Asked & Answered, Week 14: Who’s more hopeless, Jets or Bears?

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Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 14 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 15 and beyond.

ASKED: Who’s more hopeless, Jets or Bears?

This weekend saw a couple ignominious milestones in the NFL. First, the Jets lost (shocker) and extended their run of playoff-free seasons to 14, longest in any of the major American professional sports. Meanwhile, the Bears, in the first game of the post-Eberflus era, got their doors blown off by San Francisco, 38-13, in a game that didn’t even look that competitive. Combined, they’re 7-19, and the hopes that flickered when Aaron Rodgers signed, and when the Bears won a couple games early this season, are now extinguished.

So that brings up a crucial question. Assuming you’re not a fan of either of these teams — if you are, condolences — which one would you rather root for? I know, it’s like choosing whether to eat live, wriggling worms or three-month-old leftovers. But which of these teams has the higher potential upside? If you say “Bears,” that’s reasonable — Chicago does have Caleb Williams, after all — but the Bears front office has an uncanny ability to hire the worst possible personnel to maximize their stars’ potential. If you say “Jets,” that doesn’t account for the mysterious aura of suckitude that leeches the talent from every single player who dons the green, even a four-time MVP. Chicago probably has the brighter immediate future, but “brighter” in the sense that a 40-watt bulb is brighter than candlelight.

Either way, it’s a grim, dark future for these teams and their fans. Like Bono sings in the holiday classic “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”: “Thank God it’s them instead of you.”

ANSWERED: The Chiefs are beyond infuriating

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Publish date : 2024-12-09 15:58:00

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