Jay Cutler and the Bears had a rough time today. Cutler threw two picks. Brandon Marshall uncharacteristically fumbled away possession. The Bears lost at home to the Bills in overtime.
After the game, Jay Cutler was his normal peppy self.
Cutler: “You guys are going to be as negative as possible & we understand that. But we’ve got a lot of games left, did alot of good things.”
— David Haugh (@DavidHaugh) September 7, 2014
The funny thing is, Cutler was right, at least about one column published shortly after the game. Let’s take a look at the Chicago Tribune’s Steve Rosenbloom and his column. By the time January rolls around, it still might be the worst column of the year. It’s called “What should we do now that the Bears’ season is over?”
The lede:
And so ends the Bears’ 2014 season. Thanks for coming, everybody.
The nut graf:
Jay Cutler stunk. Brandon Marshall stunk. The run defense stunk. The pass rush stunk. Against one of the worst teams you could imagine. At home.
Important questions:
Wasn’t that garbage supposed to change this season?
Is it too early to fire Mel Tucker?
What does Tucker do for a living?
Don’t they want to win a Super Bowl?
Deep thoughts:
Maybe $54 million guaranteed doesn’t grow a man and a player as much as you might think.
The ending:
Raise your hand if you think the Bears could challenge for the No. 1 overall draft pick.
In case you were wondering, the Chicago Bears are currently 0-1. They have 15 more games to play this season. Negativity after a loss is expected. And considering the kind of game the Bears dropped, Chicago writers should be negative.
Here’s the thing, Jay: The media doesn’t have to be negative; it just has to recite your day.
— steve rosenbloom (@steverosenbloom) September 7, 2014
I’m not so sure that calling a season over after one game is just reciting what happened though. But hey, at least he probably got tons of clicks. Come to think of it, you all should read it and give him some more. I don’t think those excerpts did it justice.
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