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