Bears’ fans by
and large are an incredibly forgiving lot; that’s what a first-place NFC North record
of 7-3 will do to people. Lovie who? Marc what?
John why? The Ray McDonald fiasco
may as well belong to another time and dimension.
Some, if not
all, of this forgiving nature has rubbed off on head coach Matt Nagy in terms
of embattled kicker Cody Parkey. Twice
in their 25-20 win over the Vikings Sunday night, the Bears went for the
two-point conversion instead of having Parkey (try to) kick the point
after. Weak vote of confidence,
that. On the other hand, Nagy let Parkey
try three field goals, and he made them all.
A real boost to Parkey’s self-confidence, that.
What I
especially liked was how Parkey conducted himself in the immediate post-game
interview with Michele Tafoya. He could
have gone all chest-thumping, letting the world know how he never doubted. Instead, Parkey was a lesson in humility,
thanking his coaches and teammates for believing in him. That, along with the three field goals, was
impressive.
Now, fingers
crossed Parkey repeats his performance Thanksgiving against the Lions.
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