Stupid Bears!

It's a good thing that one of the requirements I put on myself for this blog is no foul language, because right about now I'd be dropping f-bombs all over the place.

The reason is the Chicago Bears, who have once again managed to prove that they are the cheapest and most ignorant franchise in professional football today. I refer, of course, to two things.

One is the shipping of 1000 yard+ running back Thomas Jones to the NY Jets in return for a 1985 Chrysler Imperial and a pack of Mentos. Yeah, we don't need that guy, do we? All he did was continually make good yardage out of the same caliber of blocking that caused Rex Grossman to soil his pants every time he dropped back. Instead we're going to be treated to a big heaping helping of Cedric Benson, the same running back who has yet to prove he has the durability or smarts to carry the load for a full season.

The true issue is one of not wanting to look stupid (and yet managing to do so anyway). The Bears drafted Benson #4 overall and paid him a ton of money, only to be outshown by Jones at every turn. Not wanting to admit they may have been mistaken, they have decided to settle matters by getting rid of the one guy who reminds everyone of how stupid they are, and who coincidentally the one guy who made their offense work. Well, played Bears management.

Then there's the Lance Briggs thing. It sucks, and I hate it as a fan, but at least this one I get. Why would they want to pay Briggs more money when they can keep him for less? It's not like they can sell more tickets if he stays -- they're already all sold out all the time. This ain't Phoenix. They can't even justify it by getting more ticket holders to show up. As far as I know the Chicago Park District makes the money off parking and concessions, so what do the Bears care? Until they stop selling all the tickets there is no incentive to pay more to keep Briggs.

A Super Bowl championship would be nice and all, they figure, but trophies don't pay the bills. Just to be sure they insult as many people as they can, though, they stick Briggs with the "franchise" tag. Maybe they figure he plays best when he's angry. Who knows?

In any case, I wonder what TV technology will be like in 2028? That's probably the next time the Bears will be in the Super Bowl, so I want to make sure I can enjoy it in the best possible way. I figure on being dead for the one after that.