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TOPIC 1: WHAT’S THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE BEARS ON SUNDAY?
Jimmy Greenfield: A nuclear weapon. Hey, they’re just normal people like you and me.
Phillip Thompson: That Rex Grossman may lose an eye during the coin flip.
Leo Ebersole: As long as they don’t get bad fruitcake they’ll be fine, so avoid Jimmy and Phil.
Whizzer: Travel times. Traffic coming home after clinching a playoff berth could be brutal.
Bag Boy: Brett Favre sits, Aaron Rodgers begins 10 more years of dominating the Bears.
TOPIC 2: DID BRETT FAVRE’S MONDAY PERFORMANCE REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING?
Jimmy Greenfield: Leo’s second-half performance in Rotisserie Chicken.
Phillip Thompson: My so-called friend scheduled our Jamaica trip the same week of a male calendar shoot there.
Leo Ebersole: It reminded me of my first wreck. Not my fault, but that didn’t make the car look any prettier.
Whizzer: Lucille Ball, circa 1985.
Bag Boy: He’s setting the Bears up. I can feel it in my bones.
TOPIC 3: CHRIS CHELIOS WILL PLAY IN THE OLYMPICS AT 43. YOUR THOUGHTS?
Jimmy Greenfield: I’m going to be in tears when he nails that triple axel.
Phillip Thompson: What better venue to come out as the world’s first grandpopsicle?
Leo Ebersole: Share needles with the West German speed skaters.
Whizzer: The score: Winter Olympics XX, Chelios XLIII.
Bag Boy: Says something about the depth of skill of American hockey players, eh?
TOPIC 4: WOULD YOU TANK JUST FOR THE CHANCE TO DRAFT REGGIE BUSH NO. 1?
Jimmy Greenfield: I play to win, sir. So take your filthy insinuation and get the hell out of my face.
Phillip Thompson: What’s wrong with losing on purpose when you’ve been losing by accident all season?
Leo Ebersole: I guess it’s a matter of ethics, and I guess my answer would have to be “Hells yeah.”
Whizzer: Nope. I’d merely forfeit any remaining games to avoid any further injury to myself.
Bag Boy: Somehow, someway the Packers get him. Again, the bones don’t lie.
TOPIC 5: AND YOUR FIVE ON FIVE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR IS . . .?
Jimmy Greenfield: Reggie Bush. I’d do anything to get him on my team. Anything.
Phillip Thompson: Terrell Owens. From Super Bowl hero to the poster boy for spoiled athletes in nine short months.
Leo Ebersole: Terrell Owens. Dishonorable mentions for Ron Artest and Chad Hutchinson.
Whizzer: Jennie Finch. Without her, Chicago doesn’t have professional women’s softball. Here, here.
Bag Boy: Corey Patterson gave us so much and yet at the same time, didn’t.
