QUITE THE WEEKEND: Ben Johnson Told The Packers To Go Fuck Themselves, Got Yelled At By Dick Vitale For It, And Told Everybody He Had The Bears Rewatch The Patriots 28-3 Comeback In The Super Bowl To Inspire Them
Here are just a few random rants and opinions I had from the Bears-Packers game that didn't make sense to make separate blogs-
Ok first off, I love Dick Vitale as much as the next guy. How can you not? (Even though he mispronounces his own name.) The guy’s a saint. Legit a saint.
But Dickie, you gotta relax here, sir. This is pro football. And this is the playoffs. This is Green Bay versus Chicago.
This wasn’t St. Mary’s versus Sisters of the Poor.
This is big boy shit, and big boy shit comes with big boy emotions.
Locker rooms aren’t supposed to sound like a library where everyone whispers and says “good game” like they’re at a corporate retreat.
Also, Ben Johnson is a legit psycho. The good kind. The overly-intense, overly-passionate king. Not the Puff Daddy kind.
He's been the most intense over-the-top football coach who’s come along in a long time, since the day he came to town.
And he’s exactly what Chicago needed. You can seel it and feel it.
The players don’t just “respect” him, they legit LOVE playing for him.
Listen to that roar in the locker room when he was shouting "fuck the Packers". That wasn't forced hype. That was a team that finally believes it’s allowed to be the hammer instead of the nail for once.
And spare me the pearl-clutching about “class” and “manners.”
I didn’t see anybody calling Aaron Rodgers classless all those years he was talking about owning Chicago, owning Soldier Field, blah blah blah. That was always perfectly fine when little brother was getting shoved into a locker. But now that the little guy swung back and knocked the bully out, we’re supposed to act like there’s suddenly a dress code? Nah. Keep that same energy. We've lost so much of the rivalry aspect in pro sports that makes it so great. Let teams and players dislike each other again.
Also, Johnson and Lafleur don't have to be friends for the cameras. That's how rivalries work.
Johnson also got lit up for "disrespecting" the Packers coach at the end of the game handshake.
But there was this one last month that didn't get much airplay.
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But these two haven't liked each other for a while. And it hasn't been a secret.
The two have traded jabs all year-
And again, this is great for the sport and you know both fan bases appreciate the shit out of this the most.
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I love Dickie V., but if you’re mad about some locker room yelling after that kind of comeback, you might be watching the wrong sport.
Next- after the obvious comparisons to that famous Patriots comeback in the Super Bowl, it came out that Johnson had the team watch that game earlier this year for inspiration.
Not just the “you’re never out of it” part, but the “don’t dig the hole deeper and start rowing in the same direction” part. Offense steps up, defense holds the line, everyone locks in, and all of a sudden the impossible becomes possible. I just think that’s cool as hell, and the more we learn about Johnson, the more he feels like the ultimate coach for this team-
The Bears are really freaking lucky to have this guy and they better never let him leave.
Next, how good does White Sox Dave's hair look? He owes Donnie's Turkish friends big time.
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Next, Chicago felt incredible on Saturday night. A historic night for the city.
Next, how is nobody talking about all the people who left Soldier Field at halftime on Saturday night?
Those people had to be puking all day today right? Bare minimum.
I saw how much those tickets were going for Saturday. And not just the money you flushed down the toilet. To have to say, and know deep in your heart, for the rest of your life, that you left the greatest comeback in Bears history, because you're a little-bitch and shitty fan (who must not have watched a single Bears game all season), sucks.
I was with Meek Phil at The DraftKings Sportsbook in Wrigley (shout out Vic), and the place was fucking PACKED, and buzzing for the first quarter.
At halftime though, there was an exodus. My friends at Soldier were texting us late in the third quarter they can't believe how many people never returned to their seats after halftime.
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Sad.
Next- I am so happy for these guys.
Next - CHEESE GRATER GUY FOR MAYOR!
Lastly, George and the McCaskeys get a lot of shit in this town, but they deserve a lot of credit for everything they've done this season. From going balls out to get Ben Johnson. To buy Ubers to and from Soldier Field and the South Loop for fans on Saturday night in the snow. They deserve a big "job well done".