Grrh!

When the Bears drafted Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet in 2020, Chicago media went nuts. You couldn’t find anyone to say a bad thing about the kid, who also happened to hail from northwest suburban Lake Barrington. The consensus seemed to be that the Munsters had themselves a second Ditka, only more socially refined. So, I open up today’s Sun-Times to read, “Bears have to find out if Kmet is the answer at tight end.” Huh? So it goes on the Bears’ beat. Reporters fall in and out of love with players and coaches. It isn’t so much a honeymoon as a reprise of “Fatal Attraction.” If greatness means the ability to overcome coach Matt Nagy’s “offense,” then Kmet isn’t a great player, and who is? You really get a feeling Nagy wouldn’t know what to do with Walter Payton or Gayle Sayers, let alone Kmet. Too much was made of Kmet when he arrived last year and Justin Fields this season. The sports’ media needs to do their job and leave the cheering to fans. I won’t hold my breath.