The Bald Truth
Before Jay Cutler came along, the last Bear to wear No. 6 was Kevin Butler back in 1995. Just wait until 14 years after Cutler retires and the Bears give No. 6 to some guy named Dutler.
The Quote
"That doesn't really involve what we've gotta do in America to fix America, so it's a mute point." - Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, during an appearance on Bill Maher's HBO show.
The Old Quote Revisited
"I said I wasn’t gonna answer any more about Soriano. That’s a mute story." - Lou Piniella, getting perturbed last year when a reporter asked him about Alfonso Soriano.
The Conclusion
You know, come to think of it, I've never seen Joe The Plumber and Lou The Skipper in the same place at the same time.
The List
Five Cutler-trade-related e-mail observations from Gene Chamberlain (the former Bears beat reporter who worked with me when we were both with the Copley Newspaper group):
1. Hell froze over and pigs grew wings.
2. And for some reason, I think they'll still find a way to go 8-8 next season. They can blame it on Turner or injuries or Lovie. Or Riggleman.
3. The Bears traded a first-rounder for a QB who grew up in Indiana and was a Bears fan and got off to a great start in his career ... Rick Mirer.
4. At least this time when they traded for the QB who grew up in Indiana, they didn't make everybody go downtown for a press conference so we could watch Dave Wannstedt drink light beer with ice in it.
5. When the pressure was on last season, Cutler played the same way for Denver that Kyle Orton played for the Bears when the pressure was on. He sucked.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
When Mike Krzyzewski was talking about that very clever Risky Business Guitar Hero ad he filmed with Bobby Knight, Rick Pitino and Roy Williams, he made a reference to "Rick, Roy and Coach Knight."
Really? Is one of the great coaches ever so afraid of insulting Bobby that he feels he must kiss Bobby's ring at every opportunity? Pretty freakin' sad.
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orlando pace will be missed.
ReplyDeleteDoug - Will Orlando be missed by the Rams, or by the Bears after he's had another injury after the first couple of games?!
ReplyDeletemissed by the rams...he was a leader
ReplyDeleteI'll have to disagree with you on the Coach K quote. I've been out of college for twenty years, but still if I run across one of my old professors, they're still "professor...". I could never call my professors by their first names.
ReplyDeleteSame goes for pastors. Same goes for most doctors - the only one I can call by their first name is my child's pediatrician, and that is only because I knew her socially before we had our kid, and I still slip and call her doctor when we're in to see her professionally.
With Coach K calling Mr. Anger Management "coach", I completely understand.