The Chicago Bears are both enriched by and chained to the past. They are one of the founding franchises in the sport of pro football. It would be nowhere near the success it is today without many of the things it was able to accomplish dating back to the roaring 1920s. There was a time where they were the toast of the NFL and among the most feared teams in the sport.
Yet it’s that long history of success and tradition that seems to haunt them now. It seems like people can’t stop talking about those Monsters of the Midway, and Papa Bear and Da Coach and Sweetness and Danimal and Butkus. These were pillar of the game but they are also men whom the youngest generation of Bears fans barely know about.
They want their own charted course of success. They want to see this team dominate like the old days, but with players they can grow up loving. When will it be their turn? Well if history is any indication, the wait may not be much longer.
