Friday, March 2, 2018

Fish Bears


Ben Franklin thought that fish and visitors smell after three days.  In that case, what would he say about the Bears?

Think about it.  Our woeful 5-11 Munsters of the Midway last played on December 31st (a loss, naturally), and three months later, they’re still garnering major sports’ coverage.  I wake up this morning to find a full-page action shot of linebacker Leonard Floyd on the back of the Sun-Times.  Over at the Tribune, two Bears’ stories and a photo of the soon-to-be-released Mike Glennon took up a mere 80 percent of page one in sports.  As for TV, no local sportscast would be complete without an update on which Bears’ veteran is about to be cut.  All I can say is: Does anyone out there know how to read a calendar?

Guys, it’s March, when our attention should be devoted to basketball and baseball.  The NFL draft is nearly two months off, and the upcoming combine for draft-eligible players has as much to do with demonstrating relevant skills as American Ninja Warrior does.  As a friend of mine says quoting ex-Bear Doug Buffone about the combine, how many tables does a player have to jump over in a game?

Do us all a favor, and give it a rest.  That, and devote some time to covering spring sports.  

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