Bear Down Baffa

We finally have our answer: the ’08 Chicago Bears suck.  Despite having an enormity of talent, and the lead in 6 of their 7 losses, they just couldn’t win enough games to be considered good.  And with their season on the line today, after winning 3 in a row to stay alive, they refused to play with the pride of a winner, much like what the Cubs do.  And the Bears found the same losebag result.  Maybe it’s the fans that unconditionally support them even when they lose.  Maybe it’s the coaching, or the front office.  Maybe there are too many players who got guaranteed money.  Maybe our players just aren’t as good as they once were – maybe we’re just getting passed up in the ever accelerating NFL race.  Whatever it is, if football ability were measured in dollars, the Bears would be as broke as a homeless man who just got robbed.  (more…)

If you’re only going to play one half of a game, an argument can be made that either of those halves has its advantages.  But if I were given the choice, I’d take the second half.  The same could be said about playing one quarter; I’d take the fourth.  Same goes for an eighth, you’d have to pick the eighth eighth.  And if you’re the Bears playing the Pack in ‘08, when you only play one sixteenth of a 2-game match-up, you’d have to take the sixteenth sixteenth, or that last 7 ½ minutes, when the season is on the line.  (more…)

Two down, two to go.  Whoa, we’re half way there.  Whoa, living on a prayer.  Take my hand, Bear Nation, we’ll make it I swear.

With both the Bears’ and Saints’ seasons on the line, the Bears failed to make as many bonehead plays as New Orleans – a seeming rarity this season – and squeaked one out at home.  And this time, the 27-24 final in OT against an NFC South opponent went in our favor.  This was our first win in four NFC South match-ups, which isn’t a good sign.  But it marks our third two-game win streak, as we advance to 8-6 (.571), our third highest winning percentage on the year (1-0, 1.00; 5-3, .625).  And for the third year in a row, we ended the Saints’ season.  So technically, and I’m not saying this to brag here, but technically, we own them bitches.  (more…)

It’s simple math:  you put a crappy team in front of the ’08 Chicago Bears, and they’ll kick the shit out of them.  And that’s what happened on Sunday at Soldierz.  The Bears defense put them ahead, intercepting the first pass of the game and returning it to the JAX 5.  And it was pretty much over from there.  But before we start jerking each other off, let’s put this W into perspective.  We beat a 4-8 team, which means they’ve lost twice as much as they’ve won.  So we didn’t really prove much more than we can beat a bad warm-weather team in the cold.  (more…)

The Purple People Eaters got an extra Thanksgiving meal on Sunday night, devouring the Bears like they hadn’t found a purple person to eat in weeks due to the melting polar caps.  And the Bears are now in danger of becoming extinct.  Once again, on a national stage, the Bears froze at the podium like Eminem in the beginning of 8 Mile.  And you can bet mom’s spaghetti that the clock left on their season has run out – time’s up, over, BLAOW!  (more…)