Quick post now, more posting later about this travesty. But here's a funny tidbit from Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com...

CHICAGO -- So Bears cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. was standing in front of his locker after Chicago's 27-24 overtime win in the NFC Divisional playoff, and he was talking about how difficult the last 12 months have been for him. I'm a sucker for a heartwarming overcome-adversity story, so I clicked on the digital recorder.

"I would say the last year has been a drastic change for me as far as signing with the Bears, then with the off-the-field issues (he pleaded no contest to a felony assault charge), getting married, having a kid, moving to Chicago, buying a Bentley ... it's crazy," he said.

It is, isn't it? I was just telling the ball and chain that very thing a few days ago, when we were at the Ferrari dealership picking out ostrich leather seats for our new 599 GTB Fiorano.

Oh, my gawd. You see, this is the problem with a lot of the Bears. Manning signs a five-year, $21-million free agent deal and buys one of the most expensive cars on the planet -- and thinks he's had it rough. Bears quarterback Rex Grossman watches his team eke out an overtime win against a Seattle Seahawks team with a loan officer in its secondary, and he says, "Our whole team just played great."