Packers’ Loss Fails to Make Bears Any Better

January 19, 2015 @ admin → No Comments

Monday meanderings: The Green Bay Packers’ season ended ingloriously Sunday in the NFC championship game. And so Chicago Bears fans can take some sense of satisfaction at seeing their biggest rival suffer a devastating defeat 28-22 in overtime against the host Seattle Seahawks. Well, some sense of satisfaction until the aforementioned fans realize that chances are the Packers will be about as good — if not better — next season than they were in 2014.

Let this photo of Jeana Turner be consolation for Packers fans.

* OK, you do have to admit that the late breakdown by the Packers did have a certain Bears-like quality to it. With the possible exception of the late field goal by Green Bay to send the game into overtime. But a touchdown by Seattle on a fake field goal and the Seahawks recovering an onsides kick that led to a touchdown sure seemed familiar.

* Speaking of the Bears, unless new coach John Fox (or someone on his coaching staff) can find a way to help Jay Cutler become as good as was hoped for when the Bears signed the quarterback, there’s no way Cutler comes close to be Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. About the best that could be hoped for is Cutler having a commercial for an insurance company. Which isn’t all that reassuring when it comes to playing football.

* Speaking of Fox, he meets Chicago media at a press conference on Monday. Guessing the highlight will be the media person who prefaces his/her question with a “Welcome to Chicago.” Because Fox probably wouldn’t feel welcome if a media person failed to do so. Or is stuff like that more likely to happen at a Cubs and/or White Sox introductory gathering?

Say hello to Seattle Sea Gal Kylie.

* Speaking of Rodgers, the good news for Bears fans is that every day that passes is one day closer to his retirement. Of course, the same goes for Cutler. So perhaps that’s another bit of good news.

* The NFL reportedly is investigating whether the New England Patriots used deflated footballs in their 45-7 AFC title game victory vs. visiting Indianapolis. The Patriots’ punishment — if there is any — would be lost draft picks. And if it had been a close game? Same penalty? In which case the NFL would be letting the Patriots (meaning coach Bill Belichick) off easy, no? Of course, if the NFL made the Patriots forfeit, then guess whose balls would be deflated?

* Let the record show that both the Patriots and the Seahawks have cheerleaders. And the Bears do not. Not there necessarily is any correlation between the Super Bowl and cheerleaders. Well, other than the reality that the Honey Bears were disbanded after the 1985 season (which was the only season in franchise history when the Bears won the Super Bowl).

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