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Sad news.

My picks are in!

Happy Birthday, Dmitry!

Happy Birthday, David!

Was Donny Hathaway, "Live" the clincher?

Some are better than others, but they're all pretty darned good. It might be easier to point out the ones that aren't as good. I really like the first Boogaloo Jones cd and the Charles Kynard. Both came as pleasant surprises when I heard them. The first Johnny Hammond Smith is darned good as well. The Don Patterson/Sonny Stitt collaborations are great as Jim said.

Not me. I only follow the pros.

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SS1...did you pick a winner for the Monday night game? You have Giants posted, and they didn't play.

Feels good to win the week. I've got some ground to pick up. Make sure you get your picks in early this week, guys. There's a Thursday game.

Enjoy your participation even if the day/night is reversed!

Noj told me he donated as well. We're well on our way. Let's step up, all who frequent live chat!

That's "automatica Grammatica!" Watch out, he kicks low!

Also, give some credit to the Patriot defence. I thought our defensive backfield was a bit shaky with all the injuries, but the Bears were in a similar situation. DE Richard Seymour had four tackles, one sack, one pass defended, one fumble recovery and a blocked field goal. We've got a damned fine defence too! Our offensive line did a great job. No sacks allowed from the league's best defence. With the Patriots, it is always a team win (or a team loss.) Brady is a future Hall of Famer--we know that, but the Pats' success is always about TEAM.

Deserved because of how poorly the Bears played, yes. But I disagree about how "questionable" the calls were. 99.9% of the difference today was the play of the QBs. The Pats weren't better; Brady was. Without the bogus pass interference call on Artrell Hawkins, the Bears wouldn't have scored on that play. Chad Jackson was obviously interfered with when the Bear db shielded his face mask, and this would likely have ended in another Patriot score. Officiating was terribly inconsistent. Turnovers and play calling kept this game close. I'll always support Tom Brady's value on the team. No one can deny it. We also have to understand that he's got very little support from his wideouts. Right now, our #1 receiver was San Diego's #4 last year (Reche Caldwell) But the whole team wanted this game more than the Chicago players did. In the end, that's what makes the difference. Brady had some bad plays too. He threw a high ball on the last interception. He's a winner though, and he's always there at the end giving us a chance to win the ballgame. We've got a great quarterback; and right now we've got some "green" receivers.

Refs had no idea what they were doing as witnessed by the obvious confusion on that call.

As a Bears fan, I'm naturally biased, but I have to disagree nonetheless: this was a TERRIBLE game. Nine turnovers??? That's pathetic. I agree: bring in Griese. Grossman's starting to look like Bledsoe out there. And who decided to call for a long pass on first down with less than two minutes to go? Geez, make some short passes and get outta bounds! How simple is that? Nope, the Bears deserved to lose today. Just sickening! This is ignoring the Bears' offensive plan, which is run, run, throw a bomb up there and allow the receivers to make plays. This is the very strategy which allowed them to blow out teams 45-0. Today's game is no different than what they've been trying all season. It's just that it can go horribly wrong as well, as we saw in the AZ game and the Miami loss. Pats were prepared for this. Both of our starting safeties were out for this game. But it was game planning which allowed us to make those plays on defence. Sure, go ahead and trot out Griese. Bears will have to come up with a different offensive game plan, but they will no longer be blowing some teams out 45-0.

Pats turnovers and a couple of questionable calls (including an obvious non-call) kept the score close. Pats should have scored more and it was a frustrating game to watch if you are a Patriot fan. Damn receivers couldn't hold on to the damned ball. Even Corey Dillon fumbled at the end. You have to credit the great Bear defence as well, but that one sequence where Watson fumbled (again!) and Roche Caldwell picking it up and running with it only to fumble himself was really frustrating. Caldwell could have fallen on the ball. At least we got the win that we deserved. Pats were better today.

Pats-Bears game is a real war so far. Lots of turnovers, injuries...really physical. These are two good teams playing to win.

Get better soon, 7/4. I've had my share of medical issues of late. What causes a "fatty liver?" Hope it doesn't come from Bud Select....

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I actually spend more time on live chat than I do the regular board. It's very important to me. I'll donate.