It is common knowledge that I love the Bears. In fact, I came roaring out of the womb screaming "Bronko Nagurski" and "Red Grange." So, naturally I'm reasonably giddy that our psychologically vulnerable football team regained a minor chunk of self esteem on Sunday by beating a hapless group of Cleveland Browns 30-6.
Of course, I'm also thrilled that the Bears covered. As Vince Lombardi or Jimmy the Greek once said, "That's why they play the game."
Bears' Victory Defines Bland
Legitimate Chicago broadcast legend and the pioneer of sports talk radio. Also teaches courses in humility.
Follow on:
Share
But folks, this game was beyond boring. Put the three hour hunk of Trazadone in this context. If the advertising community - Michigan Avenue and Madison Avenue - had been introduced to the NFL at Solder Field during this game there collective reaction would have been, "Thank God we have Extreme Dating!" Or call us when you're fat guys start eating bugs, maybe we can do some business.
I swear by 12:22 p.m. at least seven TV timeouts had been called. My energy level wasn't boosted by a surging Bears offense that settled for field goals in the red zone on its first three possessions. You can leave 12 points on the field against the Brownies and get away with it. Do it against a club that actually belongs in the NFL instead of the Western Athletic Conference and you qualify for a toe tag.
A few random observations. Jay Cutler shouldn't buy his offensive line dinner. He should tell them to get lost. Cutler was sacked four times and saw enough of the Browns 350 pound Shaun Rogers to last a lifetime.
Good Lord, Matt Forte rushed for a pair of touchdowns. You think that isn't reason enough to sing "Bear Down Chicago Bears?" Forte had one rushing TD all year entering the ballgame.
So-on and so-forth. You're going to have to work overtime to convince me that the Bears can rally behind Cutler, the so-called franchise quarterback. The more I see of Cutler the less excited I become.
Forget about the score. The Bears are playing with a genuine 45-man lack of energy. I won't suggest after a 24-point win that Lovie Smith has lost this club - I'm not that stupid, yet - but I will tell you I am convinced that Lovie the Motivator's message is going in a lot of ears and out a lot of ears without taking time for a rest stop.
This game with Cleveland didn't "define" the Bears course of destiny. But their game with Arizona next week will almost certainly determine if local beat writers will be talking about matchups in December or driving us nuts with mock drafts.
Chicago, the Bears aren't Daley's failed Olympic bid. They're just a very bland, average, indifferent football team.
This concludes today's sermon.
I swear by 12:22 p.m. at least seven TV timeouts had been called. My energy level wasn't boosted by a surging Bears offense that settled for field goals in the red zone on its first three possessions. You can leave 12 points on the field against the Brownies and get away with it. Do it against a club that actually belongs in the NFL instead of the Western Athletic Conference and you qualify for a toe tag.
A few random observations. Jay Cutler shouldn't buy his offensive line dinner. He should tell them to get lost. Cutler was sacked four times and saw enough of the Browns 350 pound Shaun Rogers to last a lifetime.
Good Lord, Matt Forte rushed for a pair of touchdowns. You think that isn't reason enough to sing "Bear Down Chicago Bears?" Forte had one rushing TD all year entering the ballgame.
So-on and so-forth. You're going to have to work overtime to convince me that the Bears can rally behind Cutler, the so-called franchise quarterback. The more I see of Cutler the less excited I become.
Forget about the score. The Bears are playing with a genuine 45-man lack of energy. I won't suggest after a 24-point win that Lovie Smith has lost this club - I'm not that stupid, yet - but I will tell you I am convinced that Lovie the Motivator's message is going in a lot of ears and out a lot of ears without taking time for a rest stop.
This game with Cleveland didn't "define" the Bears course of destiny. But their game with Arizona next week will almost certainly determine if local beat writers will be talking about matchups in December or driving us nuts with mock drafts.
Chicago, the Bears aren't Daley's failed Olympic bid. They're just a very bland, average, indifferent football team.
This concludes today's sermon.
Recommended
Recent Posts
Local advertising by PaperG
3 Comments
Rock Mamola said:
Chet,
Bland...yes. But who on this team can you trust?
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/rock-report/2009/11/when-it-comes-to-the-bearswho-can-you-trust.html
Check out the Rock Report on ChicagoNow.com
-RoCK
Chet Coppock said:
rock......i would like to trust that sometime before december the coaching staff will discover that greg olsen is available in the red zone.... trust! playoffs! thisis an 8-8 team that could drop to 7 and 9 with a bad loss to az. this sunday.
Rick said:
More than Greg Olsen and Des Clark, I wish the coaching staff would use Kellen Davis in the red zone. He's a beast at 6' 7" and no DBack matches up! Did you see how quick Des Clark got healed and back on the field when he saw his job would disappear if this guy got playing time? Use all three tight ends in the red zone and TDs will surge.
Leave a Comment?
What your comment will look like:
said: