New cartoon for the Chicago Tribune. Lovie Smith, the Bears head coach is always trying to put a positive spin on everything. The smiley face seemed to fit the occasion.

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A hearty welcome to all of you fans from Chicago and beyond. Come right in, grab yourself a cold one, some chicken wings or a brat, get comfy and feel free to look around. There aren’t a lot of Chicago toons yet. Just some really nasty ones about Jay Cutler, which you might actually like. But there will be more to come. There are tons of cartoons about the Broncos, and the Avalanche and all things Colorado since that’s where I spent some 26 years as a sports cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News lampooning mostly local teams 5 times-a-week. There’s also a mixture of national sports cartoons which helps keep my syndicate, United Features, happy two days a week. For all of the regulars here things will stay pretty much the same. We’re all kind of like a family, or for you guys in Chicago, kind of like and afternoon at Murphy’s. So sit back, relax and enjoy some toons.

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My kind of town…

Starting this Saturday, October 31, I will be debuting a new weekly feature in the sports pages of The Chicago Tribune. The cartoon called “The Main Event” will be all about the Chicago sports scene. I’m more than excited to launch this new feature in such a terrific and award winning newspaper as the Tribune. I have long maintained that a sports cartoon, done on a local level, has a great chance to really connect with readers. It’s what I prided myself on while at the Rocky Mountain News. I encourage you all to bookmark the Tribune’s site and I’ll give you a more definitive url when it launches Saturday. I’ll also post the cartoon here every week sometime during the weekend, but still encourage you to visit the Tribs site as well. After all, don’t you just miss Jay Cutler that much. My daily cartoons on here won’t change. You’ll just get an extra Chicago related toon thrown in. Cool, huh.

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If this is what the rest of the ride is like, I think I might just get off here. If you are a longtime Broncos fan, you will be feeling more than a little nauseous today. It’s not the Swine Flu. No. It’s the Broncos without a Clue. What hath Pat Bowlen wrought? Or Rot? We are witness to the complete dismantling of one of the NFL’s best franchises. Last night’s preseason loss to Jay Cutler and the Bears was the single most devastating preseason loss in Broncos history. Sure, it was only a preseason game you might say. But I think it was much much more. The beginning of the game had the fervor and intensity of a playoff game. This team wanted badly to beat Jay Cutler and the Bears, if only for some sense that maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel. They got their answer in the form of a Jay Cutler 98 yard “Elway-like Drive” that stuck the dagger in deep, most likely finishing this team’s season before it has even begun.

And I’m not sure which was worst. Seeing Cutler in a Bears uniform or Josh McDaniels in that ridiculous Belichick sleeveless sweatshirt. Hey Josh, Do the words “be your own man” mean anything to you? I didn’t think so.

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The Brandon Marshall Wave
I must admit I’m not surprised by the recent antics of Brandon Marshall. For me it’s adios, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Maybe you feel the same way, perhaps not. But the way I look at it is the Broncos are one of the NFL’s most storied franchises. Their fans are simply the best in the NFL. Brandon Marshall and Jay Cutler both, should have felt a sense of pride to be part of this community and part of the Denver Broncos organization, run by one of the best owners in football. Sure, there have been mistakes made as of late, but since when did Denver turn into the little sisters of the poor? So my take is, simply, good riddance. Chicago isn’t so friendly in the heart of winter and here’s hoping Brandon ends up somewhere, oh, like Oakland. Let’s see how he does against Champ Bailey.

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