Hi. Remember me? I'm back. Sorry for that long absence. Per the coffee question, our houseguests were here, and things were just crazy. And then, you know, Bears fever sort of took over. We were planning on watching the game holed up in our apartment, alone for the first time in three days when my dad called and invited us to a playoff party that included homemade Italian beef. We ditched the apartment and watched a very fun game on a very fun large-screen TV. Which brings us to today.
Do you think the Bears will do another "Super Bowl Shuffle"? No, probably not. And even though I was six when they last went, I do remember that song. Who in Chicago doesn't? We probably watched that thing 100 times. When you hear it now, it sounds cheesy and lame, and seems like the worst possible thing a team could do in the two weeks before the big game, minus any sort of activity that can provoke serious injury. Anyway, the Bears are serious underdogs, I think. Peter King (oh how I love Peter King and Monday Morning QB) has his list of "Fine 15" and the Bears are number 4 on it, behind Indy and the Pats and even shit, I think San Diego. So I think that means that Peter King thinks we will lose the Super Bowl. He thought we would lose our first two playoff games too, though, so maybe Peter King isn't the be-all and end-all of predicting wins.
Nonetheless, I am one of the most pessimistic sports fans ever, and I think the Bears will undoubtedly lose the Super Bowl, not because of any specific reason except that they are the Bears. Doesn't matter who they're playing. And to be honest, I'm not sure what I think of Indy. I haven't watched them very much, and they looked good and bad last night. In such a high-scoring game, it's hard to figure out why the team that won won. At least, it's hard for me. I just don't know if their defense is good enough to win, and it seems like maybe a dominating defense can win a football game. Then again, it's gonna be hard to keep Peyton Manning down, no matter how good our defense is. I'm not sure. I'm waffling.
It's going to be a fun (long) two weeks before the game, and then the actual game will be super-fun. Can't wait.
If you remember what Drew Brees looked like in the 4th quarter yesterday just substitute Payton Manning. The Bears will make him uncomfortable back there. The Bears are definitely good enough to win the game. Am I sure of it? No, because anything can happen which is why they play the games. The prediction pundits are a pathetic plethora of know nothings(I was trying to use as many p words as possible there). If the Bears play well, they will win the championship regardless of how Indy plays. If the Bears play poorly and Indy plays well, it will not be a fun Super Bowl. I'm feeling really good about our chances in this one.
Posted by: Dadme | January 22, 2007 at 03:02 PM
Peter King's defensive player of the week: Adewale Ogunleye
Peter King's special teams player of the week: Brad Maynard
Peter King's coach of the week: Ron Turner
(Ok, he did pick Peyton Manning as the offensive POW).
And, by Friday of each week, SI did pick the Bears to win both of their playoff games.
I give no credence whatsever to the Fine 15 listing as a harbinger of SI's Super Bowl prediction.
Posted by: M | January 22, 2007 at 04:00 PM