Chicago Sports As a Whole.

No matter what season it is Chicago will always have one of the best fan bases in the world. Whether they win or lose they are always loud. Chicago is a football city it bleeds Blue and Orange. The Bears finally have their qb and this one looks legit. Along with adding big names this year in free agency. About a month ago the Bears traded the #1 overall pick to Carolina for star wide receiver Dj Moore along with the #9 pick a future first and two seconds. This will bump the offense up another level. On the other side of the ball they added two of the top middle linebackers in the league Tremaine Edmunds, and hometown kid Tj Edwards. Edwards grew up a bears fan being 40 min away from halas hall he knows what culture he is bringing and wants to set on this defense. All in all next year could be a breakout season for the Bears.

The Chicago Bulls had a rough year. Many stretches threw the year were up and down. It took half of the season far star player Zach Lavine to be playing at the level everybody expected him to when they begun the year. Demar Derozan had another amazing year for the Bulls. He said in a recent interview “Chicago has been everything to me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCMvTmfXpkg. Going into free agency not knowing if Lonzo Ball will be back next season as he underwent a third knee surgery this season and was sidelined for the 2022-2023 season. The other big thing on their minds and many fans is will they re-sign Nikola Vucevic. Over his last three seasons with the Bulls he has been a solid offensive piece, however the Bulls could look for a more lanky and younger center that is available in free agency.

The championship era team of the BlackHawks is officially over. They traded Patrick Kane back home to the New York Rangers and hard set to release Jonathan Toews at the end of the season. The last of my childhood teams are officially gone. It’s time to start a rebuild and although it will be a difficult process the young players they have in play are confident they can help turn this franchise back into the dynasty it once was.

No matter what happens in sports the fans of Chicago are always there ever home game rooting on their team. The Bulls lead the league in attendance this year. It doesn’t matter what the ups and downs look like it’s what the finished product will look like. Chicago in the future for all of these sports are going to be dangerous for years to come.

Arlington Bears?

Yesterday the Chicago Bears finally purchased the 326-acre Arlington Park Racetrack. The complete purchase of the whole property was $197.2 million. The Bears purchasing this is a huge step forward into moving out of Soldier Field. The team has been playing there for 50 years. While many people in Chicago wanted them to stay they thought the best decision was to leave. The team said that the development in Arlington Heights could create more than 48,000 jobs and generate $9.4 billion in economic impact for the Chicagoland economy. Building a new stadium would also need to come with lots of other things. Such as restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that will also provide more jobs for people. One of the latest proposals to keep the team at Soldier field was to put a dome on the 61,500-seat stadium. espn

Personally I have mixed feelings about it. I do like the move because we can create a great stadium like Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles or Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. These not only brought lots of jobs for people in those cities it generated a lot of money. Many people would come out of state to see the new stadium. You can create many cool new features such as a team museum and new fan lounge areas. The idea of a dome is a good one. It gets very cold in Chicago during the winter. With a dome you can help control that. The bad part about building a new stadium is, it will take several years to be complete. The Bears home field advantage is the weather and wind if you build a dome it takes that away.

I have been to Soldier Field three two times they were both in winter all around my birthday. The parking at the stadium is horrendous, you would want to park at least five-ten blocks away and walk. It is also very cold in the winter when the wind hits the lake just right it pushes all the cold air over Soldier Field. You ever heard of the fog bowl? On December 31st 1988 the Chicago Bears were playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoffs. Back in the time this was a big rivalry and it started with the head coaches Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan. Ryan was the Bears defensive coordinator for the legendary 1985 Monsters of the Midway. The game was taken over by mother nature. A huge fog rolled in on the west side of the Stadium and covered the field. That was a big disadvantage for both parties.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6b3sneCxbM

Bulls in Paris

For the first time since 1997 the Chicago Bulls are playing against the Detroit Pistons in Paris France. This Bulls team is a lot different than the one in 1997, that team had Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. This season has not gone how many Bulls fans have expected, sitting 10th in the Eastern Conference the team needs to pick it up and fast. Many games have been winnable with a collapsing defense in the closing minutes. Losses to some of the worst teams in the league will cost you in the end for playoff seeding. The Bulls are still in a play-in spot but the last spot there is. Down the stretch there are many teams we have battled against in the past we are playing again and winning.

Zach Lavine has had a nagging knee injury this season. He has not been himself this year. This season he is averaging 24.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.3 apg with 46.3% field goal espn. With a key par of their offense struggling to get into rhythm it throws the whole team off. Demar Derozan and Nikola Vucevic have helped out in big ways but defenses have started to lock up Demar and Nikola. Zach has started to pick it up as of late. Over his last 10 games he has averaged 28.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 4.3 apg statmuse.

This team is very talented they just haven’t been able to put it together. It’s not time for a total blow up of the team but that time could be sooner than we thought. Even though we made the playoffs a year ago that team was a little different. In my opinion one of the biggest reasons they have not been as successful is starting point guard Lonzo Ball. He has been injured all season long and it doesn’t look like he will be back any time soon this year. After his first knee surgery he still had discomfort running and jumping. This made him get another surgery. After he is starting to feel better but who knows if he will even be 100% to play this season. Without a pass first starting point guard it’s hard to facilitate an offense.

Fields has arrived

With week 18 of the 2022-2023 NFL season this Sunday the Bears who are 3-13 have a chance at the number 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. With that pick the Bears do not have to look for a new QB. Justin Fields is HIM, becoming only the third QB in nfl history with over 1,000 rushing yards in a season. The only other QB’s to do so are Lamar Jackson and Michael Vick. He currently sits at 1,143 (all my own knowledge). Coach Matt Eberflus decided he was not going to start him in the final regular season game due to a hip injury. Like me and i’m sure many other Bears fans want to see him break the record we are all okay sitting him so he can be as healthy as possible. This season Fields has improved in almost every category. His Cmp% went up to 60.4 this season, last season it was around 58.9. He also threw for 2,242 yards 17 TD and 11 INT with 7.1 yards on average, compared to last season throwing for 1,870 yards 7 TD and 10 INT on 6.9 yards average espn.

Through all the criticism he has gotten this year on not being the franchise changing qb he went out to prove them wrong every game. Fields is a big time competitor even when his team is having a losing season like they did this year he wanted to go out and win every single game like they were in the hunt for the playoffs. That is one of the true signs that you have a great quarterback with a great work ethic.

Even though this wasn’t the season Bears fans or the coaching staff/front office wanted they are in a great position for 2023. They currently hold the number one overall pick in the NFL draft and currently have 120 million in cap space for the off season. They could make a good trade for a elite wide receiver and a solid o-line mane and move down two-three spot and draft a defensive piece. For the worst team in the NFL the future is looking bright for this team.

Dynasty to Frauds?

The 2022-2023 NHL season has officially begun. The Chicago Blackhawks were once an NHL dynasty winning every two-three years. Since their last championship win in 2015 and their last playoff appearance in the 2019-2020 season Chicago has had some rough years. As far as I know of there are only two players from the last championship still on the team, captain Jonathon Toews, and alternate captain Patrick Kane, both have been career long Blackhawks. The Hawks goaltending has been a big problem with the top GA/G (Goals allowed per game) being 2.93 and the lowest at 3.66 espn. The last good goalie for Chicago was Corey Crawford who was also a career long Blackhawk. While he was never the top goalie in the NHL he was a top five and top 10 several times. Crawford ended his career after the 2019-2020 season. His career goals against average was 2.45 helping Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015 NHL. Also in his Playing career Crawford posted a franchise-record of 52 playoff wins.

Patrick Kane has been one of the center pieces to the Blackhawks since the 2010 stanley cup finals. In his 1,125 games played for Chicago he has 433 goals, 761 assists and 1,194 points that brings him to the fifth best player in franchise history. He is 4th in games played, 3rd in goals, 2nd in assists, 2nd in points, 3rd in goals created 3rd in even strength goals, 4th in power-play goals, 4th in game winning goals, 3rd in shots, 5th in hat tricks, 2nd in assist per game. Needless to say he is on every offensive record. All over the stadium you see Patrick Kane jerseys.

A team that was once known for winning has seen everything but winning. They have stayed down at 7th or 8th in the division and missing the playoffs. With many players gone from days of the past it’s time to look forward at the future and hope one day the Chicago Blackhawks will be back on the hockey mountain top.

Demarvelous Start

The NBA season is finally here. The Chicago Bulls won their first game this season. This game was all Demar Derozan pushing the Bulls to a comeback win over the Heat. This is the most fun I’ve had watching a Bulls team since Derrick Rose. Between this year and last year you can see the improvement. The first game of the year had a lot of upside, one being Ayo Dosunmu the second year guard showed poise being in the starting line-up. One thing I’m pumped about is getting to hear at guard from CHICAGO Ayo Dosunmu. The last time Bulls fans heard this was when Derrick Rose was in the starting line-up.

Demar Derozan was a key factor to the Bulls win over the Heat. He was showing that age is just a number with 37 points 6 rebounds 9 assists and stepping up his defensive game with 2 steals and a block espn. At one point Chicago was down by 23 in the first half. In the second half the Bulls were able to slow Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro who had 24 and 23 points. Another key factor to the Bulls win was Center Nikola Vucevic who had 15 points 17 REBOUNDS and 3 blocks espn. With his rebounding Vucevic held down the middle. This was a big win as the Miami Heat are a good young team.

I’m very excited to see watch the Bulls this season. Last year going to the playoffs and adding a couple guys to the team that can make a difference Chicago is set for this season. Zach Lavine did not play the first game but when he comes back the offense will get a big push. Last season Lavine had 24.4 ppg, 4 apg, and 4 rpg <a href="http://<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>I'm very excited to see watch the Bulls this season. Last year going to the playoffs and adding a couple guys to the team that can make a difference Chicago is set for this season. Zach Lavine did not play the first game but when he comes back the offense will get a big push. Last season Lavine had 24.4 ppg, 4 apg, and 4 rpg espn.</p> espn. With his and Demar playing at a high level this will be a good Bulls team for years to come.

Eastern Conference Contenders?

The 2022-2023 NBA season starts October 18th. With preseason underway the Chicago Bulls start 2-1 losing the first match up against the Pelicans then beating the Nuggets, and Raptors. Demar Derozan is showing with a healthy Zach Lavine he is still a problem. In the three games Derozan put up 21 ppg, 6 rpg, 5 apg. Another player who is proving himself is the second year guard Ayo Dosunmu. With Lonzo Ball out with a second knee surgery for a torn meniscus the second year player with have more minutes to develop. Alex Caruso is stepping up in the absents of Ball on the defensive side.

Chicago had a solid off-season re-signing Zach Lavine in free agency to a 5-year $215.2 million dollar max contract. In addition the Bulls also picked up big man Andre Drummond. Drummond who is one of the best offensive rebounding bigs in the league will give Chicago an edge on the glass and in the paint they did not have last season. The final addition in the off-season was veteran-guard Goran Dragic. Going into year 14 Dragic can give advice to a young Bulls core. This Bulls core was in the playoffs many for the first time in their career last season. Dragic can help out with the younger guys after making the NBA finals in the 2019-2020 season.

Many players are entering year three for Billy Donovan’s system (Derozan year 2). They know what he expects of them on the defensive side of the ball. Leading into the season the Bulls will have to rely heavily on their defense to help them in games in a now stacked Eastern Conference. A healthy Derozan and Lavine is a scary one-two punch and with the acquisitions hey have acquired this off season this is a Bulls team looking to make a run this season and into the playoffs.

Trouble In the Windy City?

Is there trouble at the quarterback position for the Chicago Bears? To start the season the Bears are 2-2 and things are not looking good on the offensive side. The 2021 11th overall pick Justin Fields has not had a good start. Over the first four games he has a total of 471 yards 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions with a horrible 58.7 qb rating. Not all is to blame on the young qb as many is treating this year as his rooking year with the coaching staff not knowing what he was going to be or how to use him last season. Overall this offense has been one of the worst in the league with the offense at an NFL rank of 27 and defensive of 28.

There is still hope that this offense can turn it around with 13 games left this season. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy has been a big part in the offense not doing anything. With very limited play calling experience in Green Bay it is showing this season. He is sticking to what the Bears know RUN THE BALL. This has been a trademark for Chicago for years. While this still works opening up the playbook with some deep passing plays will help the offense succeed.

With time remaining in the season it will be interesting to see how Justin Fields will develop over time. Several games are winnable and will be able to prove Justin Fields is a quarterback who just needed time and development.

Windy City Kickoff

This Sunday September 11th, will be the day that kicks off the Bears season opener. While the actual start of the season is the 8th the rest of the league will start on Sunday. The Bears open the season off against the San Francisco 49ers. Both teams will be playing the game with second year quarterbacks Justin Fields and Trey Lance who both will have many challenges during the season as they are trying to make a leap in development.

Justin Fields and Trey Lance were two of the most athletic quarterbacks from the 2021 NFL draft. Although Trey lance has many pieces around him with limited time last season and only three preseason games it will be a challenge week 1 especially missing his big tight end George Kittle. For Justin Fields however, he does not have very many pieces around him (yet). During the off season the franchise brought in a new head coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles to try and lead the team to success. In free agency the team addressed one of their biggest problems in the o-line but could not get any help at wide receiver. For a young quarterback without a lot of fire power in the offense it will be interesting to see how they develop.

After week 1 the Chicago Bears are hoping the reset the expectations by the NFL media. The whole off-season the Bears have been a target for media personnel all across the U.S. while many so called “experts” can’t see the difference in the Bears the fans sure can. In the 2022-2023 season the Bears are looking to prove a lot of people wrong.