Overreaction Monday: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

Though the game certainly wasn’t perfect start-to-finish, the Chicago Bears lost just about the perfect way.

I know that sounds like loser talk, and it kind of is, but the reality of things is this team wasn’t likely to make the playoffs or be a legit contender. And that’s fine.

The Chicago Bears lost, but did they really lose?

The top priority of this team is to be a better team than they were at the beginning of the season, and if they can also get a good draft pick while doing that, that’s ideal.

The Chicago Bears did that on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

Being able to lose with the future in mind might not be a true strategy, but if it works out that way, it’s the best way for the Bears to be a good team in the long run. Straight-up losing and not progressing isn’t it, but losing while showing potential and growth is the ideal plan for the Bears.

Justin Fields looked much better and more confident, and the offense was able to utilize modern-day football tactics like throwing the ball.

Had Fields’ incredible run counted, who knows if this game even ends in a loss for the Chicago Bears? Thankfully for that precious draft pick next year, maybe it’s good that it didn’t. The run sure did look cool, though. It’ll always be considered “The run that never counted,” but that’s alright.

That said, the defense took a step back. However, facing Justin Jefferson without Jaylon Johnson, that was somewhat expected.

Now, the fun part.

What are this week’s overreactions? Who should be fired? Do the Chicago Bears need new ownership? Is Ryan Poles public enemy No. 1? Should the Bears relocate to London?

Well, actually, none of those questions are answered here, so if you’re looking for the answers to those questions, Twitter probably has some very unique responses.