By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes with Thomas Chambers
The Fox is in. Plus: Trouble In Bulls Paradise; The Blackhawks Remain A Delight; Super Bowl Bound; Coach On Kogan; and Our Man On The Line.
Posted on January 16, 2015
SportsMonday: League Blames Cutler
By Jim Coffman
Editor’s Note: Listen to Jim talk sports with Rick Kogan on WGN-AM this morning between 10:15 and noon.
Reports have it that Marc Trestman had interviewed for the offensive coordinator job in Tampa Bay and has either done the same or plans to do the same in Atlanta (although presumably the head coach has to be hired there first), Jacksonville and Cleveland. And then the rumor over the weekend was that new head coach Rex Ryan wanted the man to take the job in Buffalo.
All of this does not exactly bode well for a potential Jay Cutler trade.
It would appear that a whole lot of people are not spreading around the blame for the Bears’ brutal flame-out in 2014. They are putting it on one guy. And that guy isn’t the coach.
Posted on January 12, 2015
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #33: The Bears’ Two And A Half Men Make Their Move
By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes with Thomas Chambers
George & Ted’s Half-Assed Adventure. Plus: Spelling Derrick Rose Without The ‘D’; The NFL Playoff Spread; South Side Cubs; and The Blackhawks Are Who We Thought They Were.
Posted on January 9, 2015
SportsMonday: Considering Cutler
By Jim Coffman
If Jay Cutler quarterbacks the Bears this coming season, it means only one thing. It means the Bears are another season further away from a championship.
And if a general manger or coaching candidate tells George McCaskey that he can be the guy to get the most out of Jay Cutler, that guy should be removed from consideration immediately.
Posted on January 5, 2015
The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #32: The Bears Have Already Blown It
By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes with Thomas Chambers
George and Ted’s not-so-excellent adventure. Plus: Bucks, Ducks And College Programs Giving No Fucks; The True Story Of Costa Rica’s Weird-Ass Bullfights; Wild Card Weakend, and The Hero of 2015.
Posted on January 2, 2015
The College Football Report Bowl Preview Pt. 5: Katy Perry Still No. 1
By Mike Luce
The bowl season rolls on.
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual (National Championship Semifinal)
#2 Oregon Ducks 59 vs. #3 Florida State Seminoles 20
Allstate Sugar Bowl (National Championship Semifinal)
#1 Alabama Crimson Tide 35 vs. #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 42
The inaugural championship playoff format gave us two, or possibly 1.5, good games on New Year’s Day. To the relief of many (and disappointment of contrarians), the system functioned as designed by sorting out the best two of the top four teams. Looking back at the Rose and Sugar Bowls, there’s no question Oregon and Ohio State proved they belong in the national championship.
Florida State looked overmatched and Alabama looked out of place. Substituting Alabama for Florida State would likely have yielded the same result, as Oregon looked capable of playing tough enough on defense to limit scoring opportunities and too fast and too skilled on offense to bow out against even top-ranked Ds. The national championship game will resolve the flip side of the same question by pairing up Oregon and Ohio State. As a marketing scheme, the format will undoubtedly succeed as well, as discussion of the upcoming championship will dominate sports coverage for nearly two weeks.
Posted on January 2, 2015