My Friends,

How many ways are there to rout a really bad football team? Besides an overwhelming desire to drop a case of Korbel on Bob Kuchenberg's balding pate, this week's game doesn't stir much in the way of emotion. It sure does get old hearing about the '72 Dolphins, but we can take comfort that they're never even at the starting gate when the greatest teams of all-time are discussed, much less in the photo at the finish.

Cliff Stein has been busy this week, signing Kreutz and McKie to contract extensions before the deadline for prorating the bonus in 2006 runs out. The Bears still have some room to play with, so don't be surprised if another name or two get added to that list before the clock runs out on Monday.

Talk at you then.

LBF

11/3/2006