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Mitch Trubisky Is From The ACC and Why It Matters To The Bears

By
Erik Lambert
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Pretty much the only thing mentioned regarding college conferences these days are simple. The SEC is king, the Big 10 is on the rebound and everyone else is fighting for respect. So what about the Athletic Coast Conference? Well aside from being the best basketball breeding ground there is, it also has quite a football reputation as well. In fact there is a Chicago Bears ACC situation fans may want to take notice of.

Specifically the one regarding new quarterback Mitch Trubisky. Coming from North Carolina, he is another QB product of this conference taken in the top three. Before going #2 this past April, it was Jameis Winston at #1 in 2015 and E.J. Manuel at #16 in 2013. Suffice to say it’s a conference that gets a lot of respect at the quarterback position.

Turns out it also is one with a fascinating history when it comes to the Bears and the NFL at large. One that Trubisky will either emulate or take in an entirely new direction in the years to come.

The Chicago Bears ACC affiliation is a weird one

It’s one thing to have hits and misses coming out of a conference. That’s just normal procedure for teams in a draft. The Bears were never going to hit on every pick from the ACC. At the same time, upon closer inspection it’s safe to say the franchise has a “peculiar” history with players out of there. How so?

Here’s a rundown. It brought Bob Avellini, a bad quarterback for them who also was the guy who broke a 14-year playoff drought in 1977. Former second round pick Ed Cooke spent a whopping three games with the team before leaving for another team as a rookie. Chris Gardocki and Greg Olsen would become multi-time Pro Bowlers but only after leaving Chicago.

Then there was William Perry, member of the 1985 team and one of the greatest folk heroes in Bears history. Also Patrick Mannelly their greatest long snapper. Last but not least? A short, ineffective defensive back who turned out to be the greatest return man in NFL history named Devin Hester. It’s a wild and crazy cast with tons of memorable names and moments.

So what does this mean for Trubisky? To answer that, there is more information to digest.

ACC quarterbacks don’t win big ones

The conference also has quite a quarterback lineage. To date 11 signal callers drafted out of programs from it have gone on to at least one Pro Bowl. Fun-loving Sonny Jurgensen resides in the Pro Football Hall of Fame while Philip Rivers and Matt Ryan both could be threatening to join him if they’re able to put a few more upper tier seasons together. There is also one other incredible fact to note.

None of the quarterbacks to come out of the ACC have won a championship. Zero. It’s true. Here is a breakdown of the stark reality. Second round pick Ed Cooke

  • Boomer Esiason (Maryland)
    • Lost Super Bowl XXIII with Cincinnati
  • Neil O’Donnell (Maryland)
    • Lost Super Bowl XXX with Pittsburgh
  • Matt Ryan (Boston College)
    • Lost Super Bowl LI with Atlanta

The list doesn’t include Roman Gabriel who lost two NFL championships in 1967 and 1969. Even Frank Reich, one of the greatest backups in league history was part of the infamous four-straight Super Bowl losses with the Buffalo Bills in the early 1990s. Suffice to say that despite outstanding individual plays, ACC quarterbacks have yet to take hold of a Lombardi trophy.

That is a major hurdle Trubisky would have to overcome. How fitting would it be then if he did it with the Bears, of all teams? That’s a Hollywood script if ever there was one.

Marlins Fan Flashes Her Breasts At Cardinals Pitcher

By
Aldo Soto
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First of all, if this Miami Marlins fan really wanted to distract St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Brett Cecil, then she should’ve given a better effort when flashing her breasts on Wednesday night. In the sixth inning, one of four women sitting behind home plate in bright orange Marlins’ jerseys, attempted to distract Cecil, who was facing Christian Yelich, and trying to protect a 6-5 lead. Miami was threatening with a run already across in the inning and had two men on with Yelich at the dish.

So, why not try to distract the pitcher? But again, weak effort here. No wonder Cecil had no issue with Yelich, striking him out with ease.

C’mon. Have a higher baseball IQ. Read the situation better. What a waste of squeezing your breasts together when the pitcher is nowhere close to making the pitch yet. That’s when you unleash the goods. Force a balk. Stand up and do a full lap dance routine. Disappointing. Be better next time.

Anyway, shoutout to Marlins Man for brining these ladies to the game.

By the way, did this fan flashing Wrigley Field start a trend around MLB ballparks?

(NSFW) Woman Flashes Crowd During Cubs Game At Wrigley Field

Jonathan Bullard Aims To Dominate 2017, Has Surprising New Trainer

By
Erik Lambert
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Jonathan Bullard is somewhat of a forgotten name in the Chicago Bears defensive line. A year ago he was considered a draft steal. A powerful force out of Florida who looked like he’d make a terrific piece for the defensive end spot. Suffice to say it didn’t go as planned. Despite numerous opportunities the rookie managed just 18 tackles and a sack in 14 games. Coaches grew frustrated with his inconsistency and he was benched in December.

To his credit the man took the right message from that demotion:  work harder and get better. Even while the Bears have added more bodies to the front in John Jenkins and Jaye Howard, Bullard has quietly been putting in extra efforts to improve for 2017. He isn’t doing it alone either. He’s getting a major assist from another Florida alum and former Bears lineman.

The new Jonathan Bullard trainer is….

None other than Alex Brown. The two shared an Instagram video recently chronicling what Bullard is doing to improve his game. All the while Brown was right there helping him.

People forget how good Brown himself was in his day. A former fourth round pick in 2002, he went on to collect 43.5 sacks with the defense and was a big part of their Super Bowl team. He was also a Pro Bowl alternate in 2005. So he knows a thing or two about what it takes to have success at the NFL level. The fact he’s a Bears alum coming in to help the next generation just makes it all the sweeter. A far cry from the days of the Phil Emery era.

Hopes are high for the Bears defense in 2017. They have several key pieces in place. One of them being Leonard Floyd at outside linebacker. If Bullard were to start living up to his vast potential, a good front seven could suddenly morph into a great one. Credit must go to the likes of Brown and other assistant coaches who are doing everything possible to help him.

Bulls Get Obliterated On Twitter For Posting Michael Carter-Williams Highlight Video

By
Aldo Soto
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You know what sucked the most out of the Michael Carter-Williams trade? Tony Snell, the same Tony Snell who once played 28 minutes and recorded zero stats and who was awful for the Bulls, actually improved and made an impact for the Milwaukee Bucks. Of course that would happen to the Bulls and meanwhile they got MCW, who was baaaaaaaaaaaaad. On Wednesday, Bulls fans were reminded of MCW’s biggest moments from this season and let’s just say the reaction wasn’t pretty.

Here’s the thing, team accounts on Twitter can’t just go dark in the offseason. Social media, kinda a big thing nowadays, so you have to keep that fan interaction going. So, this week the Bulls have been posting the biggest moments for their players, starting with Jimmy Butler, you know just recapping the season. And boy did Twitter unleash some fire on the Michael Carter-Williams post.

You can’t blame the reaction either. The front office is the most hated thing in the city, so any chance fans get to roast John Paxson and Gar Forman they will. Poor MCW was just caught in the cross fire.

This was my favorite response because it’s pretty accurate to an actual MCW play.

All Bulls fans can do is laugh because we have no fucking hope with this front office, so we wallow in our misery. However, there was one person who wasn’t laughing.

Rough day for MCW.

Hey, at least he’s not the point guard of the future for the Bulls. That’s Cameron Payne!

The Complete Guide To White Sox Phenom, Yoan Moncada

By
Emmet McClain
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By now, everyone in the MLB world knows about Yoan Moncada, the White Sox No. 1 prospect, and top prospect in all of baseball. The second baseman has recently been on a tear for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the White Sox. Last week, Moncada was named International League batter of the month. Since then, fans of both the White Sox, and baseball in general have all been asking the same question: When will Moncada get called up to The Show? In this article, we tackle that question, and break down everything needed to know about the future face of the White Sox.

Red Sox Career

Yoan Moncada originally signed with the Boston Red Sox for a record $31.5MM deal back in 2015. While he did get called up to the Red Sox late last year, his debut was anything but special, as he batted .211 with 4 hits and 12 strike outs in 8 games. Although his short stint in the MLB did not go as planned, everyone still believed he would live up to his No. 1 prospect rating in due time. Those beliefs are still high, but obviously, that will not happen in Boston.

On December 6th, 2016, the Boston and Chicago made one of the bigger Winter Meetings blockbuster trades in recent memory. The Red Sox acquired White Sox ace Chris Sale, the best left hander in the MLB not named Clayton Kershaw. In return, the White Sox received Moncada, flame thrower Michael Kopech, a 5-tool lottery ticket in OF Luis Alexander Basabe, and a throw in piece in Victor Diaz. And just like that, top prospect Yoan Moncada was a member of the Chicago White Sox. 

John Lackey Made History Last Night At Coors Field

By
Gus
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey throws to a Colorado Rockies batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ORG XMIT: CODZ127

If you would have told me that John Lackey would out-pitch Jake Arrieta during yesterday’s doubleheader in hitter-friendly Coors Field, I would have looked at you like you were a moron. Granted, Arrieta has been nowhere near as good as he’s been the past two years but overall I think most Cubs fans still have more confidence with the ball in his hand rather than Lackey’s.

This is why we are just fans.

Arrieta was absolutely destroyed during Game 1 of the double header yesterday which saw him last only 3.2 innings while giving up a staggering nine runs.

The loss pushed the Cubs to 16-16 on the season before Game 2 when Lackey took the mound. I’ll be 100% honest with you all — anytime Lackey pitches, I expect the worst. It’s nothing personal against him or his large set of perfectly white teeth, I just feel like I’ve seen him get rocked more so than any other Cubs starter the past two years so when he pitches I rarely expect much.

This is why I’m just a fan.

With the Cubs sitting right at .500, playing against a team that just hung up 10 runs at a ball park that is known to give up long balls, Lackey took the mound and completely stymied the Rockies offense because, you know — baseball.

Lackey threw 7 scoreless innings allowing only four hits and zero earned runs. It also helped that the Cubs offense finally woke the f*ck up and put up a five spot in the second inning to support Lackey but that’s neither here nor there.

Lackey’s performance yesterday was not only dominant, but it was historic as well.

There’s no doubt the Cubs have been struggling to start the season but I’m hoping yesterdays dominant start by Lackey (paired with Miguel Montero telling the team to “wake it up, shake it up”) will turn into the spark the team needs to return to the dominant 2016 team that we all grew to love.

How great would it be if it was John Lackey out of all people who helped turn the tide for the 2017 Cubs?

 

 

 

Predicting the Winners of the Most Important Bears Position Battles

By
Erik Lambert
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Fans really have had time to process things yet. After all, this 2017 offseason was an eventful one. Still, if there is something to get excited about it has to be the upcoming slew of Chicago Bears position battles set to begin. Don’t for a second thing that most things are already set in stone. That is just not the case.

Some battles can even carry into the regular season. That is how undecided a coaching staff can be and how heated a competition can get. On a roster that went 3-13 a year ago, there are few men who can say their job to totally secure. Maybe Jordan Howard, Josh Sitton, Kyle Long, Cody Whitehair, Akiem Hicks and Leonard Floyd being the only ones.

Outside of them it’s basically a free-for-all. So it’s time to explore the upcoming battles that could be the most pivotal to the teams’ success. Who will be involved and most importantly who will emerge victorious.

Former Bears Linebacker Arrested and Charged In Shooting

By
Erik Lambert
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Most Chicago Bears fans probably have just a passing memory of the name Khaseem Greene. A linebacker drafted by the team during the Phil Emery era, it was hoped the Rutgers alum might end up being the eventual heir apparent to Lance Briggs at the outside linebacker position. It never played out that way. He lacked certain qualities that made up a starter in the NFL and was relegated to backup and special teams duties.

Since then he’s spent his time as a journeyman around the league. Most recently he was with the Kansas City Chiefs. Now that is over and his entire career may soon follow. ESPN and other outlets reported that the former fourth round pick of the Bears was a potential primary suspect in an ugly shooting incident.

“A linebacker in the NFL who starred at Rutgers University has been charged in connection with a shooting in New Jersey.

A grand jury indicted Khaseem Greene for weapon possession on Tuesday in a December shooting in Elizabeth, where Greene is from.

The Kansas City Chiefs released the linebacker on Tuesday. Greene signed with the team in January. His lawyer wasn’t immediately available for comment.

NJ.com reports a criminal complaint says Greene was seen on camera handing a gun to another man who fired into a crowd.”

Further details on the incident and the charges are still to come. Rest assured it will be interesting to see how it all develops.

In-Depth Pro Comparisons For Each Bears Draft Pick

By
Erik Lambert
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mitchell trubisky twitter1st Round:  Mitch Trubisky (QB, North Carolina)

Best case:  Aaron Rodgers

Watch the pocket poise, the elusiveness and the often pinpoint accuracy. Not to mention the size and athleticism. People would swear that Trubisky is just like the Packers superstar. For those who bring up the experience argument? Turns out Trubisky threw just 93 fewer passes at the Division I level than Rodgers did.

Worst case:  Blaine Gabbert

Teams have a genuine fear of bringing in QBs from spread offense systems. Especially after seeing what happened with Gabbert. He was very productive at Missouri for two seasons but obviously wasn’t ready when he got to the NFL. His three years in Jacksonville were ugly at times as he never looked comfortable playing in a traditional scheme.

 

Closest case:  Rich Gannon

In truth the comparisons for Trubisky have been all over the place among most experts. Some see a future star. Others a colossal bust waiting to happen. In truth Rich Gannon is a good fit for him. The four-time Pro Bowler and 2002 NFL MVP shares a similar body type, playing style and skill set from the underrated mobility to the accurate passing. It took some time before he got his fair shot in the league, so he may have done even better. That should be a welcome sign for Trubisky, who is unquestionably the guy moving forward.

Joe Maddon’s Love For RVs Lands Him A Spokesperson Deal

By
Gus
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Joe Maddon’s love for RV’s, or recreational vehicles, has been well documented since he took over the Cubs in 2015. He rolled into his first Spring Training with the Cubs in a giant RV that he nicknamed “Cousin Eddie” to honor one of the the greatest movie characters in history. In case you’ve never watched any movies ever, Cousin Eddie was a hillbilly relative that appeared in the National Lampoon Vacation movies but is best known for his role in National Lampoon Christmas Vacation. In the movie, Eddie appears unexpectedly to his in-laws house in — you guessed it — an RV.

Here’s Maddon explaining his love for the “Cousin Eddie” moniker.

Maddon and his wife, Jaye, travel the country every off-season in Cousin Eddie to visit friends and family. Hell, if you think about it, the RV was right in the middle of Maddon making his decision to manage the Cubs.

(It’s also one of my favorite Cubs stories.)

In 2015, Maddon had just opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays and was in talks with 10 other clubs about the possibility of managing them. Maddon’s agent contacted him to let him know that Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer wanted to talk to him about leading the Chicago Cubs.

Sounds great right?

Well, Maddon and his wife were in the early stages of a trip from Florida to Southern California in their RV so Maddon had to find a way to coordinate meeting with Epstein and Hoyer who were in Chicago at the time. So instead of cancelling the trip and flying to meet with Epstein and Hoyer, Maddon looked at a map and told his agent to let Theo and Jed know that he would delay his trip for a “day or two” to allow Epstein and Hoyer to fly down to Florida to talk baseball.

Staying true to the quirkiness of Maddon, when Epstein and Hoyer showed up just outside Pensacola, they had no idea of how wild the meeting would be.

“I gave them a tour of the RV, and we all had a beer,” said Maddon, who was wearing shorts, a T-shirt and sneakers for the occasion. “Those big, thick Miller Lite widemouth bottles. We had some chips and salsa. We stood in the middle of the RV and BS’d. Maybe for half an hour.

“Then we went outside and, seriously, there’s this little microbeach right behind the RV. We had the only beach available in this RV park. It was available to that spot.”

Obviously the meeting was a success and Maddon agreed to coach the Cubs but he left Cousin Eddie at his off-season home in Florida. I mean, can you imagine trying to park an RV in Chicago?

Yesterday, Maddon agreed to be spokesperson for Winnebago Industries, the RV company announced Monday. As part of the agreement, Winnebago presented Maddon with a brand new Winnebago Grand Tour, which contains a master suite, a fireplace and a 60-inch television which he received during Spring Training of this year.

A few days ago, Maddon gave ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza a tour of his new RV during the Cubs series against the Yankees.

It was a good run for Cousin Eddie but it appears the upgrade has already been completed.

Check out Maddon’s new ride (per Chicago Tribune.)

 

 

 

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