Monday, February 05, 2007

It is hard out here

Congrats to the Chicago Bears for a good season and an entertaining ¾ of a Super Bowl, Torn Slatterns and Nugget Ranchers


Lord knows I loves me some Eagles
The Eagles are coming out with their first album since 1979’s “The Long Run.” You can tell the Eagles are getting older. This album is called “The Long Run to The Bathroom.”

The Eagles are coming out with their first album since 1979’s “The Long Run.” You can tell the Eagles are getting older. Their newest song is “Take It Easy But You Punks Get Off My Lawn.”

The Eagles are coming out with their first album since the 1979’s “Long Run.” You can tell the
Eagles and their fans are getting up there. What kind of underwear are the ladies throwing on the Eagles stage now? Depends.

The Eagles are coming out with their first album since 1979’s “The Long Run.” You can tell the Eagles are getting older. Their newest song is “Peaceful Easy Bowl Movement.”

Good idea?
France has banned smoking in public places. Is that a good idea? Cigarette smoke was the only thing that was masking their body odor.

Or something like that
Several Republican websites have been spreading the rumor that Senator Barack Obama is a Muslim. Barack is not Muslim although I thought I heard Hillary call him a Shiite head.

Pay up, W
In a speech, President Bush said that the salaries and bonuses of CEOs should be based on what kind of a job they are doing. The good news for Bush is that economists agreed. The bad news for Bush is that he now owes us $200 million dollars.

A tall order
Courtney Love says the producers of American Idol have asked her to appear on the show as a guest judge. Apparently they wanted someone who is so messed up they could actually make Paula Abdul look normal.


Not that
To give you an idea how boring it has been before the Super Bowl, the writers are so bored and desperate that one reporter actually asked John Madden to talk about Brett Favre.

Blast masters
Pick up a paper and its Senator John McCain blasts Gen. Casey and the ex-Miss USA Susie Castillo is blasting Miss USA Tara Conner and Jesse Jackson is blasting Senator Joe Biden. You know it’s bad when the only person who isn’t blasting somebody is Rosie O’Donnell.

Since you asked:
Before you start eyeing the idea of getting weighted down by Guido and jumping in to Lake Michigan, us Chicago Bears fans should remember it was a great season. No, the Super Bowl did not end well for Rex Grossman but that was the guy’s first full season in the NFL.

Dan Marino didn’t do so great at his first Super Bowl. Not nearly as bad as Rex, but not great. Peyton will now deservedly lose the Dan Marino/Dan Fouts monkey-on-the-back of great stats, but couldn't win the big one. Manning deserves to be considered one of the best of all time. I still say he is a whiner and a crybaby.

The Bears will get back Mike Brown and Tommy Harris and they could make it back to the SB next year under the calming guide of the Lovester.

Look at the bright side, the Bears are the NFC champs and the Cubs have not yet been mathematically eliminated for ’07.

You really do have to feel horrible for Rex Grossman. Would he want to take back about six plays? You bet. But the guy led an injured team into the Super Bowl in his first full season. He looked shattered at that press conference and the fans and the press are going to be brutal.

But to say that one guy out of five lost an entire basketball game is a stretch. Even more of a stretch in baseball where 20 guys can play. But in a football game where over 40 guys are playing, you can't blame it on one guy. As much as we would like to right now, you can't.

The Bears had a great season and they did it with Grossman at QB. Give the guy another chance.

For those screaming for the head of Rex, did he make bad passes? You bet, but under pressure. That is on his O-line. Did Thomas Jones break off a big one? Did the D intercept one for a touchdown?

Oh, and how about the fumble where Rex dove head first into the pile to get it? The same fumble a couple of minutes ago by Peyton left Manning standing there as if he was saying;

"I'll be here if you need me, you guys are good at that whole diving for a fumble thang, that's not money boy's shtick, if you catch my drift."

No doubt, Rex picked a really bad game to have a really bad game and he has had a few others. But don't put all the blame on Rex.

Yes, the Bears lost a Super Bowl more than Indianapolis won it. But did anyone die? Are the Old Styles still tasty and cold? Does Chicago still have the best BBQ in the world along with the best blues bars? Are the Cubs going to have a good year? Yes to all of those.