That Ol' McCaskey Magic

By all accounts, Bears’ chairman George McCaskey outdid himself yesterday talking to the media for fifty-nine minutes via Zoom. McCaskey started by going after students who booed now ex-coach Matt Nagy’s son at a suburban high school football game last fall. Adolescent is as adolescent does, George. By hitting rock-bottom right out of the gate, McCaskey was in his comfort zone, as evidenced by his all but calling Olin Kreutz a liar about the $15-an-hour job-offer story. And for those folks out there hoping that George Halas’ grandson had seen the light and was going to appoint a president of football operations, nope. Silly them. All this clowning around, Bears’ style, drew attention away from what happened in Los Angeles, where the 49ers came back from a 17-0 deficit to clinch a playoff spot. The comeback was led by a local-area quarterback the Munsters couldn’t be bothered to draft or figure out how to trade for when he became available and a place kicker Ryan Pace thought was over the hill in 2016. You remember Ryan Pace, don’t you? The best explanation for the Bears not drafting Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the 2014 draft is that they didn’t draft Tony Romo back in 2003, either. You see, both quarterbacks played at Eastern Illinois University, and you can’t get there from Halas Hall in Lake Forest. Then-GM Jerry Angelo whiffed on Romo, who signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. Wow, the Bears love signing those kind of guys. Like I said, it must have to do with Eastern University. Phil Emery whiffed on Garoppolo, picking DT Ego Ferguson in the second round of the 2014 draft. Ryan Pace, who loves to collect quarterbacks, either would not or could not make a deal with the Patriots, who instead sent the Arlington Heights native to San Francisco during the 2017 season. You remember 2017, right, Bears’ fans, when your Munsters had Mike Glennon and rookie Mitch Trubisky lining up behind center? I thought so. Robbie Gould kicked what proved to be the winning field goal in overtime. Gould always kicks field goals. You remember the double-doink, don’t you, Bears fans? I thought so.