The thrill is gone. The thrill is gone away. The thrill is gone baby. You know you done me wrong baby. Preach on it B.B. It’s only Week 7 of the NFL season, and man… these Bears. It’s been a rough ride. Here’s a quick summary.
Start off the season crashing our plane in Week 1; we lost Week 2 when we were still walking through the wreckage. Week 3 we fell in a ditch. Week 4, we climbed to the very top of the ditch, and then were kicked back down. In Week 5, we jumped to life; we’re out of the ditch, dusting ourselves off, ready to take on the world. In Week 6, our plane left without us; here we sit… still stranded. The NFL season has left us behind basically. This week vs the Raiders barely moves the needle at this point. Forget about the matchup of 2 bad teams when we have both of our starting QBs. This is a matchup of 2 bad teams with our backup QBs! I’m actually not that mad that I’m going to miss this game… I’ll still be checking on my phone, don’t worry.
Yeah, it really feels like the thrill is gone already from this season; it’s such a mess, until you look at the potential in next year’s draft. I guess that’s why everybody keeps talking about it. I mean, it’s better than talking about our current season, that’s for damn sure. And if you’re not one to go back in time, and I don’t know, watch some of the 1985 Bears games, then yeah, the draft is the “next big thing” for our boys. We have 11 games to go, and we’re already here?!? It’s a sad state, let me tell you.
I came to work this week with my Bears jacket on… what other jacket am I going to where? Am I supposed to donate all my Bears gear because we suck? Am I supposed to run to another team? Am I supposed to hook my train to all the winning teams each year? Who the hell do you think I am? These colors don’t run as they say; I’m not going anywhere. I can get pissed to the max; I can talk shit about my team. But never will you ever read about me not being a Bears fan; that is not in me. I’m not programmed that way. I sit in the mirror each week after another Bears loss and recite this paragraph out loud to myself… with a tear running down my cheek… haha.
OK, let’s move on shall we? The game at hand. Vegas has Vegas by a FG over our boys in Soldier Field; I’m not touching this game… I’m not touching this game… I’m… not… going… to… wager… on… this…… It’s a coin toss honestly, but, but… gun to my head? I’m still picking the Bears. Yeah, I’m stupid like that.
Final Score Prediction: Bears 27 Raiders 20
Ace in the Hole: That Bagent kid… hey, who the hell else am I going to pick?
Ticket prices are finally dropping… If I hadn’t already been to a game, and if I didn’t have plans on Sunday, I’d probably consider it; just wait until it gets colder. If the Bears continue on this tank trajectory, those December games will be REAL cheap. Come on boys. Give us something to cheer about. Bear Down!!!
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