Here we go again??

[woodbuck27]

I say trade Woodson and Harris for a 1st from the skins (they don't care about their picks) and draft good young corner to play with Carroll.

Your saying:

Cut... to the chase.

[woodbuck27]

If folks thought that was too much to pay Al then they should be in a rage over Woodson getting mega dollars for having a broken leg!!

Good point. I think some questioned the dollars, while others wondered whether Woodson was banking off reputation. I think he's starting because of the money, the rep, and the rep of Carroll as a grabber. I think Carroll should be starting. He hits harder, tackles better, and runs faster. He's still pretty raw, but at least he has an upside whereas it looks like Woodson is headed into the dumper.

Are we surprised that this FA signing is... as we see it?

There were better ways to spend Packer $ than the way Ted Thompson did on CB Charles Woodson ...

and here is the KEY... for OUR GM Ted Thompson " to PLAN " on how to spend $ Packer CAP Money $ better in OUR future.

$10 Million on Charles Woodson (even for a look ...even for one season)... based on all we knew (know) about Charles Woodson ! NO WAY !!

Ted Thompson will go down as blowing that one. What a joke and that's part and parcel as to how Al Harris is... in regards to his attitude ,

yet... NOT AN EXCUSE for Al Harris, or for us to fall back on.

[Chubbyhubby]

Problems in paradise ?

GO BEARS !

Yeah, there have been a few bumps in the road in Packerland, but that happens when players struggle and the coaching is questionable.

Are you ready for the Bears first loss versus Seattle? I predict that the Soldier Field faithful will have their bubble burst this week. Don't worry 3-1 ain't bad.

As a die hard Packer Fan living in Bear Country I listen to sports radio and here in IL people are saying that with the fast start Chicago is playing these sports jocks are saying that DA Bears are superbowl contenders! can you believe that!

[Guiness]

Lifted this from the chat GBR posted - good news on this topic:

Henry Osterbrink, Stevens Point, WI: Larry, recently Mike McCarthy called out Al Harris on his inconsistent play the last couple of weeks. In response, Al said "If he feels that I'm the problem, then getting me out of here may be the way they need to go...I'm pretty sure there's somebody out there that would like me to play for them." What do you make of this? Do you think Al really wants out of Green Bay, or is this perhaps yet another way of hinting toward a new contract, or maybe just him being frustrated?

LM: Asked him about that today and he basically said it was a case of a reporter digging for dirt and he would have nothing to do with said reporter again.

[MJZiggy]

As a die hard Packer Fan living in Bear Country I listen to sports radio and here in IL people are saying that with the fast start Chicago is playing these sports jocks are saying that DA Bears are superbowl contenders! can you believe that!

Good. Usually when they start predicting Super Bowl appearances, teams start to choke *gasp* How long have they been saying the Colts will win it all?

[BEARMAN]

Problems in paradise ?

GO BEARS !

Yeah, there have been a few bumps in the road in Packerland, but that happens when players struggle and the coaching is questionable.

Are you ready for the Bears first loss versus Seattle? I predict that the Soldier Field faithful will have their bubble burst this week. Don't worry 3-1 ain't bad.

The seachickens will be without their MVP RB, their stating TE, RG, DE and SS. They say they want to run a 4 WR set against us, good, that means no TE/RB to block our front 4. That also means alot of single man blocking against our front 4. You single man block most of our front 4 and your QB gets sacked, ... alot ! Our defence matches up well against their struggling(due to injuries) offence. Their defence can be beat deep, look at what the Giants did to them last week, 27 points in the second half. They have a good defence, but no super stars. Our emerging offence matches up well against their defence. Rex will throw deep on them and have one or two picks, and two or three TD's. Our defence is good for atleast one and maybe two TD's. Add that to a couple Gould FG's and the BEARS win this one.
DA BEARS 24

seachickens 17

GO BEARS !

[vince]

So, ND, Zig, Harv, what you are saying is, coach was right to answer the question in that way, singling out Harris as the main issue in the secondary.

I would agree, if he alone were the problem. BUT HE CLEARLY IS NOT!

That is my point. I have no problem in coach saying a player sucks. but ALL of our DBs suck. That cannot be a coincidence.

That is why I still feel, despite your presentations, M3 answred the question ineffectively. The real blame lies elsewhere.

When running through this thread I was firmly behind M3 in his comment, but after reading your post, Tarlam, I think you're right about this.

M3 didn't really screw up in this answer, but he would have been better off to deflect the question into a general statement about the pass coverage thus far. There is no reason to allow what happened to occur when it could have been avoided.

I don't think this is a major screw up, but with more seasoning, M3 will get better at handling a media that is in the business of creating controversy.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't know. I see other coaches say much worse. It wasn't that scathing. Maybe he's trying to light a fire under Al's @ss.

[MJZiggy]

Al himself said the other day that the reporter exaggerated what M3 said in order to bait him. AH will not longer speak to said reporter and will no longer comment at all on this issue. I will follow his lead...

[vince]

Al himself said the other day that the reporter exaggerated what M3 said in order to bait him. AH will not longer speak to said reporter and will no longer comment at all on this issue. I will follow his lead...

True Zig, but it created a controversy that had to be squashed. Al seems to have squashed it, but he can't take his comment back, regardless of his response. If he gets burned on a bomb, for example, the fire could ignite again fairly easy... Any reporter could do it.

I like the fact that McCarthy holds players accountable, but I don't think the place to hold a player that is in contract dispute accountable is through the media. They can't wait to blow things out of proportion, spin the facts, and lite fires at every opportunity.

I love what I see out of McCarthy already, and he'll get better at dealing with the press, but that's one of the things that being an assistant doesn't necessarily prepare you for as a head coach in the NFL. The only way to really learn about dealing with the media is to do it.

[Tarlam!]

I see other coaches say much worse. It wasn't that scathing. Maybe he's trying to light a fire under Al's @ss.

I don't, because my focus is only really on this team and a few players not in Green and Gold.

Just think how anyone of us reacts to being singled out publicly and in such a collective manner. I know I would probably quit if my boss stood up and said that stuff about me if 5 of my colleagues were as guilty if not more guilty for my department's failure, yet, there was no mention of it.

To me, being singled out - even if in reaction to a question - is scathing enough.

Coach should have balmed Schittenheimer, not the players. He could have done that by saying "Al and All DBs are aware they need to improve and the position coaches and I will be focussing particularly on helping them be where they need to be in order for us to consistantly win games".

I don't care that the DB collective was addressed previously.

My argument, again, is only because THEY ALL SUCK. If Al were consistantly bombing by himself, then scorch the guy.

[HarveyWallbangers]

"She'll be alright"

[Tarlam!]

That's "she'll be 'right". But I knew what ya meant!