The Chicago Bears: Good, Bad, Ugly, and Hopeful
“Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight yeah
You don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
We're just waiting
For the hammer to fall
For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder
What the hell we fighting for?
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
While your waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall”
--Freddie Mercury of Queen from "Hammer To Fall" from the LP The Works, 1985.
Here is my problem with the Bears: I cannot turn away.
I mean it is easy to give up as a fan this season.
Archuleta is horrid; simply horrid.
Manning (take your pick on the one with the girl’s name or the one who plays like a girl) both are horrid.
The Quarterbacks have more ups and downs than Jenna Jamison.
Cedric Benson is a mouthy pain in the tuckus.
Maynard is kicking pretty poorly, as age is starting to catch up.
The tackling this season is among the worst ever.
Tommie Harris is injury-proned, as Mike Brown, Dusty Dvorczek, Nathan Vasher, and Ron Turner’s brain.
Still I watch; and still, like the five-year-old staring out the window on Christmas Eve, I believe.
So before Hardrock, Cocoa and Joe team up with Suzy Snowflake; here’s a thought. What if????
Last week’s Bear Game could be the Last Hurrah on a dying season, or something that spurns them on to bigger and better things on a “could be salvaged” ideal.
On the plus side, Adrian Peterson knows the job is his, and his legs never stop.
John St. Claire played the best game I have ever seen him play last week as he will take over for Fred (Who me? Holding? Offsides? Me?) Miller. By the way, met Mr. St. Claire’s brother-in-law and sister at the Super Bowl—nice people.
Devin Hester is the greatest thing since Payton—OK, maybe a slight exaggeration, but the kid is a phenomenon.
Israel Idonije is a force on special teams and on the defense.
Urlacher, Briggs, and Hillenmeyer can still play.
If Rex is not over-coached (by Ron “Just Quit, Damnit” Turner), he can play well.
Berrian had the catch of the year.
Moose needs to become serious if he wants to prove he is worth the money, but the man can still play.
Olsen and Clark are great passing options.
Ogunleye has had three of his best games as a Bear the last month.
Charles Tillman continues to impress and amaze.
So here is what "Coach Eric Sweetwood" would do.
Put Bradley and Davis in as receivers once in a while—at least give them the same options to play that the coaching staff seems intent on supplying to Hester. Davis saved a few games last year--especially in the playoffs.
Let Grossman PLAY. The coaches have truly confused this young man.
Fire Turner today and maybe, just maybe, the Bears will stop throwing two yard passes on third and fifteen.
Bring up some young Defensive linemen and allow Anderson to blitz for the sacks.
Find someone out there, anyone, to replace Adam Archuleta. Bring in Dave Duerson; he would do as well.
Tell Tommie Harris to go on IR or get your ass out there and play.
Oh and play Lovie Elvis Presley’s big hit “It’s Now or Never…” and tell him to motivate the players to play like it.
Whew. Thanks for reading the Vent. Enjoy the You-Tube Video!
History won't care at all
Make the bed light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight yeah
You don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
We're just waiting
For the hammer to fall
For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder
What the hell we fighting for?
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
While your waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall”
--Freddie Mercury of Queen from "Hammer To Fall" from the LP The Works, 1985.
Here is my problem with the Bears: I cannot turn away.
I mean it is easy to give up as a fan this season.
Archuleta is horrid; simply horrid.
Manning (take your pick on the one with the girl’s name or the one who plays like a girl) both are horrid.
The Quarterbacks have more ups and downs than Jenna Jamison.
Cedric Benson is a mouthy pain in the tuckus.
Maynard is kicking pretty poorly, as age is starting to catch up.
The tackling this season is among the worst ever.
Tommie Harris is injury-proned, as Mike Brown, Dusty Dvorczek, Nathan Vasher, and Ron Turner’s brain.
Still I watch; and still, like the five-year-old staring out the window on Christmas Eve, I believe.
So before Hardrock, Cocoa and Joe team up with Suzy Snowflake; here’s a thought. What if????
Last week’s Bear Game could be the Last Hurrah on a dying season, or something that spurns them on to bigger and better things on a “could be salvaged” ideal.
On the plus side, Adrian Peterson knows the job is his, and his legs never stop.
John St. Claire played the best game I have ever seen him play last week as he will take over for Fred (Who me? Holding? Offsides? Me?) Miller. By the way, met Mr. St. Claire’s brother-in-law and sister at the Super Bowl—nice people.
Devin Hester is the greatest thing since Payton—OK, maybe a slight exaggeration, but the kid is a phenomenon.
Israel Idonije is a force on special teams and on the defense.
Urlacher, Briggs, and Hillenmeyer can still play.
If Rex is not over-coached (by Ron “Just Quit, Damnit” Turner), he can play well.
Berrian had the catch of the year.
Moose needs to become serious if he wants to prove he is worth the money, but the man can still play.
Olsen and Clark are great passing options.
Ogunleye has had three of his best games as a Bear the last month.
Charles Tillman continues to impress and amaze.
So here is what "Coach Eric Sweetwood" would do.
Put Bradley and Davis in as receivers once in a while—at least give them the same options to play that the coaching staff seems intent on supplying to Hester. Davis saved a few games last year--especially in the playoffs.
Let Grossman PLAY. The coaches have truly confused this young man.
Fire Turner today and maybe, just maybe, the Bears will stop throwing two yard passes on third and fifteen.
Bring up some young Defensive linemen and allow Anderson to blitz for the sacks.
Find someone out there, anyone, to replace Adam Archuleta. Bring in Dave Duerson; he would do as well.
Tell Tommie Harris to go on IR or get your ass out there and play.
Oh and play Lovie Elvis Presley’s big hit “It’s Now or Never…” and tell him to motivate the players to play like it.
Whew. Thanks for reading the Vent. Enjoy the You-Tube Video!
posted by Eric Sweetwood at 5:05 PM
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