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I'll go with that
?Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler acknowledged Tuesday that he was wrong to shove teammate J'Marcus Webb on the sideline during the loss at Green Bay last week.
He has no second thoughts about yelling at him, however.
''I probably shouldn't have bumped him, I'll go with that,'' Cutler told WMVP-AM in Chicago. ''As far as me yelling at him and trying to get him going in the game, I don't regret that. I shouldn't have bumped him,Miu Miu Bags, I'll stick to that.''
Cutler drew widespread attention for berating and bumping Webb, the starting left tackle,Miu Miu Totes, on the sideline and for making some pointed postgame comments after the 23-10 loss to the Packers on Thursday. National analysts such as Terry Bradshaw and Bill Cowher spoke out, and so did Bears defensive back D.J. Moore this week, saying the quarterback was wrong to go after Webb like that.
Cutler looked great in a season-opening blowout over Indianapolis, finding new receiver Brandon Marshall often, but it was a different story last week,Miu Miu Bags. He threw four interceptions and got sacked seven times, an all-too-familiar sight for a quarterback who took a beating the previous two years under former offensive coordinator Mike Martz,Miu Miu Totes. His tirade against Webb and lack of remorse he showed in the postgame interview brought back questions about his leadership and demeanor.
As for why the outburst happened at that particular moment?Over the course of his four-year NBA career,Miu Miu Totes, Kevin Love has evolved from a gifted rebounder dogged by questions about his athleticism and conditioning into an All-NBA performer who played like an MVP candidate through the first half of the 2011-12 season and was one of the unsung (well, not entirely unsung) heroes of Team USA's gold-medal run at the 2012 Summer Olympics. By virtue of the work he's put into his game, the 24-year-old forward has earned a spot in the ranks of NBA players who matter; by virtue of the fact that his Minnesota Timberwolves have not earned a postseason berth in his four seasons, his team has yet to do so.
That could very well change this season, as a Wolves team that hung in the Western Conference playoff conversation until injuries derailed them has made significant offseason additions. In fact, after years of rightful criticism of his decisions, acquisitions and public comments, Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn appears to have built one of the deepest rosters in the league.
As a result, Love's preseason expectations are at an all-time high, and he's not afraid to say so. From Kerry Eggers of the Portland, Ore., Tribune:
"It will be a big surprise to me if we didn't make a huge leap this year and make it to the playoffs," the Lake Oswego native told me Wednesday. [...]
"We're going to have a chance to be very good," Love said. "We're hoping Brandon can stay healthy through 82 games,Miu Miu Totes. Kirilenko is a big addition. Shved hopefully is going to be a big deal for us.
"We'll have more firepower in terms of veterans. Brandon and Andrei will help our locker room and on the court. It will make Coach Adelman's job a lot easier.
"If everything is put together,Miu Miu Purses, if Ricky comes back healthy,Miu Miu Handbags, we're going to be a force to be reckoned with." |
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