This will be the thread for the forseeable future as we are in a down time for this website. Of course, if any news occurs, I will be here when I can to give my thoughts.
Free agency in the NFL is about a month away. Of course, I would say the Bears should just build through the draft like Super Bowl-winning teams do. But I am sure Ryan Poles will spend a ridiculous amount of money on free agents that become busts.
Your thoughts below.
This one stings for me. That 2001 season under Dick Jauron was insane. Some unfortuate circumstances including an injury to Jim Miller in that playoff game against the Eagles messed up any chance they had. But the season that led up to it was crazy.
I was a sophomore in high school. The Bears lost the first game of the season against the Ravens. So it only seemed like the team was set up for another season of abysmal failure. But then some crazy shit happened. Mike Brown had two straight pick-six walk-off games in overtime after miracoulous comebacks just to tie it. They had two winning streaks that resulted in all 13 wins. And yes, sadly, two of three losses were against the Packers.
We all can say what we want about the seasons before or after when Jauron was coaching. But it was incredible to see that turnaround. And to this day, it still seems like the Bears get a season like that every five or six years. Of course, it ends in a horrible way. My only other memory before that of the Bears in the playoffs was ’95 when Dave Wannstedt was coaching.
Dick Jauron was known as one of the real good guys in the game. Well-respected anywhere he went.
And yes, the infamous t-shirt I remember fans wearing of “Hey. That’s my Dick Jauron!” I need to find a shirt like that to wear at games.
I am not going to comment on how Virginia ran the team. So with that, it becomes a simple question of “will this team ever be sold?” With Virginia no longer here, I don’t know how the team board of directors finds the next owner. Maybe George is appointed? And if so, will he want to sell the team?
Let’s be real: The Bears still don’t give me any confidence. The reincarnation of Ted Phillips and Ryan Poles are still here. A sale to someone who knows what they are doing will put this team in a better position to contend. The new owner will do what we all have been wanting for years: To clean house completely.
There has never been a better time to finally sell this team.
Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson 