Busy day for Bears

[Mr. Scot]

one thing is you have to consider the source.

there's plenty of reason for him to start poo.

at this point the only reason you can believe this is true is if you harbor irrational hatred towards Jay Cutler and only hope to see him fail because his swagger doesn't fit your prototype squeaky clean QB image.

Epistaxis believes it's possible too. Does he have an agenda, or is it just that he thinks it's meaningless (same as me)?

In reality, what you believe here has more to do with Urlacher than Cutler, and the source being a friend of Urlacher. Fireball believes Urlacher is a prick. I don't know if he's that, but from what I've seen and read of him I can see him saying this in private, thinking it'd never get out, then having to deny it when a friend he trusted shot his mouth off on the radio.

Regardless, I think it's a non-story, just like training camp fights and such.

[dimbee]

Urlacher has not, to my knowledge, actually said "I did not say that". The quotes I have read are not actual denials he said it.

“Nothing happened,” Urlacher said. “I saw Bobby at a place somewhere and I was talking to him, but I never said what was quoted as me saying, and that’s it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that. I’ve already talked to him. There’s never been an issue with Jay and me.

“Jay is the leader of our team. He’s our quarterback. He’s our Pro Bowl quarterback and he gives us the best chance to win a Super Bowl, and I’m happy to have him."

Cutler didn’t know anything about the situation until he received a call from Urlacher.

“I just got done working out and he called me, and we laughed about it,” Cutler said. “It came from Minnesota and the Vikings up there, so I didn’t put any stock into it. I know Brian didn’t. Brian and I have had a good relationship since I got here, and I expect it to continue that way.”

Of course, no matter what he says or says he didn't say is regardless because Wade talked the poo and now everyone is going to say, "Well, of course he's going to say he didn't say it!"

Regardless, and like Mr Scot and you have said, it is and will be a non-issue as far as what either player does when they're on the field.

[Brandon]

Doesn't really matter if Urlacher said it or not, who on the team is really gonna believe Bobby Wade in this matter? I don't think anyone who matters will be affected.

[Mr. Scot]

Of course, no matter what he says or says he didn't say is regardless because Wade talked the poo and now everyone is going to say, "Well, of course he's going to say he didn't say it!"

Regardless, and like Mr Scot and you have said, it is and will be a non-issue as far as what either player does when they're on the field.

Let me put it another way.

A football team is a core of 53 guys, plus practice squad, injured reserve and whatever else, plus the coaches, support, etc. Lots of guys with different personalities, different backgrounds, etc. One thing the majority of them have in common though? Huge egos.

Would you honestly expect that on the Bears, or on any team for that matter, that every one of those guys actually likes all of their teammates?

There may be guys on the Panthers now who absolutely despise each other (wouldn't surprise me if Meat knew of a few from his time there). And heaven knows one or two of them, maybe more, have probably popped off to a friend, on the team or off, that a certain teammate was a prick, or a wimp, or a hypocrite, or a pervert, or a...whatever.

Hence, I have no trouble believing this incident happened. Likewise wouldn't surprise me if there were a few on the team who didn't think all that highly of Urlacher and may have said so...in private. And this same scenario probably happens on every team, on a regular basis.

But as long as it doesn't bubble over and affect the on-field performance, it's not a big deal.

If it does, then you worry. Till then, next story.

[dimbee]

I was agreeing with you, dude. I don't see a need to reiterate yourself.

[Dingo_ate_Babies]

why hasn't this thread died yet?

[dimbee]

Why should it? It's a running dialogue. No one's forcing you to read it, but we do appreciate you bumping it back to the top!

[dimbee]

This thread is a fun re-read if you've got 30 minutes to kill!

[Darth Hater]

Bump for dingo because he loves the Bears!