Chicago Bulls-Coming off an awesome season where they had hands-down one of the best playoff series I've seen in a while. Derrick Rose had a breakout year and should get better, but we didn't pick up any more huge aquisitions so far and we lost Ben Gordon. Still, things are looking up.
Chicago Blackhawks-Another team coming off a playoff year. I'm excited about the players we picked up in free agency and our forwards look especially dangerous. 1-2 start, but I don't get worried about standings this early with large schedules like the NHL's.
Chicago White Sox-What a horrible roller coaster year. It boggles my mind how someone like Jose Contreras can be so damn good one day and so bad the next. Our lineup looks solid, though, with aces Burhle and Peavy followed by Gavin Floyd, John Danks, and Freddy Garcia. I'm worried about our bullpen, though, and about who's going to replace Jim Thome. Our hitting needs to step up bigtime. Beckham and Nix were nice surprises, but we need Alexi, Quentin, and Rios to really step up. That and the errors are killing us. I hope Kenny Williams still has some wheeling and dealing to do to get another bat and another glove for the pen, because if that doesn't happen I'm going to be wary about our chances for next season.
Chicago Bears-Off to a 3-1 start and looking better than last year in every phase of the game except running. I'm especially loving the breakout performances from some of the rookies. Afalava has been incredibly impressive since the preseason, and Johnny Knox is having a good year as well. The D-line seems to have got its groove back, hopefully at least one of them will hvae a Pro Bowl year, and Mark Anderson getting back in the picture makes me more comfortable about longevity at the position. I'm also not worried about the secondary. I think Kevin Payne has sort of flown under the radar and I've really liked his open field tackling so far. I'm liking what I'm seeing from Bowman, even if he can't cover elite receivers yet. Good thing we've got an excellent vet at the position in Charles Tillman. Jay Cutler is throwing the ball decently and playing with a lot of intensity. I love the way he ran in for a touchdown last week, great intensity there. The receivers are stepping up as well, I think the biggest question is who do you keep and who do you cut next year? Biggest problem in my eyes is the O-line. Chris Williams and Orlando Pace have been disappointing especially in the run game and I hope that picks up.
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