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Bad News Bears

    Thursday night was a rough one, to say the least. I watched as arguably the worst team in the NFL squeezed out a win against the new worst team in the league, the Chicago Bears. Congrats guys, you lost to the Commanders; only one other team thus far shares that same accomplishment. Those who live in Seager Hall might've heard some screaming numerous times (and I do apologize), but did I really expect anything different, or anything more pathetic from a team that's sucked for years and shows hardly any signs of a transformation?

    I shouldn't say the Bears have shown no signs of a transformation, because Justin Fields has been exceeding my expectations this season. He's doing what he can with an offense in shambles. The offensive line, whose job it is to protect Fields, is doing the exact opposite. The defense cuts through those gummy bears like a hot knife through butter, which in turn leaves Fields with three options; get sacked and lose yardage, throw the ball away, or run with the legs God gifted him. Option three has proven to be his go to, and a quick, athletic scrambling quarterback is a weapon the Bears have been missing forever. But as last Thursday continues to show us, Fields cannot scramble his way to a Bears victory every week. I'm just getting so tired of seeing this team not learn from anything and make the same mistakes week after week, year after year. Who knows, maybe a big turnaround is imminent, but Virginia McCaskey would have to sell the team for that to be possible.

    The Bears still suck, but I will continue to watch them, no matter how damaging it is to my mental health. Dumping on this team will never get old, as that's what it means to be a football fan in Chicago. Just in advance, if you see someone throw a TV out their 3rd floor window onto Chicago Avenue next Monday night during the game, that was me.

Commanders vs. Bears 




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  1. Casey AikmanOctober 22, 2022 at 5:34 PM

    Daaaaaaa Beaaarrrrssss

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  2. Casey AikmanOctober 22, 2022 at 5:39 PM

    I'm from California, so I'm going to have to stick with the Niners when it comes to football. Especially now that they have McCaffrey. I hope the Bears do better this year, but I'm more looking forward to watching the Bulls play. They should do well considering they just beat a healthy Miami Heat team in the season opener. If they make the NBA finals this year, they'll probably play the Warriors, which is a win win for me.

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