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

[Omar]

Save that helmet for when Barry Bonds starts playing football.

[EricG]

What does Colts stand for?

 

C-COUNT

O-ON

L-LOSING

T-THE

S-SUPERBOWL

 

Go Bears!!

There is rain in the forcast for this weekend in Miami. That should help the Bears.

[CubColtPacer]

What does Colts stand for?

 

C-COUNT

O-ON

L-LOSING

T-THE

S-SUPERBOWL

 

Go Bears!!

There is rain in the forcast for this weekend in Miami. That should help the Bears.

 

That's original-why didn't you just use the one that's been used for 20 years, count on losing this Sunday :D I don't think rain is all that bad for the Colts-it's been snow that's been trouble.

[jaydee]

props to rex for calling out reporters. he has a higher qb rating than peyton in the playoffs, but he will still get ripped no matter what he does apparantly

[Omar]

props to rex for calling out reporters. he has a higher qb rating than peyton in the playoffs, but he will still get ripped no matter what he does apparantly

 

When did he do that?

[Banedon]

props to rex for calling out reporters. he has a higher qb rating than peyton in the playoffs, but he will still get ripped no matter what he does apparantly

 

When did he do that?

 

Earlier today. He told the reporters how they were uninformed about the Bears offense and told them they were ignorant about it.

[Banedon]

Freaking 103 pages!!! And it's not even Friday yet!

 

What's over/under for # of pages by gametime? I think there will be slowdown on Saturday......how about 130?

 

This is only page 78 on Premium. I'm hoping for 100 by gametime.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Forget about the rain, the winds will be a big concern it appears. Winds above 20 mph, gusts to near 35 mph.

[UK1679666180]

Forget about the rain, the winds will be a big concern it appears. Winds above 20 mph, gusts to near 35 mph.

 

That's a good thing, I wish it would rain down as well.

[CubColtPacer]

Forget about the rain, the winds will be a big concern it appears. Winds above 20 mph, gusts to near 35 mph.

 

Now you're hitting it. That could be more of a problem for the passing games.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

IT STILL LOOKS AS IF SUNDAY WILL BE CLOUDY...WINDY...AND COOL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH THE COLD FRONT HAVING PUSHED WELL SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA BY THIS TIME. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ISENTROPIC SURFACES SUGGESTS THAT THE COLD AIRMASS WILL BE VERY SHALLOW ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE PENINSULA...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW NEAR 850 MB RESULTING IN ISENTROPIC ASCENT ABOVE THE FRONTAL SURFACE. THE RESULT WILL BE THICK CLOUD COVER AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. HOWEVER...HIGHER RAIN CHANCES APPEAR TO COME ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY

 

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with a north wind between 21 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Windy, with a northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

[CP_414]

For all you Rex fans...

 

I am on the market for a vehicle and took a peak at the CL55's. Came across this and thought you all would be interested.

 

CLICK

 

Nice car, but not for 125k.

[CheeseHead Cubs Fan]

For all you Rex fans...

 

I am on the market for a vehicle and took a peak at the CL55's. Came across this and thought you all would be interested.

 

CLICK

 

Nice car, but not for 125k.

 

Agreed, amazing the drop in price on the AMG models. That car typically is around 115+ sticker and can be fetched used for around 50K or so.

[da bears]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cFkx16UG-ag this video gets me really psyched for Sunday.

[BigSlick]

Bad weather can only help the Bears, but its Miami, so I wont get my hopes up.

 

Go bears!

[Guest]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

[sherwood921]

Holy **** the Bears are in the Super Bowl

[BigSlick]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

 

Peyton will get his yards. Its the design of the cover-2. Even Drew Brees threw for 350+ yards. Its points that are the deciding factor.

[OleMissCub]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

 

The Bears will need to force turnovers, like in the Saints game, if they hope to outscore the Colts. If the weather is a bit wet, then that'll probably help with forcing turnovers and causing fumbles.

[Butterscup1679666578]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cFkx16UG-ag this video gets me really psyched for Sunday.

 

My high school football team listened to that speech before we took the field against Providence Catholic in the 2003 Class 6A Quarterfinals. I don't think anything has ever gotten me more pumped up in my life.

[Guest]

OMC and BigSlick;

 

All I am saying is this:

 

There are TWO teams in the Super Bowl, and the Colts are not the OVERWHELMING favorites. If the projected weather holds true, I expect the vegas line to do down.

 

The Bears will win the game, surprisingly. I think the Bears win the game, in a slight blowout. Something like 38-20.

[RichHillIsABeast]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

 

Peyton will get his yards. Its the design of the cover-2. Even Drew Brees threw for 350+ yards. Its points that are the deciding factor.

 

We didn't play much cover-2 against the Saints.

 

Oh, and 88 yards of that was the play Bush scored after getting open on an illegal pick.

[NCCubFan]

Holy **** the Bears are in the Super Bowl

You just found that out? :D

[CubColtPacer]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

 

I don't get the lack of respect for the Bears either, although I think they are getting a lot more respect from the serious football people this week (Football Outsiders, KC Joyner, etc.) and a little more from the talking heads. I don't understand what you're upset about the Seattle game-I saw only about 1/3 of the people pick Seattle, and they did take you to OT-so those people were almost right.

 

There is one difference between the Colts and Saints-the Saints line has had little to no experience pass blocking against a defense such as the Bears all season. The only one they had faced that compared was Baltimore, and in that game, the Saints turned it over 5 times and got sacked twice, and they were out of the game in the 4th quarter-sound familiar? The Colts are much more prepared for a great defense-they've just faced two of them back to back. That being said, they're not going to just walk down the field on the Bears-Manning will throw a couple of TD's and an INT or 2 in this game. The key is when those come, and then the other key is the other side of the ball. Does Rex play like he has in the playoffs so far, or does the Colts defense play like they have in the playoffs? That's a huge variable that will probably end up deciding the game-whatever happens, it should be fun.

[CubColtPacer]

You know, I'm tired of the "lack of respect the Bears seem to get. People thought Seattle would beat the Bears. Then people thought the "America's Darlin" would whoop the Bears. And now people believe the Bears have no shot at beating the Colts. It's so frustrating.

 

I mean if you compare the Saints and the Colts offensively:

 

Brees .v. Manning are a wash in 2006. Manning was the TOP QB, and Brees was the 3rd best QB in 2006. QBs is a wash.

 

Rhodes(38th)/Addai (18th) .v. Bush/McCallister(20th): Bush wasn't ranked in the Top 40. McCallister was 18th, Rhodes and Addai were 38th and 18th best RBs in the league. So RBs, was basically wash.

 

Harrison(2nd)/Wayne(3rd) .v. Colston(19th)/Henderson(NR). Admittedly, the Colts have the upper hand here, even with Bush and his sold numbers catching the ball.

 

The Saints were the TOP yard gaining team in football, whereas the Colts were 3rd. So, what happen to the Saints? People want to say the Colts are "unstoppable" and are "destined" to win the title, seeing as Manning got the "monkey off his back", but considering us Bears have heard this tuned before, I started to believe, the Bears are GOING TO WIN the Super Bowl.

 

Besides, what is working on behalf of the Bears, is that Dr. Z predicts the Colts are going to win 34-24.

 

So, I'm thinking the Bears will do the unthinkable, and shut down Peyton Manning. I am going to say it...I believe Manning will NOT throw for 200 yrds on Sunday. The Bears will win 30-21.

 

Peyton will get his yards. Its the design of the cover-2. Even Drew Brees threw for 350+ yards. Its points that are the deciding factor.

 

We didn't play much cover-2 against the Saints.

 

Oh, and 88 yards of that was the play Bush scored after getting open on an illegal pick.

 

Well, the NFL said that wasn't an illegal pick because of the little to no contact that the picking player made-you're allowed to shield apparently, as long as you don't block the guy (like Troy Brown did) or knock him over.

 

Yeah, one of the Colts players was talking about the Cover 2 myth. The Bears don't play that much of it, and the Colts have been playing much more Cover 3 than any other defense so that Sanders can be wreaking havoc around the line of scrimmage.