The dead zone
That's normally how I think of this stretch of sports time. The NFL is over and it's another month or two before baseball. I'm just not that big a basketball fan, and honestly, there's not much happening in the NBA or college right now anyway. This year, the pain is a little less, though. Even though my beloved Bears lost in the Super Bowl, it's now only 10 days until pitchers and catchers report for the Cubs (and 13 days for the Twins). Sure, spring training doesn't really get going until March, but the talk can begin. And I think the afterglow of the Super Bowl can get me through the next week or two pretty easily.
On that note, I'm surprised I'm not more disappointed by the Bears basically getting shellacked. I can't say it wasn't expected, and that might be part of it. I'm just happy they made it this far, and it was a fun ride. I had a brief moment of crankiness right around Rex's first series of mishaps late in the first half, but resignation set in fully by the time his interception got returned for a TD early in the fourth. I can't say I'd be dissapointed if they traded him for a draft pick. If someone like Philip Rivers can be productive in his first full season, why can't Rex? But he's their guy, I'd bet, at least for next year.