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you know, as the season has wore on i have grown to realize that i really don't dislike lovie smith all that much. sure, the condescending nature of his soundbites and his perceived arrogance with the media/fans isn't the most appealing thing in the world, but in the end i think he's managed to do a good job with the "talent" he's been given to work with.
the offensive line sucks. quite honestly, going into this game especially with STORMWATCH 2010!!!@$##@!$@!# (the pussification of america has reached people changing their weekend plans because of, GASP, WIND AND 3-4" INCHES OF SNOW! yesterday bernstein said that anyone who goes to the game tomorrow is an idiot, but then again he's likely doing a bit to try and get some idiot callers to lampoon.
AHEM. the offensive line sucks and if it's somewhat sloppy weather i'd feel a lot better if i knew that the bears could run the ball. most of the running game's success has come from matt forte hitting a hole making a cut and BOOM, thus inflating his average up from the usual two-yards-and-down. forte isn't as good at laying back for a second to follow offensive linemen as is chester taylor, however, when chester does that often times he's knocked around for a short game at best. the offensive line has done a good enough job protecting cutler to help them get to 9-3, obviously, but i don't trust their running game whatsoever. i was overjoyed when martz was passing the ball during clock-kill-time.
the wide receivers suck. yeah knox is a nice #3 or maybe even #2 if you have a megatron-type-beast, but the bears don't have a "go and get the damn ball" receiver, even though earl bennett seems to want to be the guy on this team. devin tantalizes you with his raw ability, but he isn't a great receiver. the other devin is probably going to look to catch on with another team next year.
and even though they haven't been a gaping issue this year, i'm not a giant fan of the bears secondary. let's say the game is on the line and someone needs to complete a pass on peanut or jennings or bowman or manning i think more often than not that pass can get completed. the bears D plays really good as a unit, but just imagine if they had anything resembling a shutdown corner... i mean your #1 cornerback's top trait is being able to strip balls....after the catch
WITH ALL OF THAT, the bears are 9-3. lovie and his college of ex-head-coaches had a fire under their feet and after some clown college shit they came together and turned the bears into a team that, for better or worse, plays to the level of their competition. the only ugly games all season were the giants game (which wasn't out of hand until the 4th quarter) and the redskins game, which they should have won.
i'd still love for jerry angelo to step down and someone who isn't tim ruskell take over teh GM duties, but i wouldn't be horribly against this coaching staff going into next year... i'd just like to give them more talent on the field to work with.
the patriots are the patriots... their record is always immaterial, they're going to be a bitch when you have them on the schedule. they're going to give the bears a game, it's going to be close, and you know what? [b] i have an odd feeling in my stomach that the bears are going to pull this one out. i think the D is going to force a turnover or two (sack/fumble on brady) and the offense will capitalize... and somehow, some way, the bears are going to win this game, get our hopes sky high, and then lose a clunker to the jets or vikings, setting up a potential win-and-you're-in/lose-and-you're-out with the packers, and that game i won't be able to pick.
i could see the bears losing this game, so i don't think they will.
let's go...
BELOVED 27
PATSIES 17
and hey patriots since it's a national game and it's the bears and you want payback, wear the 85 throwback red unis plz? that'll make the victory that much sweeter =D
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