Bears
If you’re a Bears fans that wants reasons to fire Lovie Smith beyond his facial expressions and press conferences, you can go with the challenge/time-out combo platter. But if you want more than one example of clock mismanagement, Dan Pompei provides them. [Chicago Tribune]
There’s nothing more comforting than an 86-year-old woman deciding if she’s had enough of Lovie. From Mike Mulligan of the Chicago Sun-Times:
There are a million small decisions that must be made to run a business the size of the Bears, but when it comes to the crossroads choices, it’s Virginia McCaskey who makes the big decisions. She will ultimately be the one to pass judgment on the decision-makers. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Bulls
The Bulls are unwatchable. Well, you can watch them. You just don’t want to. [SB Nation]
They still have better ratings than the Blackhawks. [RedEye]
It really stinks for the Bears that an 86 year old woman gets to make decisions for them. I live with an 87 year old woman and if I let her make even small decisions in my not very complicated life it wouldn’t be a good idea. It is a big deal deciding what temp to put the thermostat at. I just hope that there is another person making these decisions or honestly I don’t think anything will change, because change scares old people.
Joe, you’re my old person expert.
I still remember that call against the Seahawks in 2007. I was like, “what the hell is he doing” when he took that timeout. I also remember that game last year against the Falcons I believe, where with 30 seconds left or something like that, the Bears squib kicked it allowing the Falcons to bring the ball back to the 45 yard line. They then had a couple of pass plays for 25 yards and BAM- put themselves in field goal range. Kicker hit the field goal with no time left and the bears lost. I honestly think coaches should be fired for decisions like this that any 12 year old playing Madden football would know not to make. But then again, its a lot easier to manage the clock though from your lazyboy then from the sidelines