I wish I could stop… I wish I could say F it and never root for the Bears again. I’ll go a step further. Watching the Bears Packers game in Lambeau on Sunday, made me not want to watch football ever again; yeah, it was that bad. It’s was like… spoiled milk; you ever had that? I did one time, at a restaurant in Greek Town many years ago. It came out in a milk carton, so you couldn’t see the inside, and I sucked it down, only to spit it out seconds later; absolutely horrible taste. If I didn’t like milk as much as I did, it could have deterred me from drinking it ever again. I guess the same goes for the Bears. If I didn’t love them as much as I do… just like the NFL in general… man, what an absolutely horrific way to end the season.
It was only 17 weeks ago where the season started in a similar way. I’m asking myself, and a couple other people that I’ve talked to, which was worse? The way the Bears got smacked by the Packers to start the season, or 17 weeks later, the way they looked in a loss to the Pack to end the season. There have been some tough losses over the years, no doubt… playoff losses loom large, the Super Bowl loss to the Colts is at the top of the list. For regular season games, I thought Week 1 was of epic proportions; the sad thing is… I think this one is right there with it. What was that out there? I hadn’t seen the Bears play the last couple weeks, but… man. If we thought progress was made this year, which looking at the win total makes that affirmative, it certainly didn’t look like that on the field in Lambeau in Week 18. What kind of defense were we playing? Soft ass zone all game long? Close to zero pressure on the QB? Our offensive line forgot how to pass protect? We ran the ball as much as an NFL team would have done back in the 60s. What the F was that? For us fans, it was another kick in the nuts… one of those kicks that gets both of them. I kind of felt like that as the game went on… queasy, wanting to curl up in a fetal position… when will this end?
The season is over; now what? We will spend the next couple days and weeks talking about what the Bears should and shouldn’t do. I do know one thing. They should fire Getsy, period. This last game has shown us change is needed. The roster will get better, yes. The head coach… I wouldn’t have a problem canning him if it wasn’t for the defensive improvement we’ve seen. They played like shit yesterday, but still only gave up 17 points. The QB… a topic for another day; 0-6 vs the Packers ain’t good. But the low hanging fruit is Getsy; he’s an ex-Packer btw! Why the F did we get him to begin with??? Ship Tonyan’s ass out with him too. Hope to get the good news on his departure sooner than later, then we proceed with the rest. But yes, here I sit… not going anywhere. I will take down the Bears flag and replace it with a Bulls flag in front of my house. I will wear my Bulls and Blackhawks ski caps, and put my Bears one away. But nope, not going anywhere… trying to be patient. It ain’t easy. But one thing is for sure… I’m a Bears fan for life, and right now, I’m hurting. Yet still… Bear Down…
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