The Chicago Bears Are Set

“Well I know what your thinkin'
You got me up against the wall…
But the higher that your flyin',
The further down you gotta fall.
Now don't you be fooled by my shakin' knees,
'cause I can fight dirty and when I'm scared,
I get mean!

Gonna Go Down Fighting.
Well I know you're thinkin',
That the odds are on your side.
But the first thing you gotta learn is,
That it just don't come down to size.
I can see the seeds of doubt,
Begin to grow on your face,
If you wanna back down now,
You know that's no disgrace.”
--Nazareth from the song “Go Down Fighting,” 1973.

I am not worried about the Chicago Bears at all. No, I am really not.

They have strengthened the Offensive Line. They found a safety in Afalava. They have a great running back in Matt Forte. The Linebacking Corps is intact. The have a Quarterback that can make the worst receivers in the world look good.

Now I am eagerly awaiting the start of the season.

My fantasy football teams (I have four) are sprinkled with Bears throughout. I have the Bears Defense in each of them. Yah! I have Forte in two, Cutler in one, Earl Bennet in two, and Gould in one.

The crummiest thing about the Bears this season is I have to wait for Late-Afternoon games, Night games, and Thursday games, and all sorts of weird crap this season.

Football in the Midwest, should be played on Sundays at noon. Period. I do not mind a special game on Monday Night, but now we have Thursday night, Sunday night, Sunday at 3:15, and the like. In Central Illinois, the NFL will not cut out of a game if the local team starts the late game. It just sucks. I cannot count the hundreds of times I watch the end of a crummy game like the Texans vs. The Lions to catch the Bears.

So I figured it out. To make football more interesting, have some joker on every team on your fantasy football rosters. Then you can have something to occupy your time. The problem is, there are no good players on teams like The Lions or The Texans.

Concluding the Bears, though, they should have waived Rashid Davis and kept Brandon Rideao. Davis cannot catch and even if he has experience in the Bears’ system, who wants the kind of experience that Rex Grossman brought?

The Bears will have some controversy this year, as I am certain Cutler will say something stupid, someone key like Tommie Harris will be hurt, the refs will blow a game, and the corners will suck a game or two. Throughout it all, I predict they will be in the NFC Championship game this year. Stay tuned to see if I am right.