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

[TruffleShuffle]

And the TV Guide reads:

 

Sunday, 5pm

Super Bowl XLI:

Bears vs. The World

 

I thought the Colts won the AFC :-k

 

Might as well be "The Bears .v. the World, since EVERYBODY---outside of Chicago and the fanbase of the Bears---has given the Bears NO SHOT at beting the Colts.

 

Except for the 2 of 6 people on CBS sportsline, the guy on espn.com, Mike Greenberg, 3 of the 4 people on Cold Pizza... yup you got it, nobody thinks the Bears are gonna win.

[CubColtPacer]

And the TV Guide reads:

 

Sunday, 5pm

Super Bowl XLI:

Bears vs. The World

 

I thought the Colts won the AFC :-k

 

Might as well be "The Bears .v. the World, since EVERYBODY---outside of Chicago and the fanbase of the Bears---has given the Bears NO SHOT at beting the Colts.

 

Except for the 2 of 6 people on CBS sportsline, the guy on espn.com, Mike Greenberg, 3 of the 4 people on Cold Pizza... yup you got it, nobody thinks the Bears are gonna win.

 

I sincerely doubt that the nation will be in mourning either-just because most of the nation may be picking the Colts doesn't mean there won't be plenty of people rooting for the Bears on Sunday.

[Banedon]

This is going to sound like sour grapes since he picked the Colts, but is anyone else sick of Gale Sayers analysis? He almost seems bitter about something when he talks about them, and I think he has as much venom for Grossman as anyone.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/nfl.celebritypicks/content.13.html

Edited February 2, 2007 by Banedon

[CubColtPacer]

This is going to sound like sour grapes since he picked the Colts, but is anyone else sick of Gale Sayers analysis? He almost seems bitter about something when he talks about them, and I think he has as much venom for Grossman as anyone.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/nfl.celebritypicks/content.13.html

 

At the same time, he puts the Bears at 28 points, so it's not the Bears offense that he thinks will struggle in the game on Sunday.

[da bears]

Its more ESPN than anything that's picking against the Bears big time. For example, they just had a headling saying how could the Bears pull the upset. I could care less. Itll be even more entertaining if the Bears win to hear their excuses. Anyways, almost only two days. GO BEARS!

[TruffleShuffle]

espn.com poll... who will win the super bowl?

 

39% - Colts win a close game

29% - Bears win a close game

25% - Colts win a blowout

7% - Bears win a blowout

 

64% say Colts win, 36% say Bears win.

 

Amusingly, the three other states where a majority of people picked the Bears are Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. Bitter Patriots face.

[Banedon]

OMG! Joe Buck picks the Bears, and says Grossman wins MVP....*falls over and dies from shock*

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/nfl.celebritypicks/content.25.html

[Banedon]

espn.com poll... who will win the super bowl?

 

39% - Colts win a close game

29% - Bears win a close game

25% - Colts win a blowout

7% - Bears win a blowout

 

64% say Colts win, 36% say Bears win.

 

Amusingly, the three other states where a majority of people picked the Bears are Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. Bitter Patriots face.

 

I'm curious what the Wisconsin stats look like (Packers) and what the southern states look like (Saints).

[CubColtPacer]

OMG! Joe Buck picks the Bears, and says Grossman wins MVP....*falls over and dies from shock*

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/nfl.celebritypicks/content.25.html

 

That's what I was about to just come here and post :D

[da bears]

By the way, does anyone else think the Bears are the better overall team, but the Colts have the strongest individual unit in their offense?

[Soul]

Joe Buck is an Alien.

 

 

Bears Vs. The World (and Manning too)

[Banedon]

By the way, does anyone else think the Bears are the better overall team, but the Colts have the strongest individual unit in their offense?

 

Many of the people in the media that I've heard pick the Colts actually are saying that they think the Colts are a better overall team right now. For example, I heard both John Elway and Chris Simms say this on the Dan Patrick show.

[Banedon]

Oh and Bill Simmons is taking the Bears, pretty much because he wants to go against the gambling majority.

 

The Bears just went 15-3, made the Super Bowl and then had to spend the next two weeks hearing everyone take shots at their QB and give them little to no chance of winning the game. They have all the makings of being one of those teams that pulls off a mild upset in a championship game and spends the next few days telling everyone stuff like "Nobody believed in us!" and "The only people who believed we could do it were the people in this locker room," followed by everyone getting annoyed that they won't shut up that nobody believed in them. But it's kind of true. Nobody believes in the Bears. That's the best motivating force in sports. It really is.

Edited February 2, 2007 by Banedon

[da bears]

By the way, does anyone else think the Bears are the better overall team, but the Colts have the strongest individual unit in their offense?

 

Many of the people in the media that I've heard pick the Colts actually are saying that they think the Colts are a better overall team right now. For example, I heard both John Elway and Chris Simms say this on the Dan Patrick show.

 

Well personally I think the Bears D is better than the Colts, the Colts O is better than the Bears, the Bears special teams overall is better than the Colts special teams. That to me would constitute the Bears being a better overall team.

[Soul]

By the way, does anyone else think the Bears are the better overall team, but the Colts have the strongest individual unit in their offense?

 

Many of the people in the media that I've heard pick the Colts actually are saying that they think the Colts are a better overall team right now. For example, I heard both John Elway and Chris Simms say this on the Dan Patrick show.

 

Bears have 2/3 better units. There can be no question about this. It's just that Colts offense is much better than ours.

[Banedon]

Preaching to the choir guys... :)

[Soul]

By hook or crook, Bears.

 

 

Win

This

Game

[TruffleShuffle]

espn.com poll... who will win the super bowl?

 

39% - Colts win a close game

29% - Bears win a close game

25% - Colts win a blowout

7% - Bears win a blowout

 

64% say Colts win, 36% say Bears win.

 

Amusingly, the three other states where a majority of people picked the Bears are Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. Bitter Patriots face.

 

I'm curious what the Wisconsin stats look like (Packers) and what the southern states look like (Saints).

 

Wisconsin: 67/34 (some rounding issues there) colts

Louisiana and Mississippi are both about 80/20 colts

 

Looks like there's bitter Saints face too

[da bears]

I think that while the Colts return defense has sucked, I think they stop Hester this game. Unrelated, but I think the Bears have a big game running the ball.

[Soul]

I think that while the Colts return defense has sucked, I think they stop Hester this game. Unrelated, but I think the Bears have a big game running the ball.

 

I think at some point Hester has to break loose or at least find a few holes to give the Bears good field position.

 

And Hester's still a wild card. I have no idea what the pressure of the Super Bowl is going to do to him. If he starts bobbling the ball it could be trouble. I'm pretty worried about that...

[CubColtPacer]

By the way, does anyone else think the Bears are the better overall team, but the Colts have the strongest individual unit in their offense?

 

Many of the people in the media that I've heard pick the Colts actually are saying that they think the Colts are a better overall team right now. For example, I heard both John Elway and Chris Simms say this on the Dan Patrick show.

 

Well personally I think the Bears D is better than the Colts, the Colts O is better than the Bears, the Bears special teams overall is better than the Colts special teams. That to me would constitute the Bears being a better overall team.

 

It's hard to say. The Colts are something like a 9 on offense, a 6 on defense, and a 7 on special teams. The Bears are a 6 on offense, an 8 on defense, and a 9 on special teams-the Bears numbers add up to more, but the 3 units are not equal, nor are they always needed to be strong. For example, the Colts don't need such a good punt or kick returner because their offense is so good-they don't need a guy like Hester to score TD's, they just need a player who won't fumble. A player like Hester who scores more often and fumbles more often may actually hurt the Colts overall as a team even though he is obviously better than anything the Colts have to offer. The Colts defense is designed to play with a lead-the better the offense does, the more valuable the defense is. It really is hard to isolate one unit from another like that because teams usually build their units to feed off of what their best unit does.

[CubColtPacer]

espn.com poll... who will win the super bowl?

 

39% - Colts win a close game

29% - Bears win a close game

25% - Colts win a blowout

7% - Bears win a blowout

 

64% say Colts win, 36% say Bears win.

 

Amusingly, the three other states where a majority of people picked the Bears are Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. Bitter Patriots face.

 

I'm curious what the Wisconsin stats look like (Packers) and what the southern states look like (Saints).

 

Wisconsin: 67/34 (some rounding issues there) colts

Louisiana and Mississippi are both about 80/20 colts

 

Looks like there's bitter Saints face too

 

That's not necessarily the case-there are a great amount of Manning fans in that area too (which always skews polls like that) because of his growing up in NO-with the connections to Peyton and Archie, they'd vote for the Colts even if they hadn't just lost to the Bears.

[Brian]

I think that while the Colts return defense has sucked, I think they stop Hester this game. Unrelated, but I think the Bears have a big game running the ball.

 

I think at some point Hester has to break loose or at least find a few holes to give the Bears good field position.

 

And Hester's still a wild card. I have no idea what the pressure of the Super Bowl is going to do to him. If he starts bobbling the ball it could be trouble. I'm pretty worried about that...

 

I don't think pressure bothers him, 4/6 of his returns have been in prime time, obviously this is prime time x10. I think his drops are more lack of concentration. I think he at least breaks one for a big return like you.

 

 

It would be great if he returned the opening kick off though :D

[CubmanPi]

I think that while the Colts return defense has sucked, I think they stop Hester this game. Unrelated, but I think the Bears have a big game running the ball.

 

I think at some point Hester has to break loose or at least find a few holes to give the Bears good field position.

 

And Hester's still a wild card. I have no idea what the pressure of the Super Bowl is going to do to him. If he starts bobbling the ball it could be trouble. I'm pretty worried about that...

 

I don't think pressure bothers him, 4/6 of his returns have been in prime time, obviously this is prime time x10. I think his drops are more lack of concentration. I think he at least breaks one for a big return like you.

 

 

It would be great if he returned the opening kick off though :D

He's going to run one back before the game starts, which is how the Colts will end up with their score of -7.

[Jon]

According to Lovie, Wilson is expected to play.