Super Bowl XLI: Bears vs. Colts, Sun 2/4, 5:30 pm CT

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Who is NSBB's official scapegoat for this travesty?

 

Turner, Rivera, Benson's injury, the offensive line, Grossman, the whole bloody defense.

 

I find it hard to fault the defense too much considering they spent the whole game on the field. The defensive play calling was too soft, but they were doing a good job of keeping Manning & Co. in check (outside of Harris' brain fart) until they just go tired. That trend can be traced back into the regular season as well.

 

I agree, but the frount four and the safeties (not shocking about the safeties) didn't play that great. I'll assume the missed tackles were due to the poor field conditions/tired defense, but still, it wasn't pretty.

[Butterscup1679666578]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

Progression is fickle thing in football. It's not like baseball where you can grow every year, football teams are constantly up and down, mostly because injuries are so sporadic.

[XZero771679666304]

Who is NSBB's official scapegoat for this travesty?

 

Turner, Rivera, Benson's injury, the offensive line, Grossman, the whole bloody defense.

 

I find it hard to fault the defense too much considering they spent the whole game on the field. The defensive play calling was too soft, but they were doing a good job of keeping Manning & Co. in check (outside of Harris' brain fart) until they just go tired. That trend can be traced back into the regular season as well.

 

It was all on the offense tonight, no defense is going to stand up when it spends as much time on the field as the Bears defense did.

 

Exactly. If the time of possession is even 50/50 tonight, the Colts don't score more than 14 or 17. The offense did to the defense what Dusty did to Prior and Wood.

[daske17]

I need someone to vent my anger towards on the Bears.

 

Who is NSBB's official scapegoat for this travesty?

 

I think the only right answer is Edward K from Indianapolis.

[baseball7897]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

[XZero771679666304]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

Adding Ed Reed would make the defense filthy.

[UK1679666180]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

The odds of bringing Briggs back are much greater than the odds of signing Reed as a FA.

[Butterscup1679666578]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

Adding Ed Reed would make the defense filthy.

 

I didn't think Reed was an FA. Asante Samuel is though, I wouldn't mind adding him and shifting Tillman.

[OBPMatters]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

The odds of bringing Briggs back are much greater than the odds of signing Reed as a FA.

 

You'd think.

[Brian]

It hurt, but really to be NFC Champions after losing 2 pro bowlers on defense was amazing.

 

If Angelo pulls the right moves, we'll be back.

[cbbryan]

Man, I haven't been this bummed since the summer of '03

[XZero771679666304]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

The odds of bringing Briggs back are much greater than the odds of signing Reed as a FA.

 

True. Keeping Brown and Harris healthy, keeping Lance and adding a good safety would be sufficient, IMO. The biggest problem with the defense is the offense.

[J.R.]

Love the Caddy.

[gflore34]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

Adding Ed Reed would make the defense filthy.

 

Plus a healthy Tommie Harris, as upset and disappointed as I am right now, I don't believe the was this was the lone shot for the Bears. Granted Grossman was terrible but, if given another chance he will improve and so will the Bears.

Edited February 5, 2007 by gflore34

[XZero771679666304]

It hurt, but really to be NFC Champions after losing 2 pro bowlers on defense was amazing.

 

If Angelo pulls the right moves, we'll be back.

 

I fully expect the Bears to be back next year.

[OBPMatters]

It will be really interesting to see what happens with Thomas Jones.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

This is part of the progression, the Bears are still a young team with a 2nd yr. QB worth of exper., hopefully Benson will be healthy and Briggs will be back. They need a CB to shift Tillman at safety or another S in the 1st, HB in the 2nd if they lose Jones, and some OL depth.

 

They should put the franchise tag on Briggs, but I dont see that happening. I believe Ed Reed is going to be a FA at safety. The Bears need a safety, IMO. They're going to have to draft a line backer, a HB, possibly even a tight end, and a OL in the draft.

 

Adding Ed Reed would make the defense filthy.

 

I didn't think Reed was an FA. Asante Samuel is though, I wouldn't mind adding him and shifting Tillman.

 

I don't see Asante keeping up his play going forward, I'd rather keep Tillman at corner.

[UK1679666180]

Grossman's progression as well as Berrian's and Bradley's (and his ability to stay healthy will be key. They will need to overhaul this O-Line soon as well, just not before locking in the defense.

[soccer10k]

Manning gets the MVP.

[Sammy Sofa]

Next year, Bears. Next year.

 

Rex, you can be my guy.

 

LET'S GO CUBS!!!

[CubmanPi]

Man, I haven't been this bummed since the summer of '03

Me either. But it definitely doesn't sting nearly as bad. If I were to have heard before the game that this is how it all would have gone down, I wouldn't have been surprised. Disappointed and pissed, yes, but not terribly surprised. Can't say the same for '03.

[cbbryan]

The most frustrating thing about that game was that both interceptions, the WRs were wide open. A good throw on that second interception and Berrian has a TD. It came down to the offenses execution, it just wasn't there.

 

Every time the D got the ball, the offense gave it right back. Just a terrible, terrible showing all around.

[XZero771679666304]

It will be really interesting to see what happens with Thomas Jones.

 

I'd be satisfied with Benson as the full time RB. Having both is nice, but losing Jones would hardly be devastating. There are bigger fish to fry.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, I haven't been this bummed since the summer of '03

Me either. But it definitely doesn't sting nearly as bad. If I were to have heard before the game that this is how it all would have gone down, I wouldn't have been surprised. Disappointed and pissed, yes, but not terribly surprised. Can't say the same for '03.

 

Yeah, nothing bizarre or really as dramtically "meltdown-ish" happened...the Bears had a minor lead and slowly lost it do to increasingly poor playing and play-calling.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Man, I haven't been this bummed since the summer of '03

 

And UCLA last April.

 

Dammit, I hate sports.