It’s not easy being a fan of a losing team. And it doesn’t help when the national media has ordained the Chicago Bears as the punching bag of the off-season. You may find yourself mocked by your friends or constantly discouraged by snarky dismissive comments disrespecting your proud franchise that litter airwaves and twitter feeds across the sports universe.
Most fans will cope with this barrage of blows to the ursine extension of our ego in one of two ways. One is to become critical. To maintain your love for the franchise, but criticize the front office, coaches, and players even more harshly than the hot takers and blow-harding pundits.