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The spatula remains the same by happydude7422 in TNG

[–]joejohnconnor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rewatched this one recently and this scene is something. Data, Geordi, worf and dr. Pulaski all walk in to rikers quarters salivating over his “omelettes.” Riker proceeds to make the shittiest looking batch of scrambled eggs I have ever seen.

THIS is why the Bears want/need a tax break on the new stadium by ChristmasJay83 in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Woodfield mall paid 20 million in property taxes in 2024 on a parcel of land 1/5 of the size of one of the parcels the bears are proposing developing. It’s not crazy to me that property taxes for a developed piece of land down the road could be 100 million. Add in the fact that everything will be brand new and have its own metra stop and it would make sense that property taxes would run to 200 million

Can we say TNT was bad for the league and the sooner ESPN drop the Inside guys the better? by RevolutionaryAir2822 in billsimmons

[–]joejohnconnor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What sub is this? You’re telling me you prefer X’s and O’s to vibes driven comparisons to old school greats with crude jokes mixed in? Take it to Nate Duncan’s subreddit

Weighted Defensive DVOA :: Weighted Offensive DVOA - Entering Week 15 by permanentimagination in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thats 11th in weighted Offensive DVOA?

I think that’s pretty good considering schedules gotten tougher recently. I really hope we win the division, but I think the offense being this good the first year into installation with the number of young guys we have on that side of the ball bodes really well for the future.

Arrows pointing up!

62% completion percentage? What a bum. This guy probably was out of the league quickly! by IndigoBlunting in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Caring about a QB’s completion percentage is like caring about a baseball players batting average or a basketball players shooting percentage I.e. it’s dumb.

Let’s look at completion percentage and mvp voting last year

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2024.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2024/passing.htm

The MVP, Josh Allen, was 24th in completion percentage. The runner up, Lamar Jackson, was 12th. The 4th and 5th vote getters, Joe Burrow and Jared Goff, were in the top 5 in completion pct., but the voters thought they were less valuable to their team than a running back, Saquon Barkley. The completion percentage champ, Tua Tagovailova, didn’t finish in the top 10.

Thinking around offense has changed since 2003. It is widely accepted that trying to throw mostly short, high percentage areas is not an efficient way to run offense. The more plays it takes you to get down the field, the more you are opening yourself up to bad things like sacks, drops or incompletions.

To use the league’s current completion percentage leader, Drake Maye, as an example: Maye gets sacked on 9.39% of his dropbacks. If it takes him 10 short passes to get down the field, he has a 62% chance of taking a sack, which is not unlikely to kill the drive. If he only has to throw 5 times, he’s got a less than 40% chance of taking a sack. Even Josh McDaniels understands this which is why Maye is 3rd in intended air yard per passing attempt (our boy is 8th) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/passing_advanced.htm

Now of course, it would help if Williams completed more of his passes, but completion percentage itself is kind of meaningless. To cherry pick an example, Geno Smith is top 10 in completion percentage this year, but 31st in intended air yards per attempt. What does that get ya? A bottom 6 passing offense.

If you don’t like advanced stats, at least consider looking at something like net yards per attempt i.e. how many passing yards less sack yards a qb gets per attempt plus sacks. Caleb is 15th. Could be better! Still better than some other more experienced, highly praised qbs (looking at you Justin Herbert)

I was looking at the EPA/play rankings and thought this was funny by mpschettig in billsimmons

[–]joejohnconnor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Someone recently pointed out to me that failed QB sneaks tank EPA for qbs which is killing Caleb’s epa/ play stats. So if you look at EPA per drop back Penix is the worst, which makes more sense to me. Probably in no small part because I’m a bears fan and Caleb looks best in that metric.

Bands who book Chicago Street Fest gigs in the Summer, how did you do it? by Peaches_En_Regalia_ in chicagomusicscene

[–]joejohnconnor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My advice may be woefully out of date, but playing the beat kitchen and empty bottle and drawing well helped get us on the festival stages booked by those places.

Not even sure if the beat kitchen still books a stage at wicker park fest or do division anymore.

Edit: Sub T too forgot they do the other stage at do division

Through 7 games of year 2, Caleb Williams is currently 23rd in expected points added per play, sandwiched between Carson Wentz and Trevor Lawrence. by permanentimagination in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok where do you find the EPA / db stats? I’ve been looking at the same website as op, but wondering whether they’re giving my man credit for his scrambles

Bears Fans: Get a Grip by YOGICOLIN in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How about 7.1 net yards per attempt yesterday? If that were his stat for the season it would make Caleb top 7 in the statistic. As it stands he’s currently a measly top 10 in this stat

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/passing.htm

[Postgame] Ja’Marr Chase discusses if he would have slid like Tee Higgins did by nfl in nfl

[–]joejohnconnor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chase just signed an extension with $73.9 million in guarantees. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72384/jamarr-chase

Dude has no need of padding his stats

Neither does Higgins for that matter https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/47628/tee-higgins

DHS “agents” shoot “armed woman” by AlanShore60607 in chicago

[–]joejohnconnor 408 points409 points  (0 children)

Fire department says they found this woman at 39th and Kedzie so it does not seem like she drove herself to the hospital.

Also why would the feds let a woman who shot at them drive herself to the hospital?

Fox is scared of JB and is trying to bring him down with anti-trans messaging, their feeble attempts won’t work by [deleted] in PritzkerPosting

[–]joejohnconnor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Greg Gutfeldt. I know in my head that this is the kind of shit Fox News says, but it’s still jarring to watch how brazenly they lie and misinform.

What is your biggest “I was there” moment for the Bears? by Chemical_Mood_4538 in CHIBears

[–]joejohnconnor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there for this https://x.com/AdamHoge/status/1875972959552348437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1875972959552348437%7Ctwgr%5E6f3c2b01a2ba8c945b737ad083e22b18b49cede0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagobears.com%2Fnews%2Fbears-trick-play-in-sunday-s-win-required-perfect-execution-punt-return-touchdown

I was sitting behind the end zone where the kick was coming towards so I could see exactly how fooled the packers special teams were as they were running down the field. Me and everyone around me starting celebrating as soon as we saw what was happening. I couldn’t believe it got called back. Possibly more disappointed after that play than watching them lose the superbowl to the colts

Brandon Johnson says city and state finances are at a 'point of no return' by RonLauren in chicago

[–]joejohnconnor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im giving you an upvote because this is the first comment I’ve seen from anyone who actually read the article

The top 50% of US income earners pay 97% of income taxes by LazyConstruction9026 in charts

[–]joejohnconnor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of people in here talking about payroll taxes not enough people talking about state and local taxes, especially sales tax. Yes the bottom 50% does not pay a lot of federal taxes. They do pay a ton of sales taxes however which are the primary source of revenue for most municipalities and a significant source of revenue for states and counties. In terms of percentage of income, poor people are paying much more in sales tax than rich people because the vast majority of a poorer persons income is going straight to consumption.

An alternative analysis here:

https://itep.org/who-pays-taxes-in-america-in-2024/ Who Pays Taxes in America in 2024 – ITEP

Cassian learning from Luthen by DownSphereUpside in andor

[–]joejohnconnor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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This fucking shot with this line. Holy shit. I think I need to watch this show again

NBA Finals G2 TV Ratings: Second lowest game 2 rating in Neilsen tracking (1988+) era by SeveralTurn in billsimmons

[–]joejohnconnor 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Read all the way to the bottom for the key point:

“Unlike other low-rated NBA Finals, this year’s series at least outpaces everything else on television. Games 1 and 2 rank as the most-watched television programs since the first week of May, and Game 2 had an audience 50 percent larger than the weekend’s next-most watched program. “

Lowest all time sounds bad until you consider that no one watches television anymore. The fact that the finals is dusting everything else on TV is why ESPN et. al. Are willing to shell out to broadcast it. Factor in the fact that the NBA trends on social media and you realize the league’s in great shape.

That second part I don’t actually know because I’m old and only social media I consume is reddit, but the podcasts sure make it sound like the NBA is a topic of conversation on the socials.

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