Lovie Smith obviously needs to be fired.  Just look at the Bears performance today.  Getting shellacked by the Cardinals is completely unacceptable, and it is completely Lovie Smith's fault.  It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and co. from one of the most dangerous offenses in the NFL.   And it's also obviously Smith's fault that our highest-paid d-lineman decided to get himself ejected by punching another player in the face.  It's also Smith's fault that two of our starting linebackers, including the longtime face of our franchise ended up with season-ending injuries. Ditto for the fact that half of our starting secondary had to leave the game early due to injuries.

Oh, and before I forget, Jerry Angelo is an idiot too.  What was he thinking giving so much money to guys like Harris, Urlacher, and Vasher?  He should have foreseen that they would have devastating injuries/significantly decline.  He obviously should have cut those guys loose right in the middle of their prime.  That's what every Bears fan I know was suggesting 2-3 years ago.  And Orlando Pace?  C'mon, signing a 7-time pro-bowler is obviously a terrible idea.  And I can't begin to start on Angelo's failure to upgrade the receiving core.  TO, Marvin Harrison, and Matt Jones were all out there, and we didn't sign a single one of those elite receivers.  With those guys, we'd be beating Arizona for sure.  And then of course, there's the Cutler trade.  What was Angelo thinking trading proven winner in Kyle Orton for a bum with a losing record (Cutler)?  If we'd kept Orton, we'd be 6-1 right now, obviously.

Okay, a quick synopsis and a poll.  I know there's another poll, but I think that leaves out two very good, very reasonable options.  I think that the fact that 25% voted other indicates that that was a flawed poll.

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Okay, maybe this isn't going to revolutionize baseball, but to my knowledge, nobody's thought of this before.

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These are some possible trades we could do to move Kirk for expirings.  Hope Gar Forman's paying attention.  What do you guys think?

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Just a few general comments on the Cubs OF

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Everyone's slamming Jim Hendry right now for putting together a roster that has limited depth and couldn't handle an injury to Ramirez.  Well, I'm going to argue that the Cubs' bench is just as good as any other team's and the real problem lies elsewhere.  You can wish we had DeRosa all you want, but there are maybe 2 or 3 teams in the league with a guy of that caliber off the bench.  In my opinion, the Cubs' bench is better this year, with Hoffpauir an upgrade over Ward, Aaron Miles an upgrade over Cedeno, and Koyie Hill an upgrade over Hank White. 

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What would be the most help to the Cubs?  The Cubs clearly need help hitting right now, but I'm still convinced Jake Peavy could be a difference maker at the end of the season and in the postseason, especially with Zambrano, Harden, and Dempster sporting ERAs in the mid-4s right now.  The bullpen hasn't magically become better either.  Gregg is still spotty, and other than Guzman and Marmol, there is little in the way of consistency.  That said, the Cubs clearly need some more offense; the question is where to get it.  Would a third-baseman be a good pickup right now, even though that move only adds a bat for the two months until Ramirez comes back (meaning the trade would burn prospects for a guy who might not factor signigicantly come the postseason)?  Or would the Cubs be better served adding a second-baseman to take over for Fontenot?  Or pick up an outfielder to do something creative involving moving Soriano to second?  Or should we just stand pat and ride out the slump.