Consequences

The thing about life is that it comes with consequences because of what we do and fail to do.  The silver lining for Bears’ fans is that, no matter how screwed up life might seem, their team is even worse.

For purposes of discussion, let’s say that a good NFL team starts at the quarterback position and ends at kicker.  Two weeks ago, the 1-10 49ers faced off against the 3-8 Bears.  Las Vegas money was on Chicago, which didn’t stop our hometown heroes from losing by a score of 15-14.  San Francisco started Jimmy Garoppolo for the first time in that game, and Garoppolo responded by throwing for 293 yards.  Garoppolo didn’t throw for any touchdowns, but he moved the ball enough for ex-Bears’ kicker Robbie Gould to kick five field goals, including the game winner with the clock winding down.

After three straight wins, the 49ers are now 4-10, just like the Bears.  The difference is they have a young coach—Kyle Shanahan—who likes to throw the ball, a good young quarterback (one the Bears wanted last offseason but were too afraid to trade for with the Patriots) and a kicker who may be headed for the Hall of Fame (Gould had six field goals yesterday, including the game winner against Tennessee, yes, with the clock winding down.  In the last three weeks, Gould has gone 15/15 in field goals and is 46/48 since the Bears released him at the start of last season.)

Now, tell me, what do the Bears have?  They have a young quarterback who might be good, but you can’t tell for sure because the “coach” hates to throw the ball.  And we know they don’t have a real kicker.  So, Merry Christmas, Bears’ fans.  At least you’re not the McCaskeys.