NFL

I mean player output is probably only one part of the hype, all things considered. The bears are a bottom pack team who paid a second round pick for a franchise tag (if I had to guess), and the niners are a contender paid a third round pick for a rental guy on a rookie deal who, if he leaves, they get a third rounder back. I don’t think it’s unreasonable that people got more hyped because the teams involved do matter, just as the player outputs do