"He's Out of His Gourd"

I'm watching the Chicago Bears take on the Tampa Bay Bucs on Sunday afternoon when FOX shows a shot of the home Chicago crowd. A guy has a sign that reads "No. 23 Michael Jordan," only Jordan's name is crossed out and under it "Devin Hester" is written. As if to say that the rookie return man who wears number 23 has become THE man to wear that number. I think the guy that held up that sign should be stoned to death.

That is the most ridiculous display I have ever seen. Yes, Devin Hester has been great. The guy has six returns for touchdowns this season, an NFL record. But that is not six NBA Finals MVP trophies. The Bears with Devin Hester have not brought the city of Chicago one title, let alone six, and I'm going out on a limb to say that they never will. If Devin Hester is part of one Super Bowl victory, he'll be lucky. I'm even a Bears fan, but that made me want to throw up. I'll wager that Hester chose "23" because of Jordan, even though Jordan did not play football. Jordan is an NBA icon and the best player to ever put a uniform on, Devin Hester won't even win the Rookie of the Year award. He is a return man, that is all.

I'm embarrassed to associate myself with a team where a fan does that. Does he have no sense of what goes on in the great city of Chicago? He looked to be a few years older than me, so he HAS to know and remember Michael Jordan. Those memories don't fade, for anyone. I'll bet Devin Hester will eventually fade from the mind of every sports fan in Chicago, and the memories of Michael Jordan from a decade earlier will never leave the minds of the people of Chicago, not just the sports fans.

That fan should have to pay some kind of penalty for that sign. I don't care if it is a fine or a month in prison or community service, but seriously, he needs to be punished. I've got it. His punishment should be to watch every play Devin Hester has ever played and then every play Michael Jordan has ever played. And his little sign should be hanging right behind his TV set as he does. I know that will take quite a long time, but he needs to realize how stupid he was with that sign on Sunday. And that is a great way for him to realize that he is perhaps the biggest moron on the planet right now.