What I love about the
Bears pulling off a 23-17 upset over the Steelers is how it irritated certain
people. There’s this one columnist for
the Tribune who likes to bill himself as the master of snark going bonkers
because the team won with the much-maligned Mike Glennon starting at
quarterback. Over on WGN Radio, which
used to carry the Bears, two ex-players were shouting themselves to the point
of a stroke on account of defensive back Marcus Cooper Sr., who would’ve run
back a blocked field goal attempt if only he hadn’t slowed down before reaching
the Steelers’ end zone. A Pittsburgh
player caught up with Cooper and punched the ball away. Six points turned into three.
A funny thing,
though. On the radio station that now
carries the Bears, another ex-player had all sorts of positive things to say
about the game. Personally, I think
Glennon should give way to rookie Mitch Trubisky, but the grief Glennon has
been getting has made me reconsider how I treat an athlete like James
Shields. Nobody likes to lose, nobody
likes to pay to see their team lose. But
we all—myself included—need to take a chill pill. Until sports officially become a substitute
for war, it’s just a game, guys.
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