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Do you want them to bring awareness or not?They should all just stop it....no more?
There are many areas of need (cancer types and other) that are hurt by the pink powerhouse.
Komen is an evil organization. I can't wait for it to self-destruct, which it will.
I don't know about the Bears. I think Trestman seems like a good coach. The playcalling is good. The effort is there. I just don't think the personnel is good enough, especially on the defensive side of the ball.To go along with what Dish said above, the linebackers aren't all that good and the defensive line isn't living up to expectations. (To be honest, I thought that Allen over Peppers was not going to be an upgrade, and I couldn't quite figure out why people were saying it was.)
Yeah...as a Bears fan I was hoping for more from this "revamped" D-Line but they have little to no push. I will say they are playing the run better but you'd have to considering how bad they were last year.I hated Shea on the D-Line as he got pushed around way too easily...now you've traded him out for Jared Allen who doesn't seem to be able to hold his own against O-Line men...he's getting pushed around.Yes, the Linebackers are either old or just not very good. The only free agent playing well is Willie Young.
If someone wants to donate to support cancer research, the American Cancer Society is the most efficient cancer charity, and has the best idea how to allocate resources across the disease spectrum.
Cutler reminds me of a less-talented Brett Favre. Always good for a couple bad throws a game and you just hope it doesn't come back to kill you.
Vikings game was awful. Watched only until it was 14-0. Ponder & Asiata behind center... what do you want? Crap.I'd rather less of the "pink awareness" campaigns. The message is out there. There are many areas of need (cancer types and other) that are hurt by the pink powerhouse.
We can say that about anything....pick a cause, any cause, and someone wants more awareness. I have a personal bias, I'd love for them to push Juvenile Type 1 diabetes, but that's not how the world works. Only 2 million American kids have it, so it isn't big enough of a deal. I'm not sure how the pink powerhouse hurts others, this Summer's ice bucket challenge shows some creativity can break through very quickly get noticed.
It hurts because it sucks oxygen out of the room and creates gross inefficiencies. Yes breast cancer sucks, and yes it is a noble cause, but it is also not the most "critical" of the cancers. Heck, most breast cancer awareness groups, especially Koman, don't even focus on the most deadly form of breast cancer, metastatic.I'm all for donating to causes, but you really should be looking at the efficiency of the group you are donating to. Take United Way or American Cancer Society, they are over 90% efficient with their donations whereas Koman or others are down near 50%.Lastly, I have a real issue with causes becoming marketing campaigns. Why is breast cancer so well known? Because it is viewed as a means of good PR, it reaches a demographic most companies, especially the NFL want to reach. It has almost nothing to do with the cause and everything to do with marketing. Yes this is cynical but I don't think it makes it any less true.In a dream scenario, people wouldn't donate to causes they would donate to "The Fund". The money in "The Fund" would be distributed based on need, effectiveness and criticality to society. As an example, heart disease kills far more women than breast cancer, one could argue heart disease research would be a more effective ROI in terms of lives saved than breast cancer research.
It also highlights the frustrating nature of this team. The first INT was flukey, whatever. But other than that, he plays a very good game, great completion percentage, but the playcalling is wonky and they don't score much in the second half, and then one bad throw and suddenly its treacherous. Its not being a Cutler apologist, cant turn it over there, but its frustrating for your QB to play a good game and still have no breathing room. Also, the Forte fumble was a killer. Given that Cutler played well before the last INT, really wanted to see him get a redemption chance on that final drive which totally could have changed the storyline.And man its frustrating to see a less than 100% QB like Newton just carve up this defense in the air.
I was at the game and enjoyed it immensely, as I'm a Panthers fan. I lived in Chicago for 16 years before moving to N.C. and my son still lives there. He's a huge Bears fan, was visiting me and joined me at the game, so it's nice to have bragging rights.Cutler has always been just good enough to get coaches and offensive coordinators fired. Sunday was a perfect representation of that. Played well much of the day but he should have avoided a couple of sacks, should have looked far more often for his WRs than he did because that's where the Bears had a major advantage and, of course, threw a killer INT with 6 minutes to play. Thanks, Jay!To blame this one on Cutler would be a stretch, as two of the most reliable Bears of the last decade - Gould and Forte - f'ed up royally. Still, it's amazing how often Chicago fans have to say: "Cutler was good ... if only he didn't make that killer mistake."Marc Trestman, we hardly knew ye. I wonder who Cutler's next victim will be?
I'm not sure how the pink powerhouse hurts others
You may be well served to step back and so a little thinking.What diseases does Cutler have? It doesn't seem like he can everbe loved in Chicago. Time to part ways?
Still fine with the contract. It's front loaded and seriously I don't get the get rid of Jay sentiment. Who can the Bears honestly have a chance of getting that would be an improvement.
I hear former first round pick Christian Ponder is 3rd string. Maybe he'll be released this offseason.
Maybe whoever decided it was a good idea to throw $125 million his way?
? From what I see it seems he gets way too much love in Chicago. It's everywhere else that he can't be loved. And part ways...how, exactly? He's the Bears' Ryan Braun. That contract is one they will greatly regret.Spoken like a true (see: clueless) Vikings fan.
???He's the Bears Ryan Braun? Meaning he's another guy that you obsessed with trashing?Does Jay make mistakes? Yes. More often than I would like? Yes. Did he "cost them" Sunday's game? No. I have no issue with his contract, because who is out there that is a better option? McCown? That sure worked out well for Tampa. Josh may be the Bears Matt Flynn. I get so sick of the "same old Jay" mantra from Packers fans, and yes I only hear about it from Packers fans. It's so tired. If he smiled and played nice with the media I think the Jay bashing wouldn't exist, but it does, so whatever. I hope you realize how incredibly fortunate you have been to fall into the Favre-Rodgers years. Not every fan base is so lucky. F*%K, this season sucks. Damn cheeseheads. (winky face)