hoosier
11-11-2014, 08:58 AM
In my experience, on the day after the Packers humiliate the Bears, nothing quite beats a little trip through the Chicago Tribune sports section. We have seen some pretty mediocre Bears teams over the last three decades, but I never seen anything close to the level of vitriol that their sportswriters are spewing at the Bears, and most notably at Cutler and Trestman. David Haugh's lead article is "Trestman Oblivious to Reality After Embarrassing Loss." Steve Rosenbloom's column is called "The Bears hate you."
The Bears did not fire the general manager after the Packers debacle that followed the Patriots debacle. The Bears did not fire the head coach or any assistants, either, after becoming the first NFL team since 1923 to give up 50-plus points in consecutive games. How could that happen, or, more precisely, not happen? Because the Bears seem to have an infinite tolerance for national humiliation. And because the Bears hate you. They must hate you, because otherwise, how else can you explain the way some of the people in charge play you for stupid?
It is quite a contrast to the JSO, where most of the reporters (especially McGinn and Silverstein) emphasize that their job is to report, not to be fans. Packer fans like to complain about the quality of journalism at the JSO, and some of those complaints seem justified. But at least we are not stuck with the Bears and the Tribune!
The Bears did not fire the general manager after the Packers debacle that followed the Patriots debacle. The Bears did not fire the head coach or any assistants, either, after becoming the first NFL team since 1923 to give up 50-plus points in consecutive games. How could that happen, or, more precisely, not happen? Because the Bears seem to have an infinite tolerance for national humiliation. And because the Bears hate you. They must hate you, because otherwise, how else can you explain the way some of the people in charge play you for stupid?
It is quite a contrast to the JSO, where most of the reporters (especially McGinn and Silverstein) emphasize that their job is to report, not to be fans. Packer fans like to complain about the quality of journalism at the JSO, and some of those complaints seem justified. But at least we are not stuck with the Bears and the Tribune!