Kevin writes:

 

I was reminded of the Simon and Garfunkel song as I walked out of the 'unfrozen tundra' at the beginning of the 4th quarter. "Sounds of Silence," my friends. Awfully sweet. My so-called packer fan friends decided to beat the crowd out the door at this time, but amazingly we weren't the only ones. They were piling out in droves, and it was great. The only thing they were capable of saying was "the Bears still suck," which made me pause and think exactly what that makes the pack?

 

A mass exodus at the beginning of the 4th quarter? They must have been in a hurry to get to the local pub for a numbing shot of brandy and a steaming bowl of German Shepherd’s Pie.

Speaking of steaming, with all those so-called fans leaving at once, it must have made for a pretty big mess at the town stoplight. But not as big as the steaming mess the Bears left on the 50, and the locals will get to savor that one for the rest of the year. I heard there was talk that Curly’s groundskeepers were going to try to remove the “G” at midfield and replace it with a simple, elegant chalk outline.

How sweet that their veteran quarterback got to display his diminished skills for the rest of his Super Bowl XXXI teammates. He actually improved over his last two outings against the Bears, only turning the ball over twice. I’ll bet they’re thrilled they got out when they did. Heck, Thomas Jones had a better passer rating than the veteran quarterback and all he did was complete a pass to Grossman for a four-yard loss.

It sure was nice of the NFL to schedule the Bears’ opener with them. It was kind of like getting a fifth exhibition game. We lit our victory cigars at halftime. I wonder if it’s too early for the Press-Gazette to start printing tiebreakers for draft order?

And lookie there: 361 yards of Bears offense. Jason McKie with three carries and four receptions, while Desmond Clark caught five balls. The running game was a bit weak, but that’ll get better now that opposing coaches will have to remember to cover a fullback and tight end who do more than block. The development of Ron Turner’s offense is right on schedule.

It was only the packers, though, as I’m sure will be pointed out by the sage prognosticators around the league. And that’s just fine with me. The truth is, each week they’ll come up with a different excuse as to why the Bears’ win should be discounted, until they’re left scratching their heads the first week in February.

Oh yeah, the vaunted Seattle scoring machine that led the league in points last year only managed three field goals against Detroit yesterday, while the Panthers, favored to win the NFC, only came up with two in their 20-6 loss to Atlanta. Must’ve been the flu or something.

LBF

9/11/2006