Rivers is not a rookie.
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Please, show more of your football acumen Mav...
I read your "in depth" analysis, and face it Mav, all you want to do is honk the Bears.
So you are a Bears fan...
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Quote from Maverick74:
Wow, a warm body with a pulse. Nice to get a normal human response. I agree, Bears schedule is weak, but then again, so is Ohio State's and they are probably going to win the NCAA championship. The Bears have played a week schedule but they have annihilated their opponents as well. I look at many of the strong AFC teams and some of the powder puff teams they played and they have squeaked by most of them.
We need to break this down and look beyond schedules and look at actual matchups. If you are going to beat the Bears, it's going to have to be on the ground with a team that also has a lights out defense. I think this eliminates the Pats (weak running game), and the Colts (weak, but improved defense). I think Denver and SD are legitimate threats except I can't see Jake ever winning a superbowl nor can I see a rookie QB (Rivers) winning it all either.
I still am inclined to go back and give the edge to the Pats being that their defense and their QB are among the best in the NFL and there is no other QB I would rather have in a pressure game then Brady.
Grossman still has a lot to learn, but remember the Bears strength has never been their passing game, but their defense and running game. Grossman is just a bonus. As long as he doesn't turn the ball over in critical situations (a big if) he will be fine.
I love how well the Bears are coached and they are about as complete a team as their is (is anyone talking about how good their special teams is).
To me, it's all going to come down to the defense. Last year in the playoffs, it was their DEFENSE that let them down, not their offense, not Rex Grossman. It doesn't help having Mike Brown out for the season. But if their defense doesn't let them down, I don't see how the Pats would beat them. Of course the Bears are playing the Pats next week in New England, so we will have an answer there pretty soon.
