Why Do I Like the Chicago Bears This Week? I. Always. Like. THE. Chicago. Bears. Two Months of Thomas Brown The Bears are 4-6. Their season is effectively over, barring a miraculous run through the most difficult part of their schedule. Their head coach is most likely going to be fired at the end of the season. So, it’s not in the best interest of my time to write expansive … [Read more...] about Vikings at Bears: A Very, Very Short Thomas Brown Game Preview Essay
The Wednesday Matt Eberflus Limerick
There once was a fella called Flus. Whose coaching had minimal use. Year after year, Fans would show up to cheer, But leave with their necks in a noose. … [Read more...] about The Wednesday Matt Eberflus Limerick
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Bears?
I don’t know George McCaskey, despite spending the last few years having to deny I am George McCaskey. Have we spoken? Yes. Several times. That’s it. We don’t have dinners together. But over the years I have become quite friendly with people deep inside the organization, several of whom can be described as being in George’s inner circle. And based on my communication with … [Read more...] about How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Bears?
Melancholy, or the Pigeon Play.
Two pigeons are resting atop a fictional statue of Richard Dent in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. They have just flown back to Georgia after spending Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field, watching Bears v. Packers. They are tired. They are hot. Their names are POODLE and PUDDLE, but neither of them knows the origins of those names. POODLE: You know what I have noticed … [Read more...] about Melancholy, or the Pigeon Play.
