The Bears Beat the Rams! But...Payback Can Be A Real Bitch
Bears 24, Rams 18
It took me a few days to write this because I’m still a little amazed the Bears actually won. But here we are. Ah, what a feeling, right? It’s not every day we get to watch the Bears pull off a win and, even more shocking, see Eberlose add another notch to his dazzling career—now sitting at a staggering 12 wins in three years. Guess all it took was facing off against an elite quarterback and, for the love of all things holy, finally running the football. Whoever made that call deserves a medal or a star on their fridge.
Now, let’s talk about Caleb Williams for a second. I get it—he’s still a rookie, but man, I just don’t know how I feel yet. DJ Moore doesn’t look too thrilled, either. I can’t blame him. I bet he’s still missing Justin Fields. (Not that I am, but that’s a conversation for another day.) Those throws Caleb’s making to D.J. are giving me stomach pains. Those brutal overthrows are the kind that make you wince, not because of the incompletion but because you’re genuinely worried that D.J. might get killed out there. You can see it in his eyes—he knows one of those passes is going to get him laid out if things don’t tighten up. Somebody needs to tell Caleb that N.F.L. wide receivers aren’t crash-test dummies.
And then... the penalties. Oh, God, the penalties. Four flags in the first quarter alone? Are you fucking kidding me? For a coach who built his entire reputation on his famous (or should I say infamous) S.H.I.T.S. principles—you’d think we wouldn’t still be shooting ourselves in the foot. But here we are, week four, and it feels like these guys are playing hot potato with the rulebook. Attention to detail? More like attention to what detail? But hey, a win’s a win, right?
Now, before we get too high on this victory, let’s be real. Beating the Rams was nice, but we’ve still got work to do. Next up, the Carolina Panthers. Here’s where it gets fun—this is the same team we swindled for draft picks the last two years. If karma’s a real bitch, we’d better not let them sneak one past us. I mean, seriously, if we can’t take down a mediocre team led by Andy Dalton—a guy we shipped out of town like he was yesterday’s cold pizza—then maybe it’s time to revisit some of these “genius” G.M. moves. And you know Dalton’s got some payback on his mind after the way Chicago handled his time here. That man is going to come into Soldier Field with a grudge, no question.
But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Right now, we get to celebrate. The running game showed up, the defense did its job, and Caleb did just enough. But if we’re going to make any noise this season, consistency has to be the name of the game. We need less of those overthrows, fewer boneheaded penalties, and more of that tough, grind-it-out football that makes Bears fans want to run through a wall for this team.
So, Bears fans, let’s savor this one. Next week will be another challenge, but today? Sunday, we got to enjoy a rare victory. But until then, here’s to another week of being cautiously optimistic—and maybe just a little bit relieved that we didn’t screw it up this time.
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