Douchebag wrote:
cpguy wrote:
Agreed.
Hope he saved his money.
Hope he saved his money.
He better plan on getting a visectomey as well.
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| Author: | Brian's Mojito [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Brian Urlacher |
Took a while, but I think it's the right decision. |
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| Author: | Krazy Ivan [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Great player. Great decision. |
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| Author: | cpguy [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Agreed. Hope he saved his money. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. I would have to think if he was completely broke, he would of signed somewhere cheap. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. He better plan on getting a visectomey as well. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
It's sad that it ended this way, but it always does. Chicago Bear legend whose name will be held up there with all the greats. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
He'd be playing this year if he asked the Bears to keep his offer open for a couple weeks to see if he could get more money. I would think given everything he has meant for the franchise they would have obliged, and also would have let him come back and sign for the couple mil. Great career. Too bad he never got a Super Bowl ring. |
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| Author: | Chus [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Douchebag wrote: cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. He better plan on getting a visectomey as well. No frozen bag of peas, and you can go back to work that day. Or not. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Think he'll stay on the cream/clear/whatever for vanity's sake, or will he quickly shrink like so many old Bear greats? |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Wed May 22, 2013 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Great career. I hope they bring him in full time to do Chicago Bears All Access with Zach Zaidman. He has just the right kind of charisma that show needs. |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Wed May 22, 2013 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Douchebag wrote: cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. He better plan on getting a visectomey as well.
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Wed May 22, 2013 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Fuck him, good riddance. |
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| Author: | 312player [ Wed May 22, 2013 12:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Agreed rogue, fuck him. Dude was forced to retire after no interest from any team. Shoutout for being told to go away? F that |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Wed May 22, 2013 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Douchebag wrote: cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. He better plan on getting a visectomey as well. Well I suppose that would work as well but sure seems like overkill and awful painful. 
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| Author: | spmack [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
T-Bone wrote: Douchebag wrote: cpguy wrote: Agreed. Hope he saved his money. He better plan on getting a visectomey as well. Well I suppose that would work as well but sure seems like overkill and awful painful. 
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
312player wrote: Agreed rogue, fuck him. Dude was forced to retire after no interest from any team. Shoutout for being told to go away? F that Shoutout for being an all time great player you pud. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
In the wake of the news. Look For Bears To Make Another Non-impact Pick April 14, 2000|By Bernie Lincicome. The six most terrifying words in Chicago, other than "Jerry Springer has your home number," are these: The Bears are on the clock. Of course they are. The Bears have been on the clock since 1985. The Bears face another draft optimistically refusing a blindfold and a cigarette, boldly certain that they know what they are doing, whom they want and what they need. "Impact players," said Mark Hatley, clerk in charge of the Bears' participation in the NFL's annual flesh auction. This is the safe position to take, like standing behind Mike Wells in a bar fight. There is no risk because everyone wants exactly the same thing, someone primed to make a difference in your football team to whom your only obligation is to crook your finger. Curtis Enis was, as I recall, just such an impact player back when Hatley refused to budge off the highest draft spot the Bears were in since Jim McMahon was plucked out of Brigham Young. If Enis ever has the same impact on the Bears as McMahon had, I will tackle him without a face mask. Enis, that is. I refuse to do anything with McMahon without a helmet. We shall not dwell on the clock that ran on Central Daylight Wanny Time; other than Enis, only Walt Harris remains from Dave Wannstedt's first-round picks, and Harris has spent a career explaining why his best view of the game is always the back of some wide receiver's jersey. Surely Hatley can improve on the succession of debris that was Rick Mirer, Rashaan Salaam, John Thierry and Alonzo Spellman, not that Enis and Cade McNown have yet proved to be cashews among the recent collection of mixed nuts. I'm not about to tell Hatley whom to draft--that is his job and not mine. I will rely on the record, his and those before, going back through every picker save Jim Finks, and conclude that whoever it is, it will be the wrong choice. And this time around Hatley has spread his opportunity to be mistaken among three choices: Brian Urlacher, the second-best linebacker; Plaxico Burress, the third-best receiver; and Thomas Jones, the best running back in a decidedly poor crop. What we know mostly about the creature most likely to become the Bears' first pick is that Urlacher is not LaVar Arrington, who is everybody's next Butkus. We do not know even if Urlacher is a linebacker, or exactly where New Mexico is, come to think of it. We do know that never in the history of recorded hype has New Mexico been called Linebacker U., so for Urlacher to have caused not just the Bears but also others to think of him as one means he must have been doing something while somebody was watching. Urlacher was a semi-linebacker, also being used as a defensive back, this because of his ability to run faster than your usual grunt. The Bears' recent history of drafting a player out of position can be summed up in three distressing syllables: John Thierry. Ads by Google 8 Myths of Golf Swing?Pros Called Him "Straight Arrow" Learn His Swing Secrets Here Free! SquareToSquareMethod.com Two Smart Ways to Invest$6.95 Anytime, $4 Scheduled Trades. That’s Capital One ShareBuilder. http://www.ShareBuilder.com/Investing Urlacher wants to be a linebacker, the Bears want him to be a linebacker and yet his experience being a linebacker is about the same as his being 260 pounds. This is the man coach Dick Jauron wants. If Urlacher came in a box, there would be a warning: some assembly required. Should the confoundingly versatile Mr. Urlacher not be available when the Bears choose at No. 9, they will be perfectly pleased to choose Plaxico Burress, a very tall as well as wide receiver. While Burress of Michigan State is neither Peter Warrick nor Travis Taylor--considered the best of a good bunch of receivers--he does come with the recommendation as a cross between Randy Moss and Keyshawn Johnson, the cross being that Burress has neither the speed nor the hands of either. In addition, Burress has been detected loafing when the play or practice does not concern him. While this never seemed to be a problem for Willie Gault or Richard Dent during their careers with the Bears, indolence should be a goal and not a starting place. The third and most unlikely top choice for the Bears would be Jones, who when I last saw him was being whacked around by Illinois' defense in some Dot Com bowl. Drafting the Virginia running back would be giving up on Enis. Jones has had to gain weight to be too small, and he can't break away or break tackles. Sounds like the ideal Bears running back. All of them, in fact, seem just perfect. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Skip Bayless was right  Urlacher Would Revive Bears' Linebacker Legacy April 13, 2000|By Skip Bayless. Here's hoping the smoke signals from Halas Hall are just a 6-foot-5-inch smoke screen. The Bears are excused if they're white-lying about leaning toward 6-5 receiver Plaxico Burress at No. 9. Personnel man Mark Hatley is forgiven if he's actually planning to do the obvious. The all-too-obvious choice would help return Soldier Field to what it once was and should be--Linebacker Alley. This franchise made its name on one owner/coach (George Halas), two running backs (Gale Sayers and Walter Payton) and a Murderers' Row of Hall of Fame linebackers. Bulldog Turner. George Connor. Bill George. Dick Butkus. Mike Singletary. This certainly isn't to say New Mexico linebacker Brian Urlacher (Ur-lack-er) is a cinch Hall of Famer. But he would give Chicago something it hasn't had since Singletary retired--a seek-and-destroy linebacker with name recognition beyond the Bear Report. Here's hoping Hatley doesn't outslick himself, doesn't get his pocket picked by some Parcells or Shanahan. Take Urlacher and run the way this guy can--a 4.5 40 at 260-plus pounds. I spoke Wednesday with several coaches and scouts outside Chicago. Some could be trying to sell me (and in turn the Bears) a 6-4 lemon. But their consensus on Urlacher: rare breed. One who didn't mind being quoted was the national scout for a team (Atlanta) without a first-round pick. "Urlacher is definitely no jack of all trades, master of none," Mike Hagen said. "This combination of size, speed, strength, smarts, character, maturity, throwback toughness, athletic ability, cover skills and hands just doesn't come along very often. "You could put him at middle linebacker and know he'd never have to come off the field [on passing downs]. These days you need more than just a run-stuffer in the middle. This guy can blitz and intercept passes. He could really become the leader of a defense." Urlacher will be the quarterback of a faceless and sometimes lifeless Bears defense. Defensive end Phillip Daniels and cornerback Thomas Smith are free-agent upgrades, but let's not confuse them in leadership and impact with a young Reggie White or Darrell Green. This defense remains as flammable as the Cubs' bullpen. Urlacher will eventually give it a driving force, an identity, a bonafide star. In college Urlacher played a combination safety/middle linebacker, but he was defensive MVP of the Senior Bowl at inside 'backer. Ever hear of a linebacker who ranked eighth nationally in punt returns? Urlacher did at 15.8 yards, although he was four returns short of qualifying. Ever hear of a linebacker who also played red-zone receiver, catching seven passes, six for touchdowns? Unique talent, Urlacher. When I asked Urlacher what position he prefers he emphatically said middle linebacker. Hatley, however, envisions Urlacher as a strong safety or strong-side 'backer because the Bears' scheme doesn't emphasize middle linebacker. Whatever, just draft him, then figure out Urlacher should be allowed to wreak havoc behind the strength of the defense, tackles Mike Wells and Jim Flanigan. But of course, Arizona at No. 7 could forget about need (running back Thomas Jones) and take the better player, Urlacher. If so, better hope Pittsburgh makes the mistake of taking Moss mirage Burress at No. 8. About all he has in common with Randy Moss is size and too-cool-for-school attitude. Burress doesn't have Moss' burst, spring or ability to rip the ball away from defensive backs. Burress has interrupted more than one interview with an NFL coach or GM to check his beeper and make a cell call. If the Bears have resigned themselves to putting up with Burress, why didn't they take the plunge on Moss? Sylvester Morris and Travis Taylor will turn out to be at least as good as Burress. If Urlacher is gone, then hope Hatley is clever and connected enough to turn No. 9 (plus perhaps Curtis Enis) into two later first-round picks and take, say, Morris and running back Shaun Alexander or Alexander and pass-rusher Erik Flowers. This draft is pivotal for Hatley. He has added lots of nice little pieces, but no big ones. Tampa Bay just added a very big one, Keyshawn Johnson. If the Bears hope to remain in the same league with the Bucs, Hatley must come up big Saturday. Start with the obvious, Mark. Ax Plax. Go Urlacher. He would make his college number, 44, much more famous than Enis has. |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
I always loved the by-line: In the Wake of the News |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Wed May 22, 2013 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Phil McCracken wrote: In the Wake of the News ....said every band who played after Huey Lewis.
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Wed May 22, 2013 2:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Frank Coztansa wrote: Phil McCracken wrote: In the Wake of the News ....said every band who played after Huey Lewis.
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Wed May 22, 2013 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
I think with Bostic and Greene we are now entering another period of slightly above average LB like we saw with guys like Joe Cain |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Wed May 22, 2013 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
good dolphin wrote: I think with Bostic and Greene we are now entering another period of slightly above average LB like we saw with guys like Joe Cain I look forward to Bostic doing an overnight show on the Score. |
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| Author: | Scorehead [ Wed May 22, 2013 2:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Turns out the Bears were right about Urlacher. Hes done & no one wants him. He was a great player & is a certain HOF'r. Also complete white trash & a fucking turd. |
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| Author: | Walt Williams Neck [ Wed May 22, 2013 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
I have never seen a defensive player with his team trailing,turn a game around and simply played his ass off to beat the Cards ( In the Dennis Green game) I can't think of any defensive player that had an effort like that.....can anyone? |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Wed May 22, 2013 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Walt Williams Neck wrote: I have never seen a defensive player with his team trailing,turn a game around and simply played his ass off to beat the Cards ( In the Dennis Green game) I can't think of any defensive player that had an effort like that.....can anyone? No. That game brings back great memories. Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svlE8ybWvpw It's got everything you want - Urlacher domination, Devin Hester coming out party, David Haugh ass-licking, Dennis Green meltdown, and a cameo by Mike North where he states the obvious. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Wed May 22, 2013 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
Glad to hear this. Will be strange watching a Bears game without him for awhile. This is how it should be now the 2 best linebackers of this era can go into the Hall of Fame together. Love the Arizona Cardinals tweet today: Arizona Cardinals @AZCardinals You were who we thought you were. Congrats. |
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| Author: | leashyourkids [ Wed May 22, 2013 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian Urlacher |
As a whole, my thoughts on Urlacher are as follows: - Freak athlete, which was both his greatest strength and greatest downfall. As a 6'4", 260 lb. linebacker with a 4.5 40, he had the "wow" factor. He could play sideline-to-sideline and get deep in zones to disrupt plays. His speed made him devastating when he had a clear path to the QB. He also chased down RB's in the backfield (and Mike Vick in his prime) like they weren't moving. He was absolutely amazing and made amazing speed-related plays. His height and ability to jump also allowed him to make game-changing and rarely-seen plays that altered games (interceptions). - His size was also his biggest weakness. It is difficult to ask a speed-dominated, 6'4" middle linebacker with average upper body strength to stuff the run. Any misdirection play killed him. Playaction also caused him to falter, as he was too tall to react efficiently to playaction and/or timing routes given the sheer physics of it all. - Overall, if we crafted a perfect physical specimen at MLB, he is close. Unless you have the Lebron James of football, you have to give up pass-defending ability or run-stuffing ability. That is what makes football great. But this dude did a damn good job as a sideline-to-sideline freak and a block-free havoc-wreaker. He only lacked the condensed explosion and run-stuffing ability of a man a few inches shorter. He was a leader and a guy who could single-handedly (as much as can happen as a defensive player in the NFL) win games in the NFL, and his leadership ability was probably second to none. Lovie Smith owes his career and his entire team buy-in to Brian Urlacher. He was a unique player that may never be replicated precisely. |
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