BIGGS ON BURTON

You know it’s the dead zone of the NFL calendar when Brad Biggs is doing deep dives into the fullback position. In his Trib piece he dissects what’s at stake for Michael Burton in Bourbonnais. A selection:

Burton enjoyed a productive rookie season for the Lions in 2015 before the position was phased out of the offense midway through last season. The Bears also have Freddie Stevenson, an undrafted rookie from Florida State, on the 90-man roster.

In order for a fullback to make sense on the 53-man roster, and more importantly the 46-man gameday roster, the Bears will have to make better use of the position than they did in 2016. Lasike was active for 10 games, on the practice squad for four weeks and inactive for the final two games. More importantly, he was on the field for only 76 offensive snaps and 34 plays on special teams. Lasike was a developmental player, and a broken wrist in the preseason led to a reduced role at the outset.

Sun-Times Survives?

We are inspired by the writing and reporting, and a group of civic-minded leaders wanted to save that.@Suntimes #journalism #Chicago pic.twitter.com/eaLN52MwHj

— edwin eisendrath (@eisendrath) July 12, 2017

Honestly, I don’t know what the work is like in the Sun-Times off the sports pages. Honestly, I don’t know even know the non-Bears sports pages. But the Bears writing in the Sun-Times is simply better than the Trib’s army these days. Am I biased? Of course I am. My friend is there. But my friend is also really, really good at his job.

First item on the Eisendrath agenda: FIX YOUR DIGITAL!

RIP Martin Landau

My top ten Woody Allen films:

1. Crimes and Misdemeanors

2. Broadway Danny Rose

3. Annie Hall

4. Purple Rose of Cairo

5. Manhattan

6. Bananas

7. Everyone Says I Love You

8. Hannah and Her Sisters

9. Manhattan Murder Mystery

10. Small Time Crooks

(And I LOVE about five more.)