn&#039;t win it. this team already has 8 more wins than i (and many others) had predicted at the start of the season.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Aside from the closer nobody on the team is even having an all-star caliber season.</em></p><p>Wieters numbers are worthy, and Jones probably is too.</p><p><em>Buck’s gotta be mgr. of the year right?</em></p><p>i don&#8217;t see how he doesn&#8217;t win it. this team already has 8 more wins than i (and many others) had predicted at the start of the season.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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