All in a Row

The Bears had all their ducks lined up in a row—stories about the Arlington Heights stadium flooded local media; new head coach Ben Johnson had generated plenty of buzz; the team pulled on all available heat strings with a pregame tribute to the late Virginia McCaskey and the ’85 Bears (yet again and again until they’re all gone, and then some more, I’m sure). The one thing Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles didn’t attend to was preventing a fourth-quarter collapse to the Vikings, who scored three late touchdowns to win, 27-24. Not that man-in-the-street interviews are in any way accurate, but, still, I was struck by the number of fans who expressed misgivings about a move out of the city. Probably the best way to address that would’ve been for the team to announce how much personal seat licenses will cost in the best stadium ever designed for a loyal fan base. Just kidding.