Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson

I think we all agree that nothing should surprise us on the decisions (most of which, are dumb) by Lovie Smith.

Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune wrote this article that is solid evidence of that statement. Devin Hester may be replaced by some new guys.

As we have seen in the last five seasons, Lovie Smith does not disappoint when it comes to making stupid decisions. Whether it’s calling a play or making decisions with the roster, he is in a league of his own. One thing that has been beaten repeatedly is what Devin Hester’s role on the team is. I have been screaming for him to just do punt/kick returns and nothing else. If they want to throw him on offense for a play or two a game, fine. But what Lovie did to him starting in the 2008 season of taking him off returns really messed him up. It took until 2010 for Hester to be put back on kick/punt returns full-time. In that year, he became the all-time leader for punt/kick return touchdowns. If it’s not broke, why fix it?

Teams who play the Bears shit themselves when they see Devin Hester standing on the other side of the field for punts and kickoffs. The Bears are almost guaranteed to get great field position everytime he sits back there. We’ve all seen teams do squib kicks. He doesn’t even have to touch the ball and they can still get great field position.

They don’t do the same for people like Johnny Knox. By the way, fuck Johnny Knox. I feel really bad that his back snapped in half and I never would wish that on anybody. But he was the same guy who was the reason why Cutler broke his thumb. The guy will be back sometime during the season but I prefer he stays on the sidelines. He’s not very good at football. You know who is? Devin Hester (when used properly).

How is he used properly? When he isn’t on offense for more than a play or two a game. When he back on ever punt/kick returner. But if he isn’t, you can be convinced (once again) that Lovie Smith is an idiot and has no business being the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Here are a few comments from that article:

“Smart! Why would we want Hester returning kicks?  He’s only the best in history.”

“Yep take the greatest return man in the history of the NFL and continue the failed attempt at making him a WR.  If he was not a return man, he wouldn’t even be in the NFL.”

“This would be beyond dumb.”

Glad I am not the only one.

If anybody watched Sunday’s Bulls/Knicks game, you will know why they lost. Correct that. If you like basketball and know just a little bit about the game, you would know why the Bulls lost on Sunday.

This is going to be a first and I hate to do this: Derrick Rose really sucks in late game situations (Waits for idiots to tell me I am an idiot). While Rose has had two or three game winners so far in his career, he has had a chance to have about 20 more. There was a game earlier this year in Miami where Rose had two chances in the final minute to make free throws to win the game and he missed them all. On Sunday, he and Luol Deng (of course) missed all of their free throws in the final minute and Carmelo promptly hit a three to tie the game to force overtime. For what it’s worth, Noah missed a free throw in overtime. They were 22/31. I am not a genius or anything but I think that’s bad.

The Bulls in the first quarter alone had 8 turnovers and 19 total. A good team should have maybe 10 total a game.

What a bunch of assholes. Have fun losing in the first or second round.

It’s official, baseball is upon us.

Thankfully, I didn’t see the opener. Certainly not going to panic after one game…besides, no one in their right mind expects the Cubs to win it all this year….there is much work to be done.

Somebody once said that Jim Hendry was the frat boy who went to the party, ate several pizzas, drank a 1/2 gallon of whiskey  (or was it a case of malt liquor), crapped/puked/pissed all over the bathroom, knocked over some furniture…and left without cleaning up (or was that “W” …ha ha ha ha ha).

NEVERMIND. It’s time to stop living in the past!

Hopefully there will be major accountability with this new regime. Theo…we’re counting on you.

104 years. tick tock…tick tock…tick tock……………

Apparently, Omer Asik is even shocked at how bad he is at basketball.

The definition of insanity, as defined by Albert Einstein is doing the same thing countless times while expecting a different result.

Omer Asik being put onto a basketball court is a prime example.

I have no idea what the Bulls saw in this guy to think he is an NBA player. The guy has terrible hands. He can’t score. He turns the ball over. When he actually gets the ball, he will do a pump fake only to get the ball stolen from him or get fouled. He will then promptly miss the free throws which teams know they can foul him and not worry about it. While watching Sunday afternoon’s tilt against the Thunder in which nobody on the team showed up, the Bulls should do whatever they can to get rid of this guy.

During this game, Russell Westbrook made Asik his bitch by dunking right over him. I said before that if Asik kicked so much ass playing basketball in Turkey, if I could, I would go to Turkey myself to make a living playing basketball. I am only 5’9 and 160 but I can assure whatever team signs me that I can score just as many points as he does and there is a good chance that someone like Westbrook will dunk while I try to block it. In addition to that, I’ll take less money.

Nice to see the Chicago to display their true selves by getting their ass kicked by the Denver Nuggets Monday night. I am typing this in the fourth quarter but it really doesn’t  matter. Let’s rewind to Saturday night when they played the Toronto Bums. Luol Deng saved the team by tipping the ball in right as time expired in overtime. The fact that people seem to miss is that they missed nine free throws and turned the ball over at crucial times. It’s like a broken record with this team.

I’ve been critical of this team since last year and with good reason. I said on this site last year that the Bulls won’t go anywhere because despite what their record says, they are not as good of a team as people think. For the second year in a row, they are a bad free throw shooting team and they make a lot of turnovers. As I am writing this, they have 14 in this game. THE BULLS MUST MAKE EVERY FREE THROW AND HAVE ZERO TURNOVERS OR THEY ARE THE WORSE TEAM…EVER!!!

No. They don’t have to make every free throw and never turnover the ball. I get that. The problem is, they won’t win many games when they miss nine free throws or turn the ball over 14 times a game. If they miss one or two for every 25, that’s fine. But honestly, it’s the easiest thing to do in sports. They are a much different team than, say, the Thunder who actually are a good free throw shooting team and turn the ball over less than most teams. I just cannot understand why they cannot improve these two problems after all this time. It’s PATHETIC to say the least.

This game against the Nuggets is a prime example of stupidity some of the players on the Bulls have. Omer Asik is still fucking horrible. He tried going up for a dunk with three Nuggets around him and had the ball taken right out of his hands that are made of horse shit. Also in the third quarter, Taj Gibson gets an easy rebound and as soon he passes the ball right to Watson, it goes right off his face and out of bounds. That play convinced me that this game was over.

Before anybody wants to give excuses, save yourself some time because there aren’t any excuses for this kind of play. Yes. Derrick Rose and Richard Hamilton are injured. Let it be known that the Bulls would probably still lose these games against the Blazers or the Nuggets. These are all winnable games. I fear though for these next few days. They play the Hawks on Wednesday in Atlanta where they always have problems. The Pistons come to town on Friday which probably won’t be easy seeing how they are playing now. Then, Sunday arrives. You can pretty much mark that as a loss as they face the Thunder in Oklahoma City. By the way, why can’t Luol Deng just be smart? He could have had the wrist surgery months ago and return right before the playoffs. Instead, he’s playing with a broken bone and he can’t shoot at all. Instead of resting, he continues to play 40 minutes or so a game. If the Bulls actually had a chance, they would think long term and sit him out until the playoffs. Having him play now is stupidity at it’s finest.

I am a Bulls fan but I am also realistic. For the second year in a row, I will say that the Bulls will not win the championship this year. They have too many flaws. They are not as good as people think. They may get to the conference finals. They may beat a team like the Sixers or Heat to get to the Finals. But let’s be honest. They have no chance in hell against the Thunder, Spurs or Lakers.

My bracket: 22-10 in round one. 12-4 in round two. How’s all of your brackets looking?

I have to say, I am impressed at what new Bears general manager Phil Emery is doing so far. I talked to the guys at Fire Ron Turner and mentioned that the difference between Emery and Angelo is quite obvious so far. Emery is making moves to win. Angelo made moves not to lose. That right there should convince actual, knowledgeable fans that Emery is a hundred times better than Jerry Angelo ever was at his job.

First, Emery traded two third-round picks for Brandon Marshall. Sure. Marshall has been a turd off the field. If he can just hold it together by staying out of trouble, this is a bold move. In fact, it still is the right move. I am not a fan of Jason Campbell being the backup but I realized he can scramble and is better than Caleb Hanie. I actually think MadCityMac is better than Caleb Hanie. Mike, is that arm still working? Josh McCown was resigned to be the third stringer. Fine by me.

Wide receiver Eric Weems was also signed from the Falcons and it seems like the Bears are trying to get offensive line help by signing Anthony Herrera from the Vikings. In addition, they are trying to sign running back Michael Bush from the Raiders. I have to say that those few moves would be pretty good although Herrera only has a few years let in him. The Bears get two wide receivers, a damn good running back and an offensive lineman all by trade/free agency. The best part is that they still have plenty of cash to get more players if they can.

So let’s look ahead to the draft even though they probably aren’t done signing/trading for more players. They still need another offensive lineman (or two) and a wide receiver on offense. With defense, they need a defensive end, possibly another tackle and a linebacker. In the secondary, a cornerback and two safeties. Make it happen, Phil.

Feel free to add your thoughts.

It’s been a busy week for sports in Chicago as well as the sporting world in general. March Madness is under way and the Bears have been busy as free agency is underway. I had Syracuse winning it all in my bracket but made another bracket with UNC winning when their best player, Fab Melo was ruled ineligible. I’ve been busy myself and I am typing this late so I’ll try to keep it short.

The Bulls pulled one out their asses by beating the Heat Wednesday night. I was shocked to say the least. They had a 17 point lead and seemed to have had the game on their side the entire night. That was until the last quarter. I had thoughts of the last game last year when the Bulls had a 12 point lead with just over 4:00 to go when they decided to be, well, the Bulls by pissing all over it and losing in incredible fashion. Once again, the Bulls had a double digit lead (I think it was 10) with just over 4:00 to go. Dwyane Wade didn’t seem to miss a shot at all. Even then, John Lucas was shooting out of his mind and that was nice to see. Still, the Heat I believe hit three three’s in the final 1:30 to get a chance to either tie or take the lead. There is no excuse for blowing that big of a lead. I understand it’s the NBA and all, but if they are a good team like some people think they are, then a double digit lead late in the game should never be lost.

Can anybody guess what made the Bulls seal the deal? Even though the defense left the Heat make just about every basket in sight at the end, the Bulls made ALL of their free throws down the stretch. The only person to miss free throws (two) was C.J. Watson. He sucks anyway. The Heat missed three total (two from Anthony and one from Wade) and it just goes to show, that once again, free throws are important. THE BULLS MUST WIN EVERY GAME AND MAKE EVERY FREE THROW AND NOT ALLOW ANY POINTS TO THE OTHER TEAM AT ALL OR THEY ARE THE WORST TEAM…EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Cocksuckers.

I love John Lucas.