Playing Catch Up

Da Bears have signed three free agents: Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor, and Brandon Manumaleuna. All of which excite me and essentially make Da Bears closer to a Super Bowl, Unfortunately, it only makes them about 8-8 or so and they'll still miss the playoffs. While Peppers' pass rush will draw some attention away from Tommy Harris, it's still up to him to show up and actually perform and Da Bears still need a competent safety. Manumaleuna is a de facto tackle that will put his hand on the line of scrimmage and block. Chester Taylor will be a good blocking back and catch passes out of the backfield. They may seem like nice additions to join the Martz Madness, but this won't stop Cutler from consistently pulling himself off the turf and checking to make sure that all of his body parts are still in place. It won't stop Martz from filling the air with footballs that will be picked because the low I.Q. receivers won't know where to line up in due to the one hundred different formations in the playbook, let alone which route to run and how to run it well.

The Bulls are in a free fall. Noah is shut down for weeks due to a foot injury and the rest of the team has forgotten what a rebound is. D-Rose is also banged up and those two are pretty much the Bulls' entire roster since they're basically forfeiting this year in the hopes to sign a top-tier free agent to a max contract. (It's wishful thinking because he's probably going to stay in Cleveland, but the Bulls may have an outside shot at signing LeBron James).

The Blackhawks are still on a tear, but Coach Q has been juggling the net-minders. I told everybody to jump on the Niemi-train and I'll be surprised if he doesn't start at least 75% of the remaining games on the schdule. Huet is so frustrating. The Hawks are tied for first with San Jose with 93 points. Home ice is VITAL. Commit to The Indian.

The Sox and Cubs are in the Cactus League.....