Last season, I witnessed one of the highest points the Chicago Bears have in the last three seasons, watching the scrappy underdog Bears stick it to the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football and essentially end the Bailey Zappe fever dream in one fell swoop during Week 7.
Almost exactly a calendar year later, the Bears have their own budding “Zappe Fever” situation on hand as undrafted rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent takes the field for his first NFL start on account of starting quarterback Justin Fields’ injured right thumb.
Now, some of the fundamental circumstances around the two rookie debuts don’t quite match up.