Lloyd Lee's gone, let the Bears' Super Bowl parade begin!

Roman, quite honestly until the names Lovie, Babich and Turner are among the fired list I'm done with the Bears.

Go Panthers!

Isn't the real question - what were his credentials to be the LB coach in the first place ???

I think I read he started out as their quality control coach - which I believe is a glorified gopher.

I never heard of this guy either but if it makes room for one more of Lovie's Tampa Bay pals (and their son-in-laws) then it has got to be a good thing.

Other teams are dumping coaches who have had as much or more success than Lovie has had but nothing that really matters is changing at Halas Hall.
Unless this is followed up by Babich getting the ax then this is a bigger joke than we all though it was.
Come on Lovie fans. Lets hear the spin about how Lovie Smith is a great coach and knows exactly what he is doing.
Explain to me how Lovie bringing in his fishing buddies will make this a better team in 2009 and beyond.
Tell me how this will fix the defense that Lovie put in place and he along with his close friends have turned into a bottom 3rd unit.
What an idiot!

Sounds a lot like the old Tim Floyd plan to me and how did that turn out?

That's Ari's assistant from Entourage, right?

Roman, fantastic! You obviously get "it."

You know, I happened to stop by Halas Hall yesterday and as I walked by this closed room I could hear voices on the other side. I gently pushed the door open just a crack and I soon came to realize that it was a meeting by the current coaching staff! I carefully listened in on them discussing their plans to improve the team for next season. Here's what I heard:

Lovie Smith: Ok chowderheads. We need to fix this team and fix it good! I propose firing everyone and bringing in my ex-roomate and his family to replace them.

Ron Turner: But Lovie, how's that gonna help us?

Lovie: Easy porcupine. He made football history by being the first coach to go 0-16.

Ron: I don't know if that's such a good idea, Lo.

Lovie: Well I'm the brains of this outfit and they put me in charge, see? So what I say goes. (Slaps Turner in the face.)

Bob Babich: Nyuh-nyuh-nyuh!

Lovie: Oh, something funny slop for brains? (Lovie attempts to poke Babich in the eyes with two fingers but Babich blocks it.) Oh, wise guy, eh?(Instead bops him on the head.)

Babich: Ow! (Babich starts running in place with his arms flailing.)Wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh!

Turner: Hey! Leave him alone! He didn't do nothing.

Lovie: You got something to say, porcupine? (Rips Turner's hair out of his head.)

Turner: AHHHH!!

Babich: (In typical squeaky, high-pitched voice) Oh, you picked out a tumbly-weed.

Lovie: So I did. (Bops Babich in the stomach. Turns him around and boots him in the rear. Babich's propelled toward the wall where he crashes through it and gets his head stuck in it.)

Babich: Hey Ron! Hey Lovie! Somebody turned on the lights! Help!

Lovie: (Turns to Turner.) Well don't just stand there porcupine, help him outta there! (Slaps him again. Ron obediently runs to babich's aid.)

Turner: Don't worry kid, we'll have you out in a jiffy! (Both Lovie and Turner grab hold of Babich's legs and try to yank him out but to no avail. Babich yells in agony as his neck is being stretched out.)

Lovie: (Turns to Turner.) It's not working. I say that on the count of three, you and me pull as hard as we can. Ready? One, two, three! (Babich pops loose while Lovie is sent stumbling backwards into the wall. A flower pot from a shelf overhead falls on Lovie's head. Lovie stands up with soil running down his face and a daisy resting on top of his head. He looks unhappy to say the least. Babich and Turner shoot worried looks at each other and then scram.)

Babich: Wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh-wooh!

Lovie: Oh I'll moider you guys! (He then chases after them.)
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So yeah, that's pretty much what happened. Not that I was surprised or anything.

SMOKESCREEN!!!

Mike ... That was pretty funny, but what scares me the most is that these three Stooges might morph into the Marx Brothers.

I just don't believe that Butt Buddy Bob will ever be good enough to play the part of Chico.

Oh, you guys though Mike was joking?

Seriously, the Bears got it right. All season long, I'd sit there on my Lazy Boy and curse, "That Lloyd Lee has to go!!! He's the reason behind all this mess!"

Now, I can live in peace. The problem is solved! Way to go Lovie!

Tim, Ill bet you anything the Cards Kill the Panthers.

???you name it"???

I have never coached in Tampa but I did buy a bass guitar on ebay once from a guy who lived there so I guess that I should give Lovie a call.

I have his number right here..... it is 1-815-HES-DULL.

Roman. YOU ARE AWESOME!!! You have finally come over to my side and eloquently expressed and described the insanity taking place at Halas Hall. Great post! One of the best, most accurate and funniest posts you have ever written. You have made E. Chicago proud!!

However, I must take some credit for enlightening you and the readers as well. For those of you who are uninitiated please refer to my brilliant post yesterday on Roman's previous thread:
"Angelo has his priorities in order with QB"

It is all laid out there. How could there be any justification for Lovie Blagojevich and Angelo Dumb Dee desperately trying to hire two coaches who ran the defense for the worst Team in NFL History? A Team that under their leadership lost 23 of their last 24 games!!!! If that doesn't prove that Lovie the Lunatic is not only the worst Head Coach in the NFL but may also be one of the stupidest people on the planet. Well, maybe he has some company in that respect. Darryl M. are you out there?

Anyway, Roman you are 100% correct in your analysis and the question is seriously.........why are they doing this?????

Also to Mike: You are my HERO!!!!

You consistently write the funniest posts in all of Blogdom!!!!!

My friend you have a brilliant career as a Novelist or Hollywood Screenwriter ahead of you if you ever choose to pursue it.

Just awesome stuff!! You made my day.
It almost helps me forget that Lovie is determined to make the Bears the 2nd Team in NFL History to go 0-16 and he is hiring the right people to help him do it!!!

When is Rivera's contract with San Diego up? Is there a chance we're waiting for then to fire Lovie so we can offer it to the true coach of out superbowl run?

January 8, 2009: Julie B. & Ed in Richmond agree for the first time in blog history. Roman IS awesome. And... and this is where it gets really weird...... I also cannot understand hiring anyone from the Lions staff. What was on the 'ol resume that was so impressive? What could they have possibly said in the interview to justify zero wins? What was so enticing about these guys? There are other names on the coaching carousel that they could've looked at. It's just not a wise thing to always go around hiring your friends instead of the best man for the job.

Mike I'll agree that Moe, Larry and Curly were funny but this trio is a bit more like Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld...CLUELESS !!!

I think a lot of people forgot that Marinelli was, up until he was hired as the Lions head coach, the most sought after defensive assist and the only reason he hadn't been a DC before he went to Detriot was because Tampa would always block his interviews. Was he a good head coach no, not at all, but is he a good d-line coach yes, the best in the business. Also I don't get why people just assume Barry will be coming on as the LB coach, I think Lee was fired becuase there has been a huge drop off with LB play since Lee took over for Babich(except for Briggs).I think what is going to happen is Marinelli will be the D-line coach, Babich will be demoted back to LB coach, and somebody new will be brought in as DC. I think position coachs matter more then people think, but yes I think Babich and Lovie should both be fired (or just demoted) the only person on the Bears staff that ever did any in-game changes is Dave Toub (Rivera didn't either see Super Bowl, and that Carolina Playoff game...no defensive adjustmens while we were picked apart) and thats the problem with the Bears right now, no adjustments are ever really mad except for sometimes on offense this season.

Also if you heard Babich describe what his idea was for the first Green Bay game I can't see why he would still be DC. He basiclly said well we stop the run really well but suck with the pass so instead of putting 8 guys in the box almost everytime we'll drop them back into coverage so that way we will stop the run and have more help in the pass. It never crossed his mind that the reason they did so well againist the run was becuase they put 8 guys in the box, and then when Green Bay started to run all over us what happened? nothing they just continued to run all over us.

Whatever I'm sorry for the rant I'll just finish with saying if Smith brings in Joe Barry, he will finally prove that the players have played well inspite of the system not becuase of the system (as I have always suspected)

Angelo is a meathead.

Lovie is a bonehead.

Between these two, I can't believe that the Bears players are anything more than completely, utterly, thoroughly demoralized going into the off-season.

Given Angelo and Lovie's complete cluelessness, they would qualify for jobs at the Fed as senior economists (another group that appears completely clueless when it comes to the economy).

Angelo is an ass for blaming the season on Orton.

Lovie is an ass for blaming the season on his assts.

I feel another era coming that will be eerily similar to the Dave "All the pieces are in place" Wannstedt regime.

I quit watching the Bears games during that era.

Yeah, I'm glad the Asian guy is gone...Fukudome flashbacks during football season is not cool.

I knew that was the problem...I was just afraid to make all the diversity hounds mad. Ancient Chinese Secret my Azz...fire him

Anyways...
I feel bad for the guys on the roster...I honestly wish I had a say in the matters at Halas Hall...but..I was shopped around once before by a D-1 defensive end to his old coaches after he heard me speak about the sport...that's when I realized the clique, fraternity, and egos that would keep me from coming into the business the way Sefa was trying to get me in there...shame

and John Shoop has a job..

The Bears are a mess, and the wrong guys are running the show, and I'm afraid I'd have to be paid to write/talk/etc about it any longer

I am in tears! Roman kicked it off, Mike took over and I almost passed out when I read Gig's first line.

Well, I’ve heard of Lloyd Lee on the Bears staff for several years now, but I guess I’m just one of few. Look, the Bears need an upgrade in the coaching staff, especially since Lovie and Angelo are pretty much untouchable this year. A handful of the delegates were going to pay the price. We all pretty much knew that the moment the team failed to make the playoffs. Remember, the NFL football season is not even over yet for another month. Aren’t we being a little too quick to judge or react until the smoke finally clears? Did the Bears already announce that they are officially done with all the firings? I want Bob Babich fired as much as most of us call for, but he’s probably being saved for last. Because he’s Lovie’s best buddy, I don’t see him kicked off the team, but I do see him removed from the Defensive Coordinator title and likely moved to a lesser role within the team, perhaps even Lloyd Lee’s replacement. I’ll accept that scenario as long Babich is no longer the Defensive Coordinator. Let’s just think some of this through… we make fun of the strength and conditioning coach getting fired, but wasn’t one of the Bears biggest issues earlier this season was the lack of conditioning with players complaining or even Lovie’s famous press conference about the tired players at the end of the Tampa game? Plus, Rod Marinelli… I pointed this out before, but some people are judging him by his overall record as head coach of the Lions even though he’s NOT applying for a head coaching job. If he was applying for Lovie’s job, then yes, I could see how the 0-16 mantra can come into play, but this is for a lesser role under Lovie Smith and from what I understand, Marinelli is highly respected around the NFL as an experienced position coach. How about Romeo Crennel or Mike Nolan? These two also have bad head coaching records, but I sure wouldn’t mind them coming here as a possible Def. Coordinator candidate, wouldn’t you?

Bottom line, we can’t just downplay the need to upgrade the position coaching staff and laugh it off. What would some of you guys prefer, remain status quo? One at a time, I say. Let this play out a few more months and then we can revisit the topic again and vent from there if we have to.

And lastly, if some veteran Bears players are skeptical about the latest changes and expected changes higher up the ladder, then how high were they expecting? I read Biggs’ article, but there weren’t any quotes, not even an anonymous quote. Are the players assumed to be tuning out Babich, Lovie or Turner? Sorry Biggs, but that article wasn’t overly informative.

Lloyd Lee deserved better. Would Lloyd have been let go had he married Marinelli's daughter? Should he have offered one of Lovie's sons a scholarship? Have Lovie's insecurities forced him to surround himself with a staff of halfwits, has beens and never beens in order to secure his future as head coach? If they were going to scapegoat someone why not BB? Not only has a once proud NFL defense been ruined under his watch, but let's not forget he ran a successful college football program into the ground as well.

Lloyd Lee deserved better. Would Lloyd have been let go had he married Marinelli's daughter? Should he have offered one of Lovie's sons a scholarship? Have Lovie's insecurities forced him to surround himself with a staff of halfwits, has beens and never beens in order to secure his future as head coach? If they were going to scapegoat someone why not BB? Not only has a once proud NFL defense been ruined under his watch, but let's not forget he ran a successful college football program into the ground as well.

I knew it was all this Lee guys fault, i've been saying all season that this guy is no bullet bob babich as linebacker coach. And if the bears do hire Marinelli and his son in law, I hope they bring in one other thing from those great old tampa teams, the pirate ship! This would go great in soldier field somewhere, and it would give the fans something to entertain them during boring bears games. Plus, instead of just dumping bears assistant coaches and players, they could make them walk the plank. They just need to give angelo an eye patch and get a parrot to sit on lovies' shoulder, the parrot could help him out in press conferences too. Tampa 2 rules the seas!

Betweeen Tim's pure political ignorance and Hitmans audacious attack on the Asian community....this little freedom fighter of justice of goodness, barely knows who to respond to....ahhh...screw it.

Lest we forget, players have to play the game, not coaches.Ggetting rid of players who have big contracts and do not produce makes more sense than focusing on coaches. Wide receivers who cannot get open or drop the passes when they do; quarterbacks who cannot move in the pocket, cannot throw accurately downfield,and throw to defenders; defensive ends who cannot rush the passer; linebackers who get out of position and are easily blocked; and offensive linemen who do not know that opening holes for running backs is part of their job description are a bit more important than assistant coaches or head coaches.

Roman Modrowski, learn what you are writing about before you write it...

Mike: Classic!

Ricky and Tommy: Get a clue...

Roman,

I use to play pick-up basketball with Mr. Lee a few years back. He played linebacker at Dartmouth. I'm not sure if he won any type of awards playing in college but he seemed to be a very smart guy,who knew alot about the position. Lee was also a really good athlete, athletic and strong which leads me to believe he was a good college player.

Jason

Dear bloggers,
In case you were not aware, THE COUNTRY is in the crapper,so who cares about who coaches where. It's all a Bread and Circus Roman Empire distraction. Look, I'm as avid a B,C, BH,&B FAN AS THERE IS, ,, but a wise older mentor who played for Bernie Biermann@ U of Minn in the 30"s, told me often

'In the Department store of life, sports IS THE TOY DEPARTMENT. "Worry more about Blagoj-gate

and less about our teams. If wishes were Horses, beggars would ride.
Go Kaner, Toews, Sharp, Keith, Byfuglien, Campbell, the two headedand 4 handed Net Tandem and friends. JQ has committed to the Indian

Hey Jason, Lee is free to run with you now.

The playoffs.
Where Muhsin Muhammad goes to die.

They (Mushy and the Panthers..didnt Die) They got murdered in a grizzly horror flick style slaughter.

Anyone notice who the bears hired as assistant head coach and line coach? How long until the bears hire Morinellis son in law? Just think all the money the Bears could save if all the coaching staff married McCaskeys.

The War Cry of the Cardinals....

"chirp chirp"

Why would Halas Hall listen to a moron like you, Hitman? You can talk about someone's poor working ethic, without bringing up their race. "I was just afraid to make all the diversity hounds mad." Dumbest quote ever!

as a former bears fan in texas, let me just tell you all how much of an emberassment this has become. we are the laughing stock of football and sports fans all over the country. seriously, after losing to the Texans that was enough for me to jump ship. Letting berrian go to a division rival, not replacing him, and then this BS with letting all our position coaches go is just a joke. Ive been bitching about babich for a while now...and i guess it has been warranted. Whos call is it for the 10 yard cushions we give WRs when the other team has the ball on the bear 6? When your blitz schemes dont even make the qb move at all...let alone put any pressure on him...those 10 yd cushions on the wrs hurt even more...

lovey is surrounding himself with friends. friends that have lost wherever they were before.

but its the same as the cubs, theres plenty of lambs up there that will continue to fill those stands so why bother putting out a good product?

the Bears success over the last few years can be attributed to a few lucky bounces, kick returns and over acheiving LBs that cant shed contact whatsoever.

im now a fan of the saints and Texans...two teams that make moves to TRY and win, have a bright outlook ahead, and have players and coaches that are hungry to win...not going through the motions like Urlacher and peanut and these other softys.

You guys up there STILL sold on Mike Brown? When hes HEALTHY hes STILL OVERRATED!!!! But of course as most of you know...he hasnt finished 4 out of the last 5 seasons.

Lloyd played safety at Dartmouth and for the CHargers in the NFL. He worked with Kiffin in Tampa Bay before joining the Bears, as one of Ron Rivera's guys. He was the Quality COntrol coach, which makes you deeply involved in film study. (Mangini got his roots in a familiar role, and wan't near the player Lloyd was). He coached defensive backs. He received many offers for defensive coaching positions around the league before being offered the bears linebacking job.

Thought I would shed some light on who the kid is. I am sure he will probably end up with the Kiffin's in Tenessee.

roman: this has to be the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen!!!! how can u say the position coaches are holding back the defensive coach?!?

let me ask u this:
who is in charge of making defensive adjustments during the game? that would be babich.
who calls the defense plays during the game? that would be babich again.
who had the most inconsistent defensive unit in the nfl. that would be babich's defense.

don't blame this on lloyd lee or the other position coaches. it starts from the top down! i can't believe u even have a job doing this. you think b/c lloyd lee is gone we're going to the super bowl? dream on fool! i think we have a lot more problems than replacing one line backers coach. this whole team is messed up and we won't be back to the super bowl for a long time unless changes start from the top down!

Roman responds: It's called sarcasm, look into it.

backintexas...

your surprised that a major leader of men from Chicago is surrounding himself with un-qualified friends?

are you sure you meant to say this on a Sports Blog?

anybody notice Ron Rivera failed to get the Lions coaching gig?

0 for how many now?

darryl, you know no one is going to bite. They would rather ignore that the guy they fawn over is ignored by everyone else in the NFL but is adored here. When you see remarks like "Smith is surrounding himself with friends" they are actually summing up something I continually see the media mention in every single article that is written with a negative slant. Seems to me that every since Mariotti was let go there have been more media types who seem to take the road that Jay ventured down on every single article. It looks like they are trying to take his place on subjecting readers to repeated negativity to make a name for themselves. It seems that because Jay was paid better for being Jay that they want to be just like Jay to get paid now. I used to see guys take the high road or counter the Jay negatives with a couple of positives. That doesn't happen very much anymore. I never see anyone mention any of the media's names on this blog except Mulligan and he just recently started writing with a more negative slant than he used to. They used to bring up Jay just about everyday because he made them think by crawling under their skin or getting into their heads. No one left really matters because fans treat them like music in the elevator and really ignore them. But the message they send is subliminal. That's why fans are constantly repeating something that the media started as if it's common knowledge or common sense but all it does is expose the fans as sheep without a mind of their own. They know something but can't tell you where they got it from. It's just there. It's like singing a song from Air Supply all day and not realizing that it was playing on the elevator when you got to work. It makes me feel good to see something I mentioned a couple months ago as common sense mentioned in the paper just like I read last week-end in that other paper in regard to Coach Smith. Mind you, I'm not saying that Dave Haugh is looking up what I'm saying to make up his mind. I know he isn't reading what I say at all. But since he still has Rick Morrissey being Jay-like on that side he doesn't have to be repetitive and negative - just yet. How did you guys know that Babich and whoever else is a friend of Smith unless some guy in the media told you? And since you repeat it just like they do in every single article they write don't you feel a little silly for repeating it like it was your idea? That is one of the things that get me so down on fans on these blogs because they repeat so much without thinking for theirself. Sheep doesn't have much choice but to be lead wherever they are going. Get this in your head,finally, that no one outside the media or their sheep-horde fans in Chicago see Rivera as the cause of the defense's demise as much as age and complacency. Rivera is a decent coordinator who isn't as great as you would like to believe. You do yourselves a disservice by acting like he is the main reason that this team is .500 since he was let go-not fired. I'm tired of seeing 'fired'. He didn't get a new contract. He didn't have another day left on a contract and was not brought back. Fired is when you still have a contract and they let you go. He was a free agent to sign with whomever wanted him. Nobody got rid of anyone to make room for him on their staff. How many teams actually have an inside linebacker coach to begin with? After he left what was he hired to do? Coach Smith wanted to go in another direction just like the other third of the league who didn't want him as the head coach. Only the homers or people who don't want to start a smart conversation won't be bringing that up.

And I forgot to mention to Edgar about his January 8th post, that these are the kind of posts I actually like to read. All the points you mentioned were of an original nature and weren't canned repeated mantras. You actually guessed what came true and your assessment of Marinelli as a good D-line coach was very spot on. There is nothing that you wrote that I can debate you on because it was a very good post. I agree with it whole-heartedly. But don't think I'm kissing your a$$. I don't roll like that. I have to give credit where it is due, sometimes.

Darryl M. and William R. Donald.

You've got your wish. Your hero Lovie Blagojevich is now going to be very involved in the Defense in 2009. After making such a great choice in selecting his Butt Buddy Babich as Def. Coordinator, he now deems it necessary to become very involved in the Defense. Man, that is awesome. Lovie Blagojevich is a "Tampa 2" expert.

Let's review what has happened to the NFL Teams that run the beloved "Tampa 2 Defense".
Indpls. Colts: Another flame-out in the Play-offs due to their Defense. The Defense which got them run out of the Play-offs 6 of the last 8 years. Tony Dungy needed to retire for sticking with that Mickey Mouse Defense all these years.
Tampa Bay: Finished the year with 4 staight losses and got their coach fired.
Detroit: Record 0-16 in 2008 and lost 23 of last 24 games with their defense at the bottom of the league.
Chicago: Defense the laughing stock of the league for two years. Lovie's "Tampa 2" destroying Brian Urlacher's career by dropping him into coverage and having him run AWAY from the play and the ball!! In the Defensive SCheme Dick Jauron used Urlacher was the one of the two most feared defenders in the league. Lovie's Scheme cannot stop the run or the pass in the weak NFC North.

The solution to fix the Bear's Defense: More Lovie which means more "Tampa 2". Oh, and then hiring the only coach in NFL History to go 0-16 and making him the Asst. Head Coach. Maybe they will drop all defensive lineman along with the linebackers into coverage and have all 11 players in coverage and just forget the passrush.

Meanwhile the 3/4 teams left in the play-offs use their linebackers to pressure the Quarterback and stop the run either with a 3-4 alignment or a zone blitz scheme. Those 3 Teams are ranked in the top 5 in Defense in the NFL. #1 Pittsburgh, #2 Ravens and #5 Eagles. Instead of trying to become more like those 3 defenses Lovie the Loser wants to be more like Detroit, Tampa and Indpls. He is truly the dumbest coach in the NFL.
Darryl and William: You are morons.

However, when Lovie the Lunatic bombs next year it will be because of racism. The Teams and players that beat the Bears next year are all racists because they did not let a Black Coach win. You can't be more racist than that.

Maybe Lovie's hero Obama will give him a bail-out package to save the day................

Ed in Hickdom,
what in the hell are you talking about? For one; how is Coach Smith destroying Urlacher's career by running him away from the ball. Have you seen what happens when Urlacher run near the line of scrimmage? He gets eaten alive by whoever blocks him. Urlacher blitz like crazy but can't get to the ball carrier or the QB because he can't no matter what. We don't have the caliber of players to be this great defense like those others. Name one player other than Briggs who puts a licking on opposing players? Do you honestly think that we have superstars on this team. We only had one player make the pro bowl. But just because you think we are better than we really are someone else has to be a moron. I've found out that usually the one calling people names is the one who grew up being called names. You sound like some 13 year old kid sneaking on his parents computer. "Butt buddy"? Grow up. What's the matter, Rivera can't become a head coach for not even Detroit and you blew a blood vessel crying about it? You spewing ain't changing a thing. Rivera still at HC and you are still Brain Dead in Hick-land. And out of those 3/4 teams with a top 5 D in the playoffs only one made it to the Super Bowl. Talent always rise above any scheme. We just don't have talent like Pittsburgh nor do we have half the talent that Arizona has on either side of the ball. Players are suppose to line up and beat the guy across from them. And more times than not the team with the better talent will win. How can you say that we've become laughing stocks if we haven't been that bad. Other teams how been much worse for much much longer But since you don't get out much you don't see that. Thinking the way you do really scare me about the overall mentality of Bear fans. Obviously they can be very childish. Man up, already.

WRD writes: "I've found out that usually the one calling people names is the one who grew up being called names. You sound like some 13 year old kid sneaking on his parents computer."

Yet he starts his post with: "Ed in Hickdom." An obvious play on Ed's screen name, or in other words, blatant name calling.

I think the facts speak for themselves.

And Sir William, I am apalled. You don't see good natured people like myself calling people names do you, Sir William? Just what would the Queen say?

Okay Mike, you proved my point ,again, by calling me Sir William. My name is my screen and I've never called myself sir so you had to call me out my name to get that party started. Obviously you and your sock puppets aren't getting any attention so you choose to fight someone elses' battle to get that much needed attention. When you tear yourself away from that blank sheet of people that defines your writing career why don't you put a sock in it and inspire yourself to bother someone who actually like you. Why does plain/ordinary Mike like to stir up things that does not involve him? If you're bored read a book. Obviously we know you can't write one without including Jane, Spot, Sally and the one character you bring to mind, Dick. If someone calls you out your name you respond in kind.

"Obviously we know you can't write one without including Jane, Spot, Sally and the one character you bring to mind, Dick."

You. Are. A Riot! I literally burst out laughing when I read that!

Anywho, let's go over this: "Okay Mike, you proved my point ,again, by calling me Sir William."

Dude, I added the Sir William thing at the end to be blatantly ironic. Get it? I'm scolding you for calling people names while I've been doing that for quite some time now? I thought it was pretty obvious.

But it looks like you took that section of my post and ran with it; masterfully side-stepping my accusations of hypocrisy.

I'm sure Ed can fight his own battles, I simply chimed in because you lectured him on calling people names while simultaneously calling him "Ed in Hickdom." Do you see now? All I wanted to do was show you how much of a hypocrite you were. That's all, buddy. That's all.

Dutifully yours Your Highness,

Mike

Ed:

Indianapolis's defense picked apart Rex Grossman and won them a Super Bowl.

Tampa Bay, employing essentially that same defense, picked apart a talented Oakland Raiders passing attack and won a Super Bowl.

Lovie Smith's defense carried a weak offense to a Super Bowl, albeit not to a victory.

As I recall, Philly uses a 4-3 scheme, and Baltimore's scheme goes back and forth between 3-4, 4-3, and 46.

Under Lovie Smith, the Bears' D ranked in the top 5 in the league for two consecutive years. Jauron's Bears defenses never ranked higher than 14th.

If you're going to call someone a moron, try harder not to look like one.

Plain and simple Mike, no pun intended, but I don't know how you respond to someone calling you names especially if you really don't do it yourself? I don't just sit around and call people names. I responded to being called a name just like anyone else would. Maybe you are used to people calling you names. As I always said: give us a post filled with fresh information and you don't have to resort to name calling. I've said that for the 3 years I've posted on this blog. Ed is a blatant name caller. Look at his post and tell me that his post isn't filled with name calling. If he called you a moron or anything negative you'd call him a name back. Stop trying to get attention. That's what all this is about. If you don't like me ignore me. The worst thing a person can do is keep looking to start something with someone like you and a bunch of guys like to do. You troll and posts to start arguments. I haven't even brought your name up or countered any of your posts, lately, so I shouldn't have been on your radar. People who start arguments are missing something in their life. Look elsewhere. You're not gonna find it picking on people. Especially a faceless person on a blog.

Ok, that's fine that Ed is a "blatant name caller" as you put it. But when you wag your finger at him for calling people names, and then call him "Ed in Hickdom," you by definition are a hypocrite.

I'm sorry, but it's like adding 2 + 2. That's just how it is.

Still trying to make your way onto the big boy table? I might as well celebrate being a hypocrite because I'm not changing my definition and you're not changing yours. Have a great life.

with decisions like this, Lovie deserves a seat in Obama's cabinet. wtf, fire the junior defensive coach when your D sucks? nice work dude