When he threw a first-half
touchdown pass against the Bears Sunday night, the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes did
a little taunting, nothing offensive, but something that let the world know he
knew. And what exactly did Mahomes do? He counted off all ten of his fingers, as in “I
was drafted tenth [in 2017], eight places behind your guy [Mitch Trubisky].”
In McCaskey World,
that’s a bigtime no-no, one might even say a mortal sin. The Bears expect two things out of their
players, to shut up and stay out of jail.
If it comes down to one, better to shut up.
Mike Ditka
couldn’t shut up, so he was shipped off to Philadelphia, for an underperforming
quarterback, of course. It was only when
George Halas had a moment of clarity on his death bed that Ditka was welcomed
back to coach. Let me repeat here—it took
Halas on his death bed to see the world as most other humans do.
The only
permissible talk at Halas Hall is happy-talk, or as you might call it these
days, Nagy-talk. Head coach Matt Nagy
was at it again Monday, saying how his players “are great kids.” Yo, Matt, they’re professional football
players and adults. You might consider
treating them as such.
And along the way,
realize some people have personalities greater than a wallflower.
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