Tuesday Morning Thoughts

On with the TMTs.

1. Whats with the One City One Team ads by the Bears? I like the nostalgia, but is this the most creative slogan they could come up with. Hmmmm, "well we're in Chicago, which is one city and well we only have one football team... I got it. One City One Team!". Sorry, but its lame. I get the play on the divided city Cubs/Sox thing, but its football. They're not competing with MLB viewers.

2. Mike Ditka makes my ears bleed. Honestly, I can't fathom why anyone pays this guy to talk. I'm not sure he completed one sentence last night during MNF Part II.

3. It is not smart to start a QB and RB of the same team on your fantasy roster. For the second straight year, I have employed a QB/RB on the same NFL team. This is stupid. They just split up your points. Rarely are Ryan Grant AND Aaron Rodgers going to have monster games on the same night. I am an idiot.

4. Speaking of Fantasy Football, its also not wise to draft a QB high in the draft, when said QB does not have one healthy WR to throw the ball to. Matt Hasselback was just not a smart move. P.S. If your a WR in Seattle right now, do you even try to suit up? Your going to get hurt (Burleson is out for the season now). Honestly, let that hamstring injury persist for a few more weeks until they find a cure for the disease.

5. The best fantasy strategy might just be getting the RB who plays the Lions every week. Ryan Grant should have a monster week this Sunday.

6. Life just seems better without Jay Marriotti. I can actually read the Sun-Times sports section (online off course) without having to gloss over Marriotti's gibberish.

7. The Bears were angry at the media for picking Indy to beat them in week 1. Here's a suggestion, don't play like retards in the pre-season and the media won't bash you in week 1. If you want the media and fans to support you, its simple, just play like you did against Indy, every Sunday.

8. Can someone explain to me why its a good idea to hire recently retired football players for pre-game shows? Does Michael Strahan, Tiki Barber, MeShawn, etc., really add value to our viewing pleasure? I think not. Plus, I simply don't understand the transition. One career, football, requires athleticism, while the other, broadcasting, requires writing and verbal skills. How does one go from professional football player to professional broadcaster in one day?

9. A big part of me is pleased that Tom Brady is out for the season. This is cruel. Brady seems like a nice, hardworking guy. But, with the terrible QB history of the Bears, it just seems fair that Brady is out for a long time. To make things even more just, Peyton Manning should break a hip and Favre should lose a head.

10. Lets say you had Brady on your team, he's out, do you go out and get Cassell off the waiver wire? It seems legitimate. But, its Cassell isn't it. He couldn't do much against the terrible Chiefs. Isn't Travarios Jackson or Trent Edwards just as viable an option? But, I guess having Randy Moss on your team automatically makes you a legit QB. However, that didn't work in Oakland either. I just don't know.