Kenneth Sothman, Bears Superfan


Oh Gail we’re still here, just like the team we’re just hibernating through the bye-week. And though it was a rather sad weekend without any Chicago Bears football, I was able to get my football fix as Ball State took the loss against Western Michigan during our homecoming. To say the least, it wasn’t a pretty one for the Cards, but let’s talk some pro football :

- Fact or fiction, Mark Anderson is the most significant rookie on the Chicago Bears? This to me is honestly a tough one, like trying to choose between a Big Mac and a Quarter-Pounder at Mcdonalds. On one side you have Anderson who is second in the league in sacks with 6.5 (behind Julius Peppers), but to say fact you would have to argue against the other side that he contributes more then Devin Hester, who leads the league in virtually every punt return category. But then again, you could also argue that Hester’s great play can be contributed to the fact the defense (which Anderson is a key part of) gives him so many opportunities to do his job. A lot trickier then it seems at first sight, but for now I’m going to say fiction.

- I think the Arizona Cardinals 22-9 loss against the Raiders today truly showed the devastation of their Monday Night Football melt-down. The Cards received no offense at all, including no touchdowns from Leinart and only 34 yards from Edgerrin James. I know it’s still early in the season, but at this point I’d have to say the 2006-07 Arizona Cardinals DVD will be as saddening as Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby.


- I truly have to wonder, how is it possible for an NFL player like Shawne Merriman to fail a steroids test when probably half of the Chargers lockeroom uses them? I thought the NFL was good at hiding their steroids abusers, so my guess is he had to have somewhere made the wrong person mad somewhere down the road.

- My statement that the Joey Harrington era is a nightmare may have been proven wrong today with his 414 yard game, but a loss to the Green Bay Packers still has to leave a sour taste for any Dolphins fans. We do have to remember though, every Packers victory increases the chance that Favre will be back next season, which thus increases our chances of winning the NFC North. So even though it may hurt to say it, don’t be afraid to yell “Go Packers!” every once and awhile.


- Will anybody lose respect for me if I openly admit that I read Staley the Bear’s monthly journal on the Chicago Bears web site? Or is that one of those things I should keep to myself?

- Speaking of Staley, Glenn have you ever considered letting Staley sign your body?

- Has there been any Rex Grossman sightings off of the practice field or outside of his basement in the past week? I’m not afraid to already start saying he’s going to have a nice bounce-back game against the 49ers next week.

- On a final note, congratulations to the Chicago Fire for taking a 1-0 lead in the opening round of the MLS playoffs. Let’s hope these two teams can use each other’s positive vibes to keep things heading in the right direction.