You don't hate the Bears anymore. And it's because they've turned into, for lack of a better word, stumblebums. It's hard to hate a stumblebum. You can start out mad, but pretty soon, you're laughing. Da Bears are 0-4.
Morale is said to be good.
Too bad the team isn't. Rick Mirer was supposed to be the answer, but the way things are going, he'll be Peyton Manning's backup next year. Take away running back Raymont Harris, and Chicago's best offensive weapon is the leg of punter Todd Sauerbrun. A story in a Chicago newspaper last week quoted four retired coaches who criticized the Bears for their lack of discipline on the practice field and during games, their poor fundamentals and their lack of leadership. Still, Bears coach Dave Wannstedt gets the proverbial vote of confidence from Ed McCaskey, the franchise's board chairman.