Chicago Bears: Does the Pre-season Really Matter?
Let’s be honest: it’s only the pre-season, and these games mean nothing. They mean just as much as pre-season baseball; absolutely nothing. You could lose every game and go on to win the Super Bowl, and going winless in the preseason is a distant memory. Here’s the thing if you’re the Chicago Bears and you make a huge trade in the off-season landing your first true franchise quarterback since (well, let’s face it) Sid Luckman, the preseason means just a little bit more. Since the Bears lost the Super Bowl in 2006, the playoffs are feeling like a distant memory, and fans are tired of settling for just an average at the quarterback. So the signing of Jay Cutler has brought some excitement back to Bears football in Chicago. With Cutler jerseys flying off the shelves and the numbers to prove it according to the NFLshop.com, Cutler jerseys are the top selling jersey in the league. Can we even remember when the last time a Bear’s quarterback jersey was the top-selling jersey? It might as wel
