The first of many posts of this kind. A quick synopsis of the state of each of Chicago's professional athletic teams, minus the Sox because fuck them.
Bears: Move to 4-3 with a win over TB and gain a game on the Lions after their loss to the Falcons. Going to take a lot of work and a series of minor miracles to catch the Pack, but a Wildcard spot is well within reach, and likely with how bad the NFC is. Great game from Forte who continues to fuel the questions why management hasn't given him his contract. He will get his money somewhere else if he doesn't get it in Chicago. The O line continued to be lackluster. At this point if Cutler came out with a Tom Emanski video for quarterbacking fundamentals, Tape 1 would include how to throw an off balance throw from your back foot. Got the bye week this week followed by a Monday nighter in Philly. The next three games will tell a lot about the team this year. After Philly the Bears have home vs. the Lions and home vs. the Chargers. After that we will know what kind of football they need to play for the remainder of the season to make the playoffs.
Blackhawks: Another tough shootout loss, this time at the hands of the Avs. I'll be honest I didn't see much of this game outside of the shootout. The loss drops the Hawks to 4-1-2. I gotta be honest though shootout losses are the worst. Trust me I like getting points in any way shape or form, but the lost points now might mean the difference between having home ice advantage or not. The team is 0-2 in shootout games and 0-6 on shootout attempts. This week the Hawks are home vs. the Ducks (10/25), away vs. the Canes (10/28) and home vs. the Blue Jackets (10/29). A solid opportunity to make up for those lost points. The season is young.
Cubs: So did we get Theo? Wasn't compensation what held up finalizing the deal last week? When I saw BREAKING NEWS EPSTEIN NEW CUBS PRESIDENT COMPENSATION TO BE DETERMINED all I thought was how this was the same headline I read last week. I'm just going to assume Theo will be President and Hoyer comes in as GM. Gonna save most of what I've got for later when it's more official.
Bulls: All the Bulls players are crossing their fingers hoping they get included on the proposed global tour, mainly for the opportunity to try to bang Joakim Noah's mom in France. Or maybe that's just Delonte West. I wonder if Home Depot will let him take his vacation days this early into his new career?
Til next week
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