[CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

[Victor Waldron]

On Jan 1, 2008 7:54 PM, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/1/08, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
> >But you can't fix stupid.
>
> Rex might be a lot of things, but stupid ain't one of them.  That's
> the kind of characterization I reserve for the Ryan Leafs of the
> world.

Rex isn't stupid, he's a risk taker. He wants to win the big one. His
fatal flaw is not having a realistic mental view of his own abilities.

> > As to the who do you bring in, the answer's easy.  Anybody.
>
> I'm sorry, but I just disagree.  There are so many needs on this team,
> that the current configuration of Grossman/Orton/Griese is so far from
> the greatest need on this team, that I'm hardly concerned if all three
> come back next year.  In fact, I'm hoping that all three do.

I think more to the point is that saying "anybody" is dangerous. You
really need to target someone who will be an improvement, fit the
scheme and fit within what you want to do with the salary cap. The FA
list is very uninspiring, so hanging onto Orton/Rex is especially cap
friendly, freeing up money for other areas.

V