Dennis Green Revisited

Like a fine wine, the above rant, which occurred after the Cardinals blew a 23-3 third quarter lead to the Chicago Bears to lose 24-23, has only gotten better with age. I have written it out in the form of a poem, as I believe that is what it truly is, a beautiful piece of poetry.

The Bears are what we thought they were.
They’re what we thought they were.

We played them in preseason.
Who the hell takes the third game of the preseason like it’s bullshit?
Bullshit!
We played them the third game;
Everybody played three quarters.
The Bears are who we thought they were!
And that’s why we took the damn field!

Now, if you want to crown ‘em,
Then crown their ass.
But they are who we thought they were!
And we let ‘em off the hook.

Some interesting observations can be made. Notice how after some verbal fumbling in the beginning, inspiration suddenly hits him. He doesn't garble his words once he gets started. Every word counts and there are no wasted lines. These are the hallmarks of true master poet. This is an inspired rant not unlike another inspired Book written out in verses.

Some may quibble with the additional line for the second "bullshit" but I believe this is the proper interpretation. He asks a rhetorical question and then answers it. To paraphrase "The Bears that the preseason doesn't matter. That's a load of crap."

Also, notice how he changes from the "Bears are WHAT we thought they were" to the "Bears are WHO we thought they were." Notice the rising anger and frustration in his voice when he changes to "Who." This is significant because it shows that Dennis Green not only knew what the Bears were as an team but knew who the Bears were to a man. Each member of the team is who he thought they were and yet the Cardinals lost.
They took the "damn field" because they knew exactly who each Bear was and how to perform best against each Bear. And yet they still "let 'em off the hook."