Da Bears: An End of a Season to Remember

It wasn't Peyton Manning or the Colts that beat us; it was the Bears not being themselves that made us lose. They didn't win because they were just oh-so-good, they won because we were oh-so-bad. The Colts didn't beat the best team in the NFC. Now don't get me wrong here - Da Bears are the best team in the NFC, but it wasn't Da Bears that FINISHED that game, if you know what I mean. We gave up a winnable game.

Look, I can't tell you how I feel right now. To say "angry," "depressed," "happy about going to the Super Bowl," etc. just doesn't quite do it, folks. But I do appreciate the people out there that have been nice and tried to sympathize via emails, texts, etc. It's appreciated.

You see, I've got a trillion emotions running in me right now. At one moment you will find me content about the season: Rex's first full year as a QB despite year-after-year of season ending injuries - where any other person in the world would never recover from - was a pretty good sign (this is something, btw, I've been saying before all the f-ing sports writers have). The 1-2 punch of Jones and Benson is absolutely lethal; Jones proved that he's the hardest working person out there on offense and Benson kinda proved his money's worth. The "new" #23 is remarkable. Berrian is lightning itself reincarnated. We do have a tight end and he makes huge plays for us. Our DEF is unstoppable and clutch. Our coaching is solid. Our true fandom ever present. 15-4 for the season, baby.

And yet another moment you will see me in rage: What the hell was wrong with Turner's and Rivera's pathetic play calling during the freaking game? Why didn't they run more? Why did the play a kind of prevent defense the entire time and NOT pressure Manning more? Why can't Rex take a snap? What the hell was Rex thinking with some of those passes? Where was our f-ing hits/tackling on defense? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! How could we go from 14 points in the 1st quarter to scoring 3 points over the next 55 minutes? How could we NOT have staged a comeback when we were only 5 down in the 4th? How come adjustments were NOT made?! What the...?! How could we NOT run the ball more?! Is that NOT what we did against the flippin Saints? Did we not run all over them? Why didn't they put Adrian Peterson after Benson was out?

Other times you'll find me sympathetic: Man, we lost but Jones got ~115 yards on just 15 carries. I feel for Lance Briggs; he was emotional after the game which shows me just how badly he wanted and expected it. Hey, we made it this far, man. The Super Bowl. We "lost" to a future NFL QB legend, hall of famer, and one of the greatest QBs of all time. Devin Hester is in fact ridiculous. Poor Benson. Poor Urlacher, Kreutz, Maynard, etc. (i.e. guys who've always been there even through bad seasons). No defense can possibly play the level that we did for the length of time we were out on the field.

You'll also find me genuinely pissed off to where I don't care about anything. Or depressed to where I feel like never leaving my bed. Hopeful that this is a bad dream that I'm bound to wake up from any second now. And also hopeful for next year. When someone told me to "Get over it," I can't help but to shake my head knowing that people like that just don't get it (this after controlling my rage upon hearing something so, as Rex would say "ignorant.")

Alright, I could go on and many of you will probably not understand a single thing I say. Guys on the Bears list would. Guys who've been die hards like I have through winning AND losing seasons would. And the same guys who'll be right back there next season cheering for da team like it's, yes, 1985...

Bear Down for life. Da Bears.