This Doesn't Change Anything Between Us

The Chicago Bears left me feeling like a jilted lover after last night's 36-30 overtime win against the Minnesota Vikings.

A win like that has me feeling teased beyond belief.  Like when your ex-special lady friend comes over for make-up lovin' and rather than it being meaningless and void of emotion, it was almost as if you didn't have that nut-punchingly bad break-up.  And then you realize it's going to last longer than one night, even though it shouldn't.

This shouldn't change anything between us, though.  We're not good for each other and we both know that.  Let's go our separate ways before each of us gets hurt.

That's what the head honchos at Halas Hall should be saying to Lovie and friends.

And to make things less awkward, they should probably not cuddle afterward.

While work kept us away from our usual schedule of drinking heavily and tweeting angrily after another Jay Cutler interception, we got back just in time to stop by a buddy's house to catch the overtime period.  It left us just enough time to watch Cutler connect with Devin Aromashodu on a game-winning touchdown pitch-and-catch one play after Adrian Peterson did a rather impressive Rashaan Salaam impersonation.

Nothing says game-winning touchdown pass in a Bears-Vikings game quite like "The road to Miami goes through New Orleans."

Thanks Mike Tirico.

Dick.

As for Da Bears, the effort of the defense in the first half and in the overtime was almost overshadowed by an inexcusable second-half collapse.  It makes me wonder where this team was all year -- at least effort wise.  Maybe the Bears were sparked with the rumors threatening mass change.  It seems like the team has been on vacation for a while, and maybe showing a little bit of effort gave them another year to rest on their laurels.

There are some that are upset by the win, for it could cement Lovie Smith and his staff's return next season.  At this point, there is no such thing as a bad win.  It is not as if the Bears are playing for a better draft pick, seeing that they don't need to show up to April's NFL Draft until the third round.

The Big Lead suggests, "[t]his is the kind of game, coupled with a strong draft and the return of Brian Urlacher, that will make the Bears a sexy Super Bowl pick next year."

Not when you don't have a first or second round pick and you still have holes to fill on the offensive and defensive lines, in the secondary and throughout the rest of the roster.

Just sayin.