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If you were to tell me a year ago this time that the WWE would be going with a youth movement rather than have the veterans be the center of the main event, I would have told you that you are nuts and WWE would never do something like that.

What a difference a year makes.

Last year at this time, I had three young wrestlers in Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne as being the young nucleus to take WWE into the next decade. Now, Ziggler is going to get a World Title shot at the Royal Rumble, Swagger was champion shortly after Wrestlemania but  it might have been too early and Bourne is currently on the injured list with a return coming up in the next couple months. Along with these three guys, you can add another five wrestlers to that list.

In just one year, WWE has given us Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater along with The Miz being thrown in that mix. That is potentially seven main eventers who are under the age of 33. I doubt any fan wouldn’t be encouraged by that. The good thing about this also is Barrett and Del Rio have already main evented and both are good heels which WWE has lacked. Del Rio and Barrett are the perfect bad guys and the thing that makes this even better is that both can WRESTLE which is another thing WWE has lacked the last few years. With Gabriel and Slater, they are also heels but can be faces if needed. They can also add depth to the tag-team division which has lacked since the Attitude Era.

So with these seven guys in the young nucleus of WWE, you can see the arrow is pointing up at a time where the ratings haven’t been all that great. Wrestlezone reported that since 2006, the average RAW rating dropped nearly a full point from 3.9 to 3.1. So it’s nice to see that Vince McMahon is realizing that and maybe finally taking some advice from the paying customers like us. There is no guarantee that this youth movement will work but at least McMahon and the writers are trying something new rather than throwing Randy Orton and Sheamus out there to stink up the arena with their horrible wrestling. An example you can put out there is The Miz. I know we have one reader here who can’t stand him and I am sure a lot of people can’t but once again, at least they are doing something differently. It may not or has not worked, but it’s better than what we have seen in the last couple years.

Another reason why this could not have come at a better time is due to some of the veterans who might be calling it quits in the next year or two. Shawn Michaels has been retired for almost a year. Triple H doesn’t seem to have any motivation to return anytime soon. The Undertaker has broken down so many times and if he doesn’t come back in time for Wrestlemania, he will for sure be done by next year’s. Chris Jericho while saving his body by taking months off at certain times, is in his 40’s with a wife and two kids so he might be done soon. John Cena will be around but he can’t do it himself. Lastly, Kane and Edge have a lot of miles on them as well so you can’t count on them to give WWE a full schedule down the road.

So as we wrestling fans are settling into 2011, we can know that the arrow is pointing up for this company as long as the writers do not stall the young guys’ development which we have seen in the past. In conclusion, this is all occurring in the PG era. I have mentioned before that I don’t think it matters if it’s PG or TV-14 but how the talent can wrestle and develop character. We don’t need swearing, sexual innuendo, blood or chair shots to show how great these young guys can be. They can simply show it by how they come out to the ring and show their talents by displaying athleticism and character. That is something to look for.

I already unleashed my anger. Now it’s your guys’ turn.

The Chicago Bulls piss me off. Their 23-11 record doesn’t say a lot about how bad this team really is. Wednesday night, they lost to the fucking New Jersey Nets, a team they have only beat on the road twice in the last decade. TWICE.

This team is fucking horrible. For the last five or six years, they have lost numerous games because they have failed miserably at the easiest thing to do in basketball: make free throws. The Bulls missed ten free throws Wednesday night which has been the trend all season. I can think of at least three games this season in which they lost because of missing free throws.

This team has a bunch of damn bums. Luol Deng is one of them. Like usual, he misses about five free throws a game and on Wednesday, he missed two in a row that would have tied the game in the last minute. This stupid fuck is going to make $50 million the next few years. Talk about robbing a franchise. MAKE YOUR FREE THROWS YOU COCKSUCKING BASTARD.

Another bum on this team is Keith Bogans Bogus. This guy is a starting shooting guard on an NBA team. What’s the problem with him? He scores zero points every game. Shooting guard my ass. SINCE YOU WIPE YOUR ASS WITH THE MONEY YOU MAKE, START SCORING DIPSHIT.

C.J. Watson defines everything what a basketball player is suppose to be but isn’t. A backup point guard who cannot play backup point guard. He shoots every time he gets a chance and more times than not, he misses. What a douche.

Now on to the coach of this pile of shit, Tom Thibodeau. Now I will say he is much better than every coach the Bulls have had since Phil Jackson. But seriously, why can’t this guy just throw his team under the bus and publicly say that these guys are fucking bums? Be honest and that’s all we ask for. Tell the media that this team will work on not being shitty at basketball. If this coach has a pair, he should hold practices that just contain shooting free throws.

There is NO WAY the Bulls will do anything this season. This team with the exception of Derrick Rose is full of bums who get paid millions of dollars to play like shit. The easiest thing to do in basketball which is make free throws, this team cannot do, especially Luol Deng. I still cannot believe to this day that the Bulls seriously had a shot to trade this worthless piece of shit three years ago for Kobe Bryant. That’s right folks. The Lakers were going to give Kobe Bryant to the Bulls and John tamPaxson said “No thanks. We think Luol Deng is better”. What a dumbass.

Fuck these assholes.

I will not spend too much time dissecting this game. The Bears offense outside of Matt Forte and Rashied Davis played like shit. For the first time since the bye week, Mike Martz took his stupid pills and the Bears paid for it. Due to the lack of performance by Cutler and crappy play calling by Martz, the Bears risked facing the Packers should both advance later in the playoffs.

Offense: As said in the intro, Mike Martz called a very bad game. Numerous seven-step dropbacks by Cutler lead to a bunch of sacks. Where the hell was the balance on offense? 39 passes to 20 rushes? Let us also give Cutler thanks for throwing two dumb interceptions.

Defense: Other than the game against the Dolphins, the Bears actually played defense. There was even a Tommie Harris sighting when he sacked Rodgers. With the exception of the one drive where Bowman (Why is this guy on the field?) wandered around allowing Greg Jennings to nearly score a touchdown, the secondary did a good job. Even Charles Tillman (Fuck you) had a nice interception and took it back into Packers territory. Getting back to Cutler, he decided to piss all over that change-of-possession with a sweet interception into double coverage in the end zone.

Special Teams: Why wasn’t Devin Hester back on kick returns? Did Lovie Smith also take his stupid pills this game?

By this time next week, we will find out who and when the Bears will play in the divisional round playoffs. All I can say is if the Bears play like they did on Sunday against the Packers, it may be a short post-season.

How about atrocious? That’s how the Bears’ defense played Sunday against the Jets. Luckily (There’s that word again), Jay Cutler and the boys on offense took control with some big plays and the Bears won 38-34.

Offense: What a day for the offense. I do have to say Cutler made only a couple stupid throws and one of them was taken back for a touchdown in the second quarter. But after that, he turned it up another gear. In the third quarter, he threw three huge passes which resulted in two touchdowns. For the third score in that quarter, he ran it in. He was only 13/25 for 215 yards but he made throws when they were needed. Matt Forte had a great game. He rushed for over 100 yards and a touchdown along with 56 yards receiving. We once again saw a balanced offense of 27 rushes and 25 passes which led to success this game and the six wins before that.

Defense: How shitty was the defense today? Only the Jets defense was worse and that proved to be the difference. Mark Sanchez had his way with the Bears’ secondary. Tim Jennings and Charles Tillman (Fuck you) were caught wandering all over the damn field. Teams who play the Bears know that all they have to do is either throw slant passes against the corners or go long. How fucking hard is it for Jennings or Tillman (Fuck you) to keep an eye on the receiver they are suppose to cover? I do not give a shit if this is “Cover Two”. There is no excuse for the corners and secondary to act lost every fucking game. Even on the interception by Chris Harris, Jennings was beat with ease. Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery were open all damn game. When the Bears forced a third down, it was almost all but certain that the Jets were going to get a first down. This shit needs to stop or the only difference between the Bears and Lions this year will be that the Bears played one extra game.

Special Teams: Let’s first talk about Robbie Gould. The Bears are up four early in the fourth quarter. Cutler drives the Bears down to around the 25 yard line when it ends up being fourth down. The highest paid kicker in the league misses a huge field goal wide left. Unacceptable. That could have cost the Bears the game. Moving on to Devin Hester, how great is he? Even when teams don’t kick to him, the Bears are still guaranteed good field position at the very least. The last thing I want to mention is the play of Corey Graham. We all know that in the past, this guy sucked major ass on defense. On special teams however, he has played very well. On one of the punts by Brad Maynard in the fourth, he made a big play not allowing the returner to get any yards.

The Bears take on the Packers next week in Green Bay. If the Bears win, they secure a first-round bye. If they lose, the will need help.

Happy holidays to everybody here and their families. As it is everytime around this year, I want to say thanks for supporting this site.

I will have a Bears recap Sunday evening.

I am going to keep this recap short because it’s late. The Bears disposed of the Vikings Monday night to take the division and hold the tiebreaker for the second seed and a first round bye in the playoffs. They did what they were suppose to. For the first time all season, the Bears did not play down to their competition. And that asshole Brett Favre was knocked out of the game. All is good for now.

Offense: Cutler made some great throws and and he limited his stupid ones. I actually thought if those dumb plays were not made, the Bears could have put up 50 points but I digress. Forte almost had 100 yards and seven different receivers had at least a catch. Rushing plays outnumbering passing plays is always nice. More of this please.

Defense: The Bears defense forced five turnovers. With the exception of the first drive by the Vikings, the defense played like it should play. Urlacher and the boys stepped on the Vikings’ throats. Julius Peppers has been the best player on defense all year. I do not give a damn if he is overpaid or not. He has earned every penny. What I saw the last few weeks was horseshit by the defense. Once again, take advantage of a team that is down and good stuff will happen.

Special teams: Robbie Gould nailed four field goals in bad conditions. Nice to see him do that. Oh and that Devin Hester guy. He’s pretty good.

Next up are the Jets at home. The Packers take on the Giants at Lambeau and the Vikings face the Eagles in Philadelphia. If the Bears can take care of themselves, then no problem but it would be nice to see both the Packers and Vikings rid of the Giants and Eagles respectively.

Here is one of the few threads I will write about basketball so that means that something must have really pissed me off. On Saturday, two things concerning basketball really made me want throw my TV out the window.

1. On Saturday afternoon, I tuned in to watch my beloved Illinois Fighting Illini play the UIC Flames at the United Center. Knowing that UIC probably has never played in the NCAA tournament, you would figure the #12 ranked team in the country would be able to win this one with ease right? Well, the Illini lead briefly for a time late in the second half before the Flames reigned three point shots and drained free throws when it mattered the most. The Illini missed five three throws which was a problem. How in the hell does Illinois lose to these bums?

2. Later in the evening, the Chicago Bulls took over the United Center to face the Los Angeles Clippers. I was thinking to myself that this day cannot get any shittier but then again, the Bulls this season had the tendency to play down to their competition. Now I will give the Clippers some credit. Blake Griffin is a monster and Eric Gordon as much as a ass clown that he is, is pretty damn good as well. The Bulls like the Illini lead briefly but this time it was late in the first quarter. That was the last the Bulls saw the lead as they played like pansies the rest of the way until late in the 4th. The Bulls were down 10 but managed to make a comeback. It was 100-98 when Derrick Rose was fouled right before time expired. Rose makes the first free throw and as I am holding my breath on the second, he misses. Bulls lose to the FUCKING Clippers 100-99. Since Derrick Rose is basically the team, I am not going to get on him for that last missed free throw. Instead, I am going to blame the loss on the rest of the team for missing six other free throw attempts that could have been the difference in the game.

So the theme of these two games? Free throws. I have been bitching about this for years and I don’t even think the “experts” take it into consideration. But had the Illini and Bulls both made them, they both win. In fact, the last few years, both teams have lost a large amount of games because they have missed a shitload of free throws. It’s the easiest thing to do in basketball and in the NBA, players get paid a shit load of money to make those damn things and they can’t. PATHETIC.

On another subject, I will have a Bears recap late Monday night or Tuesday morning. For Sunday, lady Fro and I will be in the seventh row to watch the Blackhawks against the Kings. If I get some cool pictures, I will post them up later in the week.

Who is angry here?