Ron Mexified

Ugh. Monday.

Well, as the Sofa King mentioned last night, we kept expecting the weekends to decrease in intensity as the football season wore on and the winter set in, and they didn't. This weekend capped off a string of consecutive celebrations starting back in September in spectacular fashion, and I am looking forward to taking next weekend off and sitting at home around the fire.

Friday night's recipe for disaster included an open bar at a west loop art gallery where LongMan and I made lots of new friends, and Saturday was our holiday party. Both were tremendous successes, and I didn't talk to anyone that attended either that was without a viscious, persistent hangover on Sunday- the true indicator of success. Props to LongMan for hosting and all of our guests, especially those that traveled great distances. That Champagne Punch was good.

Sunday night was a classic battle in arctic temperatures at Soldier Field. I was there and the Jumbotron showed temperatures of -8 as The Pride and Joy of Illinois punished the Falcons by suffocating their vaunted rushing attack. The W paves the way to a possible playoff bye and helps us get some great momentum heading down the stretch. Best of all, however, was the return of Rex Grossman, the unceremonial abandonment of Kyle "Good in College" Orton, and a new-look offense that could be just what the doctor ordered come playoff time.

Game balls go to:
1) Rex Grossman, for coming in off the bench and completing 9 of 16 (if Moose and Desmond Clark don't each drop an easy one, it's 11 of 16), starting the second half off with two scoring drives and giving a boost to a dormant, lifeless offense.

2) Brian Urlacher, for containing Michael Vick, totaling 12 tackles and batting down a pass at the line. He was a force as usual, and the hits were extra painful on one of the coldest games in Bears history.

3) Mike Green, who had been left for dead by many Bears fans and the defensive coaching staff. With Chris Harris, Mike Brown, and Todd Johnson all out with injuries, Mike Green got the start at safety and forced two turnovers by intercepting a Ron Mexico Special, a horribly underthrown ball on a fade route intended for Roddy White, as well as absolutely decleating Michael Jenkins on a crossing route that popped the ball loose and allowed Nate "Right Place, Right Time" Vasher to make his team-leading 8th theft of the year.

Now it's time for work, but more soon.
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