They Got the Fever

You have to hand it to the Bidwells, aka the Arizona Cardinals. All they had to do yesterday was beat the injury-riddled 49ers, who were starting their third-string quarterback. But no, San Francisco beat the long-ago South Side team, 20-12. So, now the McCaskeys, the Munsters, the Stooge among Stooges, control their own destiny in trying to make the postseason. You’d think we were at the end of January with the Super Bowl a week off, instead of December. I actually caught a sportscaster shouting and what looked to me to be jumping for joy as he updated the playoff situation for our local heroes. The Sunday sports today had one Bears’ story after another, if only for the critics to explain why they’d written this team off and whether qualifying for the playoffs is reason enough for GM Ryan Pace and Coach Visor to keep their jobs. I’m one of the critics; I think both the general manager and head coach should go, and will go in the not too distant future. But I wish Team Nagy well. Just one playoff game puts us well into January; two playoff games and you can see February on the horizon, which would be heavenly. Here’s the problem. Assuming the Bears beat the woeful Jaguars, next week they face the Packers, who need a win to secure a first=round bye. Then, if our heroes make the playoffs, and I think they go up against the likes of the Saints. Fingers crossed, and everything else.