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On the Fence About Wentz

 We've all seen and heard the rumors this past week about Carson Wentz potentially being traded very soon. I'm not gonna lie, I figured that by the time I wrote this blog post that it would've happened already. Thankfully for many Bears fans, such as a myself, a deal for Carson Wentz is taking longer than we expected, and that could be a good thing (if you're anti-Wentz being a Bear).  

I've read a few different things about Wentz recently. One of them was that he would rather be traded to the Colts than the Bears. If this is the case, then I'm fine with it. (Screw you, Carson. We'd rather have Deshaun Watson anyway.) If Wentz wants to go to the Colts, then Philadelphia should trade him there and let the Colts give up a ton of draft capital for him. In case you couldn't already tell, I'm not a huge fan of the idea of trading a bunch of draft picks and young talent for Carson Wentz.

The other reasoning that I've heard for why a Wentz trade hasn't been made yet is the more reassuring one for both Bears and Colts fans. Apparently, the Wentz trade is taking longer than expected because teams don't like the Eagles asking price and they think that it's too high. I completely agree. Hopefully, the Bears are one of said teams that think the asking price is too high. I did make a tweet earlier this week saying if the Bears got Carson Wentz that I wouldn't complain until he actually played a game in a Bears uniform. I will stand by that IF the Bears don't unload all of their assets for his atrocious contract. If the Bears end up making a trade with the Eagles that isn't too bad, then I will stand by my word and give Wentz a chance. I mean, I gave Mitch like 100 chances so it's only fair. But if they give up way too much for him, then fuck it. I'll definitely complain.


While we sit and wait for the Bears to inevitably do something stupid, let's check in on our other beloved franchises.

The Blackhawks are actually...good? I didn't think I would be saying that this season, especially with Toews and Dach both out for the year most likely, but the Hawks have been a pleasant surprise so far. They are 3-0 in the past week and they beat the reigning Western Conference champs twice. I was concerned with their goalie situation this year but the rookie, Lankinen, has been a blessing out of nowhere in net and Subban seems to be a good backup who can steal the Hawks some wins.

Pius Suter and the other 1,000 rookies we have on the team also seem to be stepping up as well. I'm not even gonna pretend like I know who some of them are, because I don't, but I'm excited to learn more about them in the coming games here and see what they've got. Sadly, I don't get to watch many Hawks games in Peoria, because we use my roommates YouTubeTV and she's from Minnesota. (Gross, I know. At least it's not St. Louis.) So instead, I have a healthy dose of Wild games that I could watch, but I opt to watch paint dry instead.


The Bulls are confusing. It seems that they're either losing in heartbreaking fashion or winning in epic fashion. It sucks that they can't seem to string together wins yet, but it is MUCH better than the Jim Boylen dumpster fire we saw last season. Billy Donovan has been awesome as coach so far and the mix of young studs, vets, and future All-Star, Zach Lavine, guarantees the Bulls to at least be able to hang with any team in the league. Are they gonna make the playoffs? I don't know. The East is definitely wide open when it comes to the 6-8 seeds, so it'll be fun to watch the season play out. For now, all we can do is make sure that Zach Lavine gets to the all-start game, so go vote for him by clicking the link below!

 https://vote.nba.com/en?cid=nba:allstar21:institutional:nbacom:homehero:vote:global


Before I wrap this week up here, I want to give a shout out to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady. It's not Chicago sports related, but man...Brady seems like he's never gonna go away. It's safe to say that the football GOAT conversation has definitely been put to rest. However, people might want to relax a little bit about the overall GOAT athlete conversation, because there's a certain #23 from Chicago who might have something to say about that ;)


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  1. HRottierFebruary 11, 2021 at 8:27 AM

    This is a silly comment, but I love blog posts with titles that rhyme.😊

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    1. Jack SimzykFebruary 12, 2021 at 12:58 AM

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    2. Jack SimzykFebruary 12, 2021 at 12:59 AM

      I can't promise anything, but if I could make every week's title rhyme I would!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2021 at 12:33 PM

    "I opt to watch paint dry instead" got me ��

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