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5 Greatest Quarterbacks in Chicago Bears History

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When you think about franchises that have had bad luck at quarterback, most of them come from the NFC North outside of the Green Bay Packers. More than any other franchise, though, it seems to be the Chicago Bears, who have been searching for their franchise signal caller since the retirement of Sid Luckman in the late 1950s. 

With Luckman being the obvious top quarterback in franchise history, who makes up the rest of the top five quarterbacks in Bears’ history? Let’s take a look at the list.

5. Ed Brown

A lot of the younger people may not have heard of Ed Brown, and even some of the older crowd probably doesn’t think of Brown in terms of all-time greats. However, Brown was the quarterback and punter for the Chicago Bears for several years after being drafted by the team out of the University of San Francisco in 1952.

Brown didn’t begin his NFL career until he was 26 years old, and it wasn’t until his second season that he was made the team’s starter. Brown played for eight total seasons, finishing with a record of 39-25-2. During that time, he threw for 9,698 yards, 63 touchdowns, and 88 interceptions. The two-time Pro Bowl selection also added 841 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

4. Jim Harbaugh

Jim Harbaugh is one of those people that has had such a long coaching career that many people forget that he was actually a player. The man that has been a head coach for Stanford, the San Francisco 49ers, and the University of Michigan had a long career as a quarterback, with his first and longest stop being with the Bears after he was a first-round pick in 1987 out of Michigan.

It took some time for Harbaugh to make it onto the field as he backed up Jim McMahon at the beginning of his career, and he was handed the reigns full-time in 1990, going 10-4 in his first season as a starter. Overall, Harbaugh won 35 of his 65 starts in a Bears uniform and threw for 11,567 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 56 interceptions.

3. Jay Cutler

The Bears have had some rotten luck at quarterback since the start of the 1990s and were able to finally get some stability to start off the 2010s when the team acquired Jay Cutler. Cutler was a former first-round selection out of Vanderbilt for the Denver Broncos and was traded to the Bears before the 2009 season for Kyle Orton and several draft picks.

Cutler didn’t make the Pro Bowl while with the Bears and didn’t have a winning record (51-51), but he gave the Bears a quarterback that was capable of winning them games for the first time in a long time. Cutler finished his Bears career with over 23,000 passing yards, 154 touchdowns and 109 interceptions.

2. Jim McMahon

The 1980s were one of the best decades in Chicago Bears’ history, and it wasn’t just because of the strong defense. The team also had great quarterback play from Jim McMahon, with the Bears drafting McMahon out of BYU with the fifth overall selection in 1982. McMahon remained with the team through the 1988 season, and it may have been longer had it not been for a shoulder injury and regime change in Chicago.

Interestingly enough, McMahon was only named to one Pro Bowl team during his time with the Bears, but he fit right in with what the franchise needed at the time. McMahon won 46 of his 61 games as a starting quarterback in Chicago, throwing for 67 touchdowns and 46 interceptions.

1. Sid Luckman

When it comes to Chicago Bears quarterbacks, there’s only one full-time QB that has been enshrined as a member of the Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That quarterback is Sid Luckman, who was the second overall pick out of Columbia in 1939. Luckman played with the Bears from 1939 to 1950 and then became the quarterbacks coach from 1954 to 1969.

Luckman won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1943 and was an All-Pro selection in six seasons. Luckman’s ability to run the T-formation offense helped the Bears win four NFL Championships between 1940 and 1946, and the Bears have been trying to find their next Sid Luckman since his retirement.

5 Biggest What-Could-Have-Been Players in Chicago Bears History

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The Chicago Bears have hit some home runs when it comes to signing free agents and drafting players, but there have also been some big misses. Not all of them have been misses due to talent, however. There are plenty of notable Chicago Bears players that have seemed like they were going to be great, but for one reason or another, ended up not meeting their full potential. Here are the five biggest what-could-have-been player stories in Bears history.

5. Rashaan Salaam

Rashaan Salaam was selected fairly low for a running back that won the Heisman, doing so in 1995 as a member of the Colorado Buffaloes. Salaam was a steal in his rookie season as he rushed for 1,074 yards and 10 touchdowns. Injuries would begin to hamper Salaam in his second season, though, cutting his production in half while also having off-the-field issues.

By his third year, Salaam played just three games and he was almost entirely out of the league. He never truly recovered from injury or his substance abuse problems, having just one more rush in 1999 with the Cleveland Browns. Had he continued down his path from his rookie season, he may have been an all-time great.   

4. Curtis Enis

Curtis Enis was one of the most hyped-up running backs throughout the 1990s, and many thought the Bears were going to get a surefire star when they used the fifth-overall pick on him out of Penn State in 1998. Enis struggled to find the field in his first season, starting just one game before tearing a knee ligament.

Enis saw significant playing time in his second season but didn’t look like the same running back as he did in college, rushing for 916 yards and three touchdowns. Injury troubles would only get worse, and he played just one more season in 2000, carrying the ball only 36 more times. Enis was signed by the Browns in 2001 but didn’t see the field again.

3. Cedric Benson

Yet another running back on the list, Cedric Benson was selected out of Texas with the fourth overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft. Hopes were high for Benson, but he didn’t want to be on the team before he was even drafted. He held out before getting a big contract, missing all of training camp.

Benson disappointed on the field, too, and was held back from the starting lineup in his first two seasons. By his third season, Benson became the full-time starter but averaged just 3.4 yards per carry. He was released by the Bears and became a starter for the Bengals and was actually solid in Cincinnati before injuries mounted and ended his career in the early 2010s.

2. Mitchell Trubisky

The Chicago Bears moved up to the second overall spot of the 2017 NFL Draft, swapping picks with the San Francisco 49ers. It was clear they wanted a quarterback, but not many were sure which one they’d get. Could it be Patrick Mahomes? Could it be Deshaun Watson? It turned out to be neither, as the Bears drafted North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky.

While the other two quarterbacks turned out to be All-Pro talents, Trubisky lasted just four seasons in Chicago. While he compiled a winning record, he still put up disappointing numbers and became a backup for the Bills and Steelers after his fifth-year option wasn’t picked up by the team.

1. Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers could have been one of the best running backs of all time if not for a shared workload and multiples. Drafted fourth overall in 1965, Sayers led the NFL in rushing during his second season before splitting the carries with Brian Piccolo. In his fourth year, Sayers would suffer a bad knee injury and then suffered a major injury to his other knee just two years later.

Sayers would end up with 4,956 career rushing yards, which is nothing to scoff at, but he averaged well over five yards per carry prior to his injuries. Many wonder if he could have been the greatest running back in Bears history, which is saying something with Walter Payton on the list.

Ranking Michigan’s Football Rivalries

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As one of the biggest football programs in the nation, you’re definitely going to have a long list of rivals. Michigan is no exception, with rivals both inside and outside of the Big Ten Conference. While many claim Michigan as their rival, Michigan only recognizes some of those schools on their end. Out of those rivals, how do they rank up in terms of importance for the Wolverines and their fans? Here is our ranking of the Michigan football rivalries.

5. Illinois

There are only two opponents in Michigan’s history whom they’ve played more than Illinois, so while the rivalry might not be the most heated in modern times, it is one of the most played in school history. Over time, Michigan has dominated the series, especially since the start of the 1960s. After guys like Dick Butkus and Red Grange, Michigan held the upper hand more often than not.

Michigan doesn’t have a rivalry trophy up for grabs when they’re plating Illinois, but if there were one, it would spend a lot of time in Ann Arbor. Michigan has won games by as much as 57 points, doing so in 1969. Between 2000 and 2022, Illinois won just twice during Michigan’s down years, but outside of those two blowouts, it’s been all Michigan.

4. Minnesota

The first of the rivalries on the list that has a trophy up for grabs, Michigan and Minnesota play each other for the Little Brown Jug, though it’s not a yearly rivalry in the current state of the Big Ten Conference. They began to play in 1892 and the Wolverines and Golden Gophers have met over 100 times in their history.

The Wolverines hold a huge edge in this rivalry, winning around three-quarters of the games played and having an average winning margin of more than 12 points. Between 1986 and 2020, Minnesota won the Little Brown Jug just twice (2005 and 2014). The last time Minnesota won consecutive games was in the 1960s.

3. Michigan State

Every year, the Paul Bunyan Trophy is up for grabs when bitter in-state rivals meet in October. Unlike the first two rivalries on the list, this one has not been entirely one-sided, though Michigan does hold a significant advantage. Between the “little brother” talk, the brawling in the tunnels, and the general disdain that Michigan and Michigan State have for each other, this rivalry is the second-most heated.

However, it’s the third-greatest rivalry for Michigan. Much of the reason why it’s not number two is that it feels more important for Michigan State than it does Michigan. MSU isn’t considered one of the “blue bloods” of college football, and it wasn’t until 2008 and beyond that it became hyper-competitive.

2. Notre Dame

In a rivalry game that should happen every year, Michigan and Notre Dame haven’t played each other on a regular basis in a long time, but it’s always an event that captures attention nationwide when it does happen. Michigan and Notre Dame just flat-out don’t like each other, and that hatred stems from the turn of the 20th century.

The two teams last met in 2019 and won’t meet again until 2033. Michigan holds the advantage 25-17-1 in the series, but it’s much more even than it seems. Notre Dame had learned how to play football from Michigan, and the Wolverines won the first eight contests between 1887 and 1908. Notre Dame also has a vacated win, giving the Irish a slight edge since World War II.

1. Ohio State

Of course, Ohio State has to be placed as the number one rival for Michigan. After all, the annual meeting is simply called “The Game.” Michigan has played Ohio State more than any other team, surpassing Minnesota after the Wolverines joined the same Big Ten division as the Buckeyes.

Ohio State holds a very slight edge in the series overall, with Michigan once having the edge before the 21st century. Michigan has fought back, though, and the rivalry seems to be headed toward continuous balance for a very long time. Michigan owns the biggest blowout win, though, defeating Ohio State 58-6 in 1946.

5 Most Common FBS Opponents For Montana Grizzlies Football

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There has been a lot of talk over the years about the Montana Grizzlies potentially joining the FBS, which is the highest level of college football. While Montana doesn’t play current FBS teams much these days as they focus on their FCS foes, they do still have some old rivals. Out of all of the current FBS teams, there are a few that Montana played many times over the years.

To give you an idea of how Montana would fare in the FBS, here is a look at how they did against teams that are currently in the highest subdivision of college football.

1. Washington State

There was a time when Washington State and Montana would play each other every year during the early days of college football. Prior to joining what is now the Pac-12 Conference in 1962, Washington State was part of the Pacific Coast Conference. The conference was home to Montana football from 1924 to 1950.

Washington State won the first 15 times that they played Montana, with the Grizzlies finally getting the upper hand in 1947 with a 13-12 upset. The two schools played for what might be the final time in 1951, with Washington State winning their first game in the rivalry as a ranked team (17th). Overall, Washington State leads the series 19-1, outscoring the Grizzlies heavily in this one-sided affair.

2. Utah State

There was only a brief period in which Montana and Utah State were in the same conference, which came in the Mountain States Athletic Conference in the late 1940s. However, the two played several times both before and after their short time of being conference foes. The first came in 1917 with Utah State winning 21-6, and they played just once between then and 1946.

Overall, Utah State has won 14 of the 19 matchups, with the active win streak of five by the Aggies being the longest win streak in the series. They played each other every year from 1946 until 1962, but haven’t played since. Montana’s biggest win came in 1950 when they defeated Utah State 38-7.

3. Washington

Washington is one of the premier conferences of the Pac-12, but there was once a time when they joined several other schools including Montana in the Pacific Coast Conference. The two schools played each other almost yearly between 1923 and 1942, with a couple of additional matchups afterward.

After an eighth-ranked Huskies team defeated Montana 58-7 in 1951, it appeared the series might be over. However, the two played each other once more in 2021, with 20th-ranked Washington suffering a massive upset to Montana, 13-7. It was the only win in the series for Montana as Washington won 14 of the other games with one tie in 1929.

4. BYU

Though BYU has been famous for bouncing around conferences over the years, they’ve played a wide variety of teams throughout their history. This includes Montana, with the Grizzlies and Cougars playing each other 15 times between 1941 and 1962. Montana won the first matchup, and things were streaky afterward.

BYU holds the overall advantage in the series 10-5, including winning the final three by a combined 29 points. Montana’s biggest victory in the series came in 1949 when they defeated BYU 25-6. BYU’s biggest win was in 1958 when they cruised to a 41-12 victory.

5. Colorado State

The current FBS that just cracks the top five on the list is Colorado State, a current member of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams once belonged Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and shifted over to the Skyline Conference at the same time as the Grizzlies. The two wouldn’t play again after Colorado State went independent and eventually the WAC, but they did play each other 15 times.

Colorado State holds a slight advantage in the series, winning nine of the 15 games, including a 50-point win in 1958. However, Montana won the final three games of the series, upsetting Colorado State by 12, 3, and 1 point. Montana handed Colorado State their largest defeat in 1947, winning 41-7.

5 Biggest Wins in Michigan Wolverines Football History

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The University of Michigan has had some significant wins over the program’s history. After all, no team has won more games at the college football level than the Wolverines. There are some wins that just seem to mean more, though. 

From beating Notre Dame under the lights to winning Big Ten division titles, there are some great wins, but which ones are truly the biggest throughout Michigan football history? Here are our picks for the top five of all time.

5. Repeat Performance

In 1947, the Michigan Wolverines had won a share of the national title (more on that later) and were looking for a repeat in the 1948 season. They came into the season unranked, surprisingly, but quickly proved their worth with wins over Michigan State, Oregon, and Purdue by a combined 67-7.

Michigan shot up to number four in the rankings and got their first massive test against number three Northwestern. It was an early preview of who would win the Big Ten, and Michigan stepped up to the occasion in a big way. Michigan would score early and often, defeating the third-ranked Wildcats by a score of 28-0 en route to a Big Ten title and a national championship.

4. Ending the Curse

Heading into the 2021 season, Michigan had beaten Ohio State just once since 2003. Michigan had also never reached the College Football Playoff at that point, but everything would change on November 27, 2021. The Wolverines were ranked fifth while the Buckeyes were the number two team in the country.

The Wolverines surprised everyone by dominating on the ground and handling the Buckeyes’ offense, winning easily by a score of 42-27. Instead of having a hangover from the Ohio State win, the Wolverines would cruise to a 42-3 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship, claiming their first conference title in 18 years and their first trip to the College Football Playoff.

3. Bo’s Big Debut

After spending six seasons as the head coach for Miami (Ohio), Bo Schembechler was signed to be the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines in hopes of getting the program on the right track. In his first season, Schembechler sent a message to the school’s biggest rival, which came into Michigan Stadium ranked number one.

The Wolverines were ranked 12th, and the defense dominated Ohio State, winning 24-12 in front of over 103,500 fans. Michigan finished the regular season with an 8-2 record, and although they didn’t win the Big Ten or the Rose Bowl (losing 10-3 to USC), the message was sent that Michigan football was back.

2. Post-War Confusion

College football was back in full swing after the conclusion of World War II, though there was another battle at the top of the polls during the 1947 college football season. This was between Michigan, Notre Dame, and Penn State, all of whom finished the season with perfect records. While voters were split between Michigan and Notre Dame, the Wolverines claimed a title in a big way.

The two schools shared one common opponent: USC. While Notre Dame defeated the Trojans 38-7, the Wolverines defeated them 49-0 during the Rose Bowl. It was the fifth shutout of the season for Michigan, which had bounced up and down between number one and number two in the rankings, finishing with a share of the national championship.

1. 1998 Rose Bowl

Michigan ran through an absolute gauntlet during the 1997 season in hopes of winning its first national championship since 1948. The Wolverines got off to a hot start by pummeling eighth-ranked Colorado and survived tough challenges from Notre Dame, Iowa, and Ohio State throughout the season.

Earning the number one ranking to end the regular season, the Wolverines just needed to defeat Ryan Leaf and the Washington State Cougars in the Rose Bowl and did just that. Washington State made it very interesting in the final seconds, but the Wolverines held on to earn their first championship in nearly 50 years, winning 21-16.

5 Reasons Why Business Want Employees In Office

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Working from home has been rising in popularity ever since the internet started to take off and has made things like video calling much more accessible to the everyday worker. Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic, work from home essentially became mandatory for major companies that didn’t require workers to actually be in the office. Many got adjusted to working from home and, for many, it became permanent.

Then when things started to improve, workers were asked to return to the office. There was a bit of a revolt for workers who realized that they were saving time and money by not commuting to work or having to wear expensive clothes while still being just as productive (if not more so) than ever. So why do employers want to bring back their workers so badly? Here are the five key reasons.

1. Real Estate

There isn’t a single CEO that will admit to it, but the biggest reason that company executives want workers back in the office is because of how much money they’ve invested into real estate. Between office buildings and parking garages, things aren’t cheap, and employers want to make sure that their real estate investments are actually being used.

Sure, employers save money from their energy bills by not having many in the office, but these buildings are actually money-makers for the companies as well. Think of things like vending machines or restaurants that are owned by company executives. Having people in a centralized location is a revenue stream.

2. Chemistry

When you were working from home, there was a good chance that you only spoke to your coworkers through instant messaging or the occasional meeting where you didn’t even have your camera on. A certain lack of chemistry comes with remote work, which is why employers are trying to at least adhere to a hybrid schedule.

You develop more chemistry with your coworkers when you meet with them face-to-face, with employers saying that it makes for better idea generation. While that’s not the case for everyone, it certainly fits the majority.

3. They Didn’t Stop Working In Office

At the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, even those that were at the top of the company food chain were working from home in their pajamas. After a couple of months, however, company executives started returning to the office in a limited capacity. 

Many of these executives felt that if they had to do it, and were safe to return, then the other employees should rejoin the office setting. For some, it was a case of “if I have to be here so do you” that was branded as “we’re in this together.” For those that had to work in a big bullpen compared to an office with a door, though, it may not have seemed fair.

4. Management Duties

Have you ever been at a job where you wonder what your boss even does on a daily or weekly basis? When work-from-home started to explode in popularity, there were a lot of people that were asking that question. Middle management was being questioned left and right for its need in a large company.

For a lot of companies, there are managers who have the role of being a bit of a cheerleader and coach at the same time. This job was nearly impossible to do remotely, and those that were good at boosting office morale were left without many tasks. These managers also had to act as the mouthpieces for why returning to the office was good for employees.

5. Training

There are certain jobs that can easily be trained for virtually, but there are a lot that require a hands-on training approach. Company trainers were among the first that returned to the office for a lot of companies since their jobs were essential. These companies were also hiring like crazy when revenue was reaching all-time highs and more trainers were needed.

Out of all of the reasons that employees have had to return, this is the one that has been met with the least amount of backlash. It makes sense that to be good at your new job, you need to be trained, and in-person is the best way to be trained.

5 Reasons Why Golden Retrievers Make the Best Pets

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Out of all of the dog breeds out there, the most popular one in the United States is the golden retriever. These dogs weren’t originally from the United States as they were first bred in Scotland, but have become a staple of the American way of life and are typically associated with the country.

Now, there are hundreds of thousands of people across the country with golden retrievers of their own, and there are plenty of reasons why they make the best pets. Whether you’re looking for a new furry friend or looking for more reasons to brag about your golden retriever, here are five reasons why golden retrievers truly make the best pet of any dog breed.

Loyal

Golden Retrievers are renowned for being among the most loyal breeds of domesticated animals. The more time spent with your pet, the stronger the bond will be. This is especially true for golden retrievers. Their loyalty and bond with their human counterparts are incredible. 

Throughout history, they’ve been bred as hunting companions, making them highly intelligent, patient, easy to train, and of course extremely loyal. One of the primary reasons owners yearn for an animal companion is the friendship, loyalty, and bond built through the years. It’s a special one that, although it ends sooner than we’d like, lasts a lifetime.  

Ease of Training

Being that golden retrievers have been bred and trained as companions for hunters throughout history, they’re gifted the helpful quality of being pretty easy to train. Training your pet makes a world of difference and can make your life easier. 

You and your pet will form a tighter bond when you take the step to train them. If trained properly, your pet should respond to your commands to perform, or cease an action. Golden Retrievers have many great qualities that make them ideal companions and the ease of training them is a big one. 

Playfulness

Dogs are sought after for their goofy, playful nature. Golden retrievers definitely deliver on that. If you’re an active person, or you’re an owner with a lot of energy to spare, these are the breed you’ll want as an addition to your family. 

Golden retrievers are social, friendly, and full of extroverted energy. Making them the perfect playful pal for you, your family, and even your children. If you’re an involved owner and love playing fetch, going to dog parks, taking trips, and exploring the world with your furry companion, this is the dog for you. 

Good With Kids

As previously mentioned, golden retrievers make wonderful family pets. Their gentle and friendly nature, paired with their energetic and playful personalities make them prime companions for families with children of any age. 

As a parent, you worry about the safety of your children and how your household pets interact with them. You don’t want to purchase a breed that will fill you with worry when they’re around your children. That’s why golden retrievers are the best choice for your family. 

Friendliness

By nature, golden retrievers are some of the friendliest dogs around. They’re never in a bad mood and always want to make new buddies because that’s the way they were bred. The friendliest dogs were bred to make great friends with humans, with goldens being the result. Hunters would often take them out for a long trip so that they had someone to spend time with during those hours of downtime.

So while not only are they great at assisting hunters with their end goal, but they also kept spirits high. As house pets, goldens love to sit with their best friends while also being the best greeter for new people that you can find. However, they do not make the best guard dogs because they’re so friendly.

Learning About Our Forebears – The Curious Joys of Genealogical Research

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One of the more fascinating things that we learn about ourselves is where we came from. Most people tend to know their immediate family, a few cousins, and their grandparents and possibly great-grandparents. It can be challenging to find more extensive information, but it’s well worth the research into your family tree.

If you’ve been thinking about doing some genealogical research, there are plenty of ways to go about it whether it’s paid or simply speaking to extended family members. You’ll find that there are many great benefits to knowing your family’s history. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest joys behind doing genealogical research.

Preserving History

You won’t be the only member of your family that wants to know about history, so it’s important to make sure that each member knows and can pass it along to their children, as well. If you’re able to do your family’s research now, it will make it much easier to document for future generations. 

They’ll appreciate the hard work that you put into preserving the history, and the story of your ancestry will become more detailed as the years go by. Thanks to living in the digital era, we’re able to keep photos, documents, and more with the greatest of ease. You can bring binders to the family reunion to pass along and share, as well.

Know Who You Are

One of the biggest reasons why people research their ancestry in the first place is to learn more about themselves. We can begin to connect with our own personal history when we actually know who our family was and where they came from. 

By finding out the ethnic and geographical background of your family, you can revive some traditions that may have been lost over the years. Some that have done genealogical research have been surprised to find that they’re partly from a country where they had no idea they had roots. 

Medical Reasons

No matter what your reason for going to the doctor is, they’re going to want to know your family’s medical history. Doing your genealogical research can help you discover any potential problems that may arise for you, your siblings, and your offspring. 

Though it’s obviously not one of the more wholesome reasons to discover your ancestry, it can end up being the most beneficial. Things like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease can be prevented with precautionary care when you know that it runs in the family. If some of your family members lived to be 90 or older, you may even be put at ease.

Family Bonding

There are a lot of family members that tend to grow apart over the years as they start their own families and have less time to reconnect, especially if the distance becomes an issue. Putting together the family history can help to get back in touch with a lot of those family members you haven’t seen in years, and talking about the history is a fantastic bonding opportunity.

If you have family members that enjoy putting together scrapbooks, videos, and albums, then you can make some great physical keepsakes with your family’s details. It’s a great way for older family members to share stories of older generations that the younger kids of the family never got the chance to meet.

Inspiration

While we can get inspired by classic tales of people that have overcome a lot of odds to find success, there may be some untold stories sitting right in your family tree. Many of your family members probably came from backgrounds where they had to escape persecution or became a rags to riches story.

You might find some inspiration from family members you never knew existed and emulate their stories. You never know where inspiration can come from, so why not turn to a person that’s part of your family and get that hope that you need. 

The Importance of Click Speed

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When assembling a new computer setup for the first time, there are a lot of things that we take into consideration. From the monitor situation to the tower, one thing that tends to be overlooked is the mouse. However, getting the right mouse can be just as important as getting the right keyboard, especially when it comes to your mouse’s click speed. In the gaming world, click speed can make the difference between winning and losing a lot of times.

FPS Gaming

Perhaps the most impacted genre of video games when it comes to click speed is the first person shooter genre. In games like Call of Duty, Counterstrike, or PUBG, it’s not enough to simply make sure that you’re aiming in the right spot, but you also have to be able to fire off several shots at a time.

If your click speed is lagging, you could be missing out on what was the perfect shot and end up taking damage yourself. Even if you have the best mouse in the world for click speed, it’s also going to depend on how fast your hand can click on that mouse button enough to get the job done. Still, you can get faster click speed by getting a mouse that features a faster response time.

To find the right mouse, search for ones that have a higher polling rate and a lower click latency. Ergonomics will also help, as a traditional shaped mouse isn’t really fit for someone to click repeatedly for gaming. Mouses like the Razer Viper fit perfectly into a gamer’s hand while also featuring lightning fast polling rates and almost zero latency.

Idle Games

Some of the best time wasters that people have found on the internet are idle games. Games like AdVenture Capitalist, Clicker Heroes, and Realm Grinder do much of the work when sitting idle, but can increase in progress speed if the player is sitting there and clicking ahead. Obviously for these games, having a better click speed will speed up your progress tremendously. 

These games may not require skill and a high reaction speed, but all of those seconds that are saved with an improved click speed will certainly add up in the long run to make these games more worthwhile.

Working

You might not think too much about it, but throughout the working day, you’re going to end up clicking on your mouse a lot. In an eight-hour work day, the average person tends to click about 6,000 times. You don’t really realize how much you’re clicking until you start counting in your head, so we want to apologize for putting that into your brain.

There are going to be some times throughout your job where you have to click repeatedly, whether it be deleting files or trying to keep up with a customer that’s talking your ear off on the phone. These seconds saved with a better click speed will add up over the work day, with one worker saying that he spent 16 hours in one year simply clicking on a mousepad. Had it been an ergonomic mouse with a low latency, it could have resulted in hours saved.

Improving Your Click Speed

While the importance of having a fast click speed is typically reserved for gamers, there are still a lot of smaller reasons why you’ll want to improve on yours. Thankfully, you can test your click speed and accuracy to see if it might just be your mouse or clicking style that needs to be changed.

There are a few clicking methods that get away from the norm, including butterfly clicking that has you using two fingers on the left mouse button and alternating between the two fingers. It would be hard to be the fastest in the world, though, as that record belongs to a man from Las Vegas who clicked over 1,000 times in just 10 seconds.

The Best Twitter Alternatives You Might Not Be Aware Of

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There are all types of social media platforms these days, but there’s one in particular that people turn to the most for breaking news since it’s so easy to find things out before anybody else, and that’s Twitter. On the other hand, Twitter has gotten a bad rap over the years because it’s not just for breaking news, as people post whatever they feel and it seems that the rules of Twitter are changing on a daily basis.

After all, multiple surveys and studies have shown Twitter to be the “most toxic” social media platform, even ahead of the likes of Facebook. If you’re on Twitter and want to get the best of what it has to offer without getting much of the worst, there are some alternatives to try out. Here are the five best Twitter alternatives out there right now, some of which you may not have heard of yet.

Reddit

Through the 17 years since Reddit was founded by previous college roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, along with friend Aaron Swartz, it has become one of the most visited and used social sites in the world. 

The site, available via an app on iPhone and Android devices, primarily consists of user-based content. Redditors can post content in separate subreddits, with subjects ranging from news, cooking, relationship advice, gaming, and so much more. Users can upvote, downvote, comment, share posts, and do whatever they choose on the platform, within the limits of each subreddit’s rules. Each subreddit has its chosen users acting as moderators to keep the peace and enforce rules, something Twitter doesn’t offer. 

Discord

Discord was founded in 2015 and was initially used as a way for gamers and their friends to communicate more easily during gameplay. Discord now allows users to interact with communities run by users as well as acting as an instant messaging, video calling, file sharing, and audio calling platform. 

Unlike some social media outlets, Discord doesn’t prompt users to reveal too much personal information with profile pages for others to view. Allowing for anonymity and simplicity. Users can create communities, called servers, for whatever purpose they desire. A majority of the user-created servers are made up of twitch streamers who want to give their followers a place to come together as a community and share news about their content. 

Tumblr

Founded in 2007 by David Karp, Tumblr is surprisingly still around, after overcoming the rumors and controversy that made many think the site was obsolete. Widely popular in the 2010s, Tumblr was, and still may be, the place for displaying all of your thoughts, poetry, and artwork, along with reblogging all of the quirky, aesthetic, and often NSFW content you came across. 

Tumblr cloaks users in anonymity and even allows nudity once again after it was previously banned throughout the site in 2018, making it a pretty neat place if you’re into that. It’s likely the closest Twitter alternative you’ll find with the freedom you’re allowed on the site. 

Clubhouse 

Clubhouse was founded recently, in March of 2020, a time when the majority of society was most likely aching for a social outlet to escape the monotony of staying inside at the very beginning of the pandemic. 

Clubhouse allows users to socialize using audio chat rooms, ranging in privacy and accessibility. Moderators of private rooms can pick and choose who they want to join and when they’re able to participate in audio conversations. Though open rooms are available to all and can get pretty interesting. 

Hive Social

Hive Social was founded just three years ago in 2019 by the Brazilian company Hive. It’s sort of a mix of all the popular social media apps of the past and present. 

The site gives users more freedom and allows nudity, urging users to be 17+ to join. Users can share files, pictures, and text posts, and even have their own profile that plays their favorite song when viewed.