Rewrote John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” up through the first chorus as “Thank God BJ Is A Bear”… If unfamiliar, click on the song title to listen.
Well life as a Bear ain’t really laid back. Goes oh so close, not so close, heart attack. Georgie-boy’s loose, the fans are gonna craaaack. Thank God BJ is a Bear. No we can’t say the Bears never did us no haarm; be it Eberlose, JF1, they weren’t worth a darn. Caleb’s at the helm, have no fear he’s got an aaaarm. Thank God BJ is a Bear. Well we’ve got us some cap space, we’ve got us some draft picks; BJ is our head coach, man that’s just fantastic! Bein’ a Bears fan ain’t so bad now, really is iiiiiiiiiiiiit?? WOO! THANK GOD BJ IS A BEAR!
Hope you enjoyed – I sang it and it works perfectly. Just make sure “bein” is sung like “bean” in your head. To start the reaction piece, just a quick shoutout to KingYABO and BlockBuster for remaining calm with me since the beginning of this Bears offseason. Second, I am absolutely thrilled for Buddha, MichiganMan, and Wydo who all no longer need to subject themselves to the self-inflicted torment they were prisoners of since Flus was canned and the offseason began! Welcome back, gents… Life is BEAUTIFUL. For context:
ACTUAL TEXT FROM WYDO TO THE GROUP (in response to news Antonio Pierce was fired January 7th): “Ruh roh. Vrabel to raiders BJ to pats. In that case I’m praying for McCarthy.“ I tried to tell everyone. I don’t blame them for feeling that way at the time, but I tried to help them stop it as early as I could.
I do owe the 3 amigos thanks though – without their sheer panic and the onslaught of reports being sent it, I may not have reached the zen-like state in which I found myself when it came to the topic of the Bears HC Search. All signs pointed to the Ben Johnson from day 1, and I was honestly never nervous about possibly not landing the BJ we’ve been waiting for. I’m not making fun of them either, they just reached a point of despair I’d never like to see any of my friends exist at again. We’re all on the same team!!
Now, let’s rejoice… The Lions lost, and less than 48 hours later, Ben Johnson was a Chicagoan. Welcome to the Jungle, Coach! Schefty dropped the bomb that the Bears’ search was over, and immediately, positive news flooded in about BJ already “aggressively” assembling a great coaching staff. You know this hire is going to rejuvenate the players and boost their belief in what they can achieve in 2025 and beyond. By no means is this a guarantee of success, but it feels inevitable that there will be immediate, noticeable improvement to this team in 2025 (we still need an OL though, job’s not finished Poles!!).
Schedule is tough next year but – unlike this year – I think we’ll be pretty tough too. Trust. Cheers to finally heading in the right direction as a franchise, let’s keep this momentum going. Will be back with more once Free Agency is in full swing – more opportunity for improvement! Thank God Ben Johnson’s a Bear!!!!
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