Someone who may have been wearing a Bears uniform during Sunday's 37-3 loss in Green Bay might have created a hole in the wall of the Packers' visitors' locker room. [via ProFootballTalk].
This transgression is not sitting well with folks around Green Bay.
Mike Vandermause, columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, writes, "Maybe if the Bears had displayed that much aggression on the field, the game wouldn't have been so lopsided. The Packers dominated the Bears in every conceivable way. However, when it came to immature, irrational, toddler-like post-game outbursts, the Bears were the clear winner."
Ouch, Mike.
To his credit, Vandermause (who apparently lives in a world where no wall in his path has ever suffered any harm) reminds us that the Packers aren't completely innocent when it comes to the team's dealings with the Bears.
He cites the following instances in particular:
All this reminds us, however, that the Bears-Packers rivalry just isn't what it used to be. In a league where big money, big mouths and even bigger egos make the most intriguing headlines, there's little room left for tradition.
It's naive to assume that guys like Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs get any more amped up for a game against the Packers than they do for a game against the Panthers.
And to suggest that a hole being punched in a wall after an embarrassing loss adds another chapter to the Bears-Packers rivalry is like saying a person who lights a cigarette in California is contributing to last week's wildfires.
Because when it comes to the cities of Green Bay and Chicago and their respective professional sports teams, no one cares anymore. The fire is out.
This transgression is not sitting well with folks around Green Bay.
Mike Vandermause, columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, writes, "Maybe if the Bears had displayed that much aggression on the field, the game wouldn't have been so lopsided. The Packers dominated the Bears in every conceivable way. However, when it came to immature, irrational, toddler-like post-game outbursts, the Bears were the clear winner."
Ouch, Mike.
To his credit, Vandermause (who apparently lives in a world where no wall in his path has ever suffered any harm) reminds us that the Packers aren't completely innocent when it comes to the team's dealings with the Bears.
He cites the following instances in particular:
"The Bears' Matt Suhey likely still has nightmares about getting plastered by the Packers' Ken Stills, as does Jim McMahon about getting dropped on his head by Charles Martin. Those sorry incidents came well after the whistle and will go down as two of the most blatant cheap shots in the history of the bitter rivalry."
All this reminds us, however, that the Bears-Packers rivalry just isn't what it used to be. In a league where big money, big mouths and even bigger egos make the most intriguing headlines, there's little room left for tradition.
It's naive to assume that guys like Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs get any more amped up for a game against the Packers than they do for a game against the Panthers.
And to suggest that a hole being punched in a wall after an embarrassing loss adds another chapter to the Bears-Packers rivalry is like saying a person who lights a cigarette in California is contributing to last week's wildfires.
Because when it comes to the cities of Green Bay and Chicago and their respective professional sports teams, no one cares anymore. The fire is out.
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