Save the subplots for the TV show
The Bears belong in Chicago
On Friday the Chicago Bears announced plans for a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana. This opens up a new round of palace intrigue:
Will JB Pritzker’s “no money for billionaires” stance prevent a taxpayer boondoggle or backfire?
Are Republican lawmakers secretly sabotaging plans to hurt Pritzker’s presidential hopes?
Does Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson prefer Indiana to Arlington Heights because fans will fill up Chicago’s hotels and bars instead of the suburbs’?
Are Kevin Warren and George McCaskey bluffing or will they actually relocate the team?
The subplots make for fun debates.
As a Bears fan I couldn’t care less. If this move happens I’ll hold it against all of them.
We’ve accepted the idea of playing in the suburbs, and under a dome. Fine.
And I know the New York Giants and Jets play in Jersey. But New York’s signature team is the Yankees.
Chicago’s team is the Bears. The team of George Halas. Red Grange. Gale Sayers. Walter Payton. Dick Butkus. Mike Singletary. Mike Ditka. Brian Urlacher. Devin Hester. The Superfans.
It’s been over 40 years since the ‘85 Monsters of the Midway. Thanks to Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson, we finally have something on the field to cheer for.
That field should be in Chicago.
Bear Down.