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So this off season we picked up 3 former Cowboys who some of us hoped would help improve our team. To be honest with you after watching these guys play this year im no longer excited about this season.

Marion Barber:

Bad enough Caleb Hanie is our starting Qb but to have a veteran former starter like Marion Barber come in and stink up the place the way he did is unheard of. We waited 4 weeks into the season for our "power back" to make his debut and aside from his only 100 yrd rushing has been less than stellar. Wouldnt you like your power back to get you more than 2.5 first downs a game? He has 24 in 10 games. Veteran players make veteran plays, veteran plays mean knowing how to line up, when to go down vs going out of bounds, and understanding that holding onto the football in ot while in fg range is more important than gaining yards... Unfortunately our veteran Rb doesnt understand this... doesnt understand that he needs to do whatever possible to help a young struggling qb.

Roy Williams:

Unlike some fans(im not naming names) i was against Your Boy Roy from the moment they signed him. 70- 80 catches? On what my Madden franchise? Roy E is on pace to make a very below average 31 catches this season with about 460 yards... is it me or could that money have been better spent on someone who could actually catch the ball? How many times do we have to read Roy telling us how he should have made this catch, or that catch. How many first downs or touchdowns for that matter do we have to watch him drop before we all realize he isnt the answer. Sidney Rice may have been the answer but did we even try? Being a veteran means being a leader and for someone brought in to be the NO.1 wr he is putting up admirable No.4 numbers. Oh and did i mention he is on pace to reproduce every number he put up the last 2 years with the Cowboys... EXCEPT touchdowns? in 43 targets he has caught 26 passes with 5 drops... and as we all know crucial drops. What do young receivers learn from a guy who drops crucial passes, has poor conditioning, and is unable to stay healthy?

Sam Hurd:

W.A.D.A need i say more? He was brought in for special teams and has yet to make a noticeable impact there, after reading the case notes i would say he wasnt a very good drug dealer either. This is a guy who was set to make 1.3 million this year at 26 years old mostly to lineup on special teams. Is the life of a special teams player that hard that he needed to resort to selling cocaine? Lets face it he would have never been Larry Fitzgerald, hell he probably would never be Curtis Conway but to throw away your future and easy one at that over coke and weed is beyond stupid. At a time when your team is struggling this was the last thing needed and thats unnecessary distractions... Thank you Sam Turd.

One thing we all need to pay attention to is not just what they havent done its what they have. The thing all these former Cowboys have in common are distractions. Marion Barber refusing to speak with the media, Roy Williams continuing to talk to the media, and Sam Hurd bringing unwanted attention on not only the Chicago Bears but the entire NFL. As much as i would like to know the other people who purchased drugs from him i honestly feel the truth will hurt more than not knowing. At what point does management realize the same thing the Cowboys, these guys wont help you win much and its no surprise the cowboys who finished 6-10 last year are in position to win the division this year same team minus a few useless pieces...

Poll
Should these three players be Bears next year?
Yes, we need another season to tell
2 votes
No, should cut them as soon as the season ends
17 votes
Unsure, let them finish the season
14 votes
By Ditka, lets cut them now
15 votes

48 votes | Poll has closed

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Keep Barber, dump the other two

Superman wears an Urlacher Jersey under his costume

by BearNecessities on Dec 16, 2011 8:02 AM CST reply actions   2 recs

Juicebox speaks truth.

Mr. T pities the fool who wonders "how much jib could a jibba jabber jabba if a jibba jabber could jibba jabbas."

by Ditkavsworld on Dec 16, 2011 11:16 AM CST up reply actions  

COWBOYS

this is what we call bad construction workers here in england. could sam hurd according to the fed,s be the no1 possesion receiver

by stepeo on Dec 16, 2011 8:02 AM CST reply actions  

Barber

agree let,s keep Barber and dump the other 2. he still a number 2 to Forte, different style

by stepeo on Dec 16, 2011 8:04 AM CST reply actions  

Barber is still a decent #2.

Roy should have never been signed. And Hurd is a criminal. But Barber’s power is a good compliment to Forte’s speed and elusiveness.

BTW, while 2.5 1st downs per game isn’t great, he’s done it on 10.3 touches a game. A 1st down every 4 touches is pretty decent IMO. No, he’s not Jerome Bettis 2005. Nobody will ever again be Jerome Bettis 2005. But it’s not bad.

by Doshi on Dec 16, 2011 8:13 AM CST reply actions  

have the bears ever lined them both up in the back-field. either pro-set or power I

by stepeo on Dec 16, 2011 9:23 AM CST up reply actions  

True

One of the best surprises of the year!!!!

"Who would win a fight: Ditka vs. God?" "Ditka by 7!"

by JesseJames22 on Dec 16, 2011 1:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Sidney Rice may have been the answer

Only if the question is “Who has only had one healthy productive season his whole career?”

"I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there's a few people I haven't made mad yet, I want to get them. "
-Mike Ditka

by garyfencikrapping on Dec 16, 2011 9:02 AM CST reply actions  

sounds like Roy

Least Sidney is still young and time to show his potential

I respect your OPINION but i also value the FACTS, To save time, lets just ASSume IM NEVER WRONG

by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 16, 2011 11:09 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions  

Sidney Rice is a far better talent than Roy due to his hands alone.

Also, Rice is only 25 years old.

Aaron Curry is the first Seahawk since Walter Jones to have a legitimate shot at Hall of Fame induction - John Morgan

by Fearless Frog on Dec 17, 2011 9:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Im sick of the "cut barber" meatball crap

He was the offense that game, he doesn’t score we wouldn’t have a chance. He’s a good #2 overall he had a good game except for those mistakes. He should stay for he has a different style than Matt….However the other 2 should GTFO

"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"

by T.Moore on Dec 16, 2011 11:44 AM CST reply actions  

Part of me feels

If we didn’t lose to tebow, it wouldn’t be as huge

"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"

by T.Moore on Dec 16, 2011 12:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm sure Bell would've been just as good

RBs are a dime a dozen, and it usually comes to effective run-blocking.

"I'm sore and I'm pissed off. I'm a baller. I want to feel the leather. I love thumb wars. 6-8 weeks? 6. follow me for healing, Jay Cutler does" - Jaysthumb twitter acct

by propheteer on Dec 17, 2011 3:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Fact remains up until his mistakes

He was the most effective guy in that game hands down. Bell is good for a 3rd back.

"Violence is not always the answer."
"Violence is the question, and the answers always YES!"

by T.Moore on Dec 17, 2011 5:37 PM CST up reply actions  

Barber has been solid. Idk why people are looking to dump him after one bad game

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders

It's all about THE []_[] baby!!!

~"Smile when u being attacked,laugh when they talking boutcha,wave when they hating on u and Pray when they leave u alone Somethings wrong!"~ Deion Sanders

At least FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER before you judge me fool

by suckmyditka on Dec 16, 2011 12:32 PM CST reply actions  

And it's not even one bad game

It’s two bad plays. Barber was otherwise very good in that game.

If he doesn’t go out of bounds, or if he doesn’t fumble, we’re almost certainly talking about “thank God we had Barber.”

Unfortunately, he did make both of those mistakes. But otherwise he was really good last Sunday. Without his running we’d have never been in the position for his two mistakes to matter.

by SouthernCub on Dec 16, 2011 1:51 PM CST up reply actions  

exactly

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders

It's all about THE []_[] baby!!!

~"Smile when u being attacked,laugh when they talking boutcha,wave when they hating on u and Pray when they leave u alone Somethings wrong!"~ Deion Sanders

At least FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER before you judge me fool

by suckmyditka on Dec 16, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Playoffs versus no playoffs

Does that put it into perspective for you?

"I'm sore and I'm pissed off. I'm a baller. I want to feel the leather. I love thumb wars. 6-8 weeks? 6. follow me for healing, Jay Cutler does" - Jaysthumb twitter acct

by propheteer on Dec 17, 2011 3:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Don't want to cut Barber

Sam Hurd who has been cut deserved to be. Roy Williams should be cut after the season. As far as Marion Barber I’m thinking clutch situations he hasn’t handled well. He has back to back games where he let us down in clutch situations

I respect your OPINION but i also value the FACTS, To save time, lets just ASSume IM NEVER WRONG

by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 16, 2011 11:06 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions  

Calls to dump Barber are dumb, really dumb.

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren

by lookingdeadred on Dec 17, 2011 10:10 AM CST reply actions  

I'm still pissed at Barber

but he’s a valuable backup and should be kept for next season.

Hurd is already gone and Williams isn’t very good.

"I'm sore and I'm pissed off. I'm a baller. I want to feel the leather. I love thumb wars. 6-8 weeks? 6. follow me for healing, Jay Cutler does" - Jaysthumb twitter acct

by propheteer on Dec 17, 2011 3:24 PM CST reply actions  

meathead journalism at it's best.

. "Most football teams are temperamental. That's 90% temper and 10% mental."
--Doug Plank

by ed_brown on Dec 17, 2011 5:43 PM CST reply actions  

Barber...

is a keeper. He’s a solid guy who can get needed yards and while his 2 mistakes cost the Bears 2 games, he’s also not going to challenge for a starting role ever, so he’s a great guy to have behind Forte. Hurd is going to be in the federal pen soon, so that’s an easy one. Lastly, Roy is just not good enough to be more than veteran depth and quite honestly, the Bears could find 10 other guys to be his brand of mediocre and still be a quality addition. But cutting any or all of these guys is not the solution to the Bear’s problems. The Bears are going to have to simply get better at drafting and developing talent at some key positions. The Bears desperately need 2-3 o-linemen, a quality TE, and a stud WR on offense. With JA or Ruskell helping Lovie to draft talent, the Bears will continue to fail, imo.

There's a fine line between stupid...and clever!

by LostInSTL on Dec 18, 2011 7:08 PM CST reply actions  

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