RandBall: A lot of NFL teams you don’t like are doing quite poorly

If you, a Vikings fan, have been locked into this surprising 7-2 season and haven't been paying attention to some of the teams and/or players you in the NFL, let's pause for a moment to recognize that a lot of them are really doing poorly.

Maybe I didn't fully appreciate it until this ESPN piece on four coaches on the hot seat, which I talked about on Tuesday's Daily Delivery podcast .

Here is a quick rundown:

Bears: Just a few weeks ago, Chicago was 4-2 and in the midst of a three-game winning streak. The Bears had scored 95 points in those games, and it seemed like Caleb Williams was really turning a corner. And then, well, the corner turned on the Bears. They lost on a last-second Hail Mary to Washington and followed with two putrid offensive displays against the Cardinals and Patriots. Williams is regressing, head coach Matt Eberflus almost certainly will be fired at the end of the season (if not sooner!) and they will be starting over yet again because that's what the Bears do.Cowboys: Things have reached both their on-field nadir and their comedic peak in Dallas. After Cee Dee Lamb lost a potential touchdown catch because the sun was in his eyes — apparently a common problem for late afternoon fall kickoffs in Dallas — owner Jerry Jones went on a rant about the sun . The upshot is that he has no interest in installing curtains during football games. But the team has no problem blocking the sun for news conferences! On the field, it's been even worse! Everybody is hurt, lame duck coach Mike McCarthy is feeling the heat, new defensive coordinator/old Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has no answers, and the team is 3-6.