Now What?

Yesterday, the Bears ran a full-page ad in the Tribune sports’ section, “From the entire Bears team, thank you for your passion,” none of which showed in their last game of the season, a 38-10 drubbing by the Minnesota Vikings.  Chicago finishes with a 3-13 record, its worst ever for a 16-game season.  They also managed to go 0-8 on the road, no mean feat that.

As for that passion, none was evident at U.S Bank Stadium.  (If only businesses were embarrassed by the bland names they pay for to put on stadiums.)  I saw Minnesota runners met at the line of scrimmage, still able to gain another 3-4 yards on the play.  I saw a Bears’ player screen a teammate trying to catch a punt subsequently recovered by the Vikings.  I saw Bears’ quarterback Matt Barkley get stripped of the ball and his teammates stand pretty much motionless as a Minnesota defender picked it up and ran for a touchdown.  I saw absolutely no reason for head coach John Fox to be back next season.

Bears’ fans have been so docile for so long they really don’t know how to show disgust; the best way would be to cancel season’s tickets.  That the McCaskeys would understand and respond to.  Making the right changes is an entirely different story.  Personally, I think all the talent was buried with George Halas.  Let them prove me wrong.