Re: Bears 2006 Season Thread
 

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Still trying not to be giddy. The only small fear I have is maybe a team like the Eagles or Patriots. Short passes are easily completed against the Bears and you can chip and chop down the field if you are very patient, don't mind getting killed everytime you complete a pass and manage not to make a mistake that gets picked off. I'm also pretty sure that you can confuse the hell out of Grossman with a very complicated blitz package.

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Bears @ Pats later in the season should be a good game. The Bears are clearly better right now...but as I've maintained for a while I think the Pats offense will be peaking later in the season. The Patriots also have a great and underrated OLine (and a great blocking TE in Graham) who are one of the few lines that could compete with the Bears front 4.

re: the complicated blitz schemes, I think you only see Belicheck get really tricky against QB's who have only seen the blitz packages on film. In the 2004 wins against the Colts, they played fairly vanilla b/c they know Peyton can read and adjust extremely well. Carson Palmer, on the other hand, was completely befuddled by the Pats 4-2-Nickel, and couldn't even explain to the media what went on.

Re: Bears 2006 Season Thread
 

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I am full of cautious optimism; after all I am a cubs fan too.... All I can say is BEARDOWN!

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Lets not bring the Cubs into this. Keep in mind, the bears have won it all 9 times since the Cubs last won the world series.

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what I have noticed is that the bears tend to win a championship every 20 or so years. THey won in 63, they won in 85, now its 06 so its time for them to do it up again

Re: Bears 2006 Season Thread
 

Thats all i need to hear. go bears

Bears could cruise to 16-0
 

Let me say upfront that I am not a Bears fan. However, looking at their schedule I think they could easily finish the regular season undefeated. Here is the remainder of their schedule:

Oct 16 @Arizona 8:30pm
Week 7 BYE
Oct 29 San Francisco 1:00pm
Nov 5 Miami 1:00pm
Nov 12 @N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Nov 19 @N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Nov 26 @New England 1:00pm
Dec 3 Minnesota 1:00pm
Dec 11 @St. Louis 8:30pm
Dec 17 Tampa Bay 1:00pm
Dec 24 @Detroit 1:00pm
Dec 31 Green Bay 1:00pm

The only tough spots here are the Pats, maybe the Rams, and (reaching) the Giants and Vikings (who they already beat). Every other team here is a cakewalk: The Bucs, Packers, Lions, Jets, Dolphins, 49ers, and the busting Cardinals.

I think it may be their time...

Re: Bears could cruise to 16-0
 

I'm a Pats fan and I would almost take a loss if it meant Chicago goes undefeated, just so I wouldn't have to listen to those insufferable 72 Dolpins

Re: Bears could cruise to 16-0
 

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I'm a Pats fan and I would almost take a loss if it meant Chicago goes undefeated, just so I wouldn't have to listen to those insufferable 72 Dolpins

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Especially if they go into Miami undefeated and take home SB XLI

Re: Bears could cruise to 16-0
 

Chris,

I think they will easily lose a game in that 3 game road trip. I think Grossman's agressive nature will cost them a game in there somewhere. He has gotten pretty lucky with some dropped picks although against a team like New England in New England he probably won't be so lucky.

Re: Bears could cruise to 16-0
 

Three road games in the middle will be a tough test. I think St. Louis on the road is underrated as well. The Bears are no less susceptible to injury than any other team. As a Bears fan I'd be elated to have anything less than 3-4 losses.

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I'm a Pats fan and I would almost take a loss if it meant Chicago goes undefeated, just so I wouldn't have to listen to those insufferable 72 Dolpins

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You sir are a true fan. 72 Dolphins = teh suck.

Re: Bears 2006 Season Thread
 

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what I have noticed is that the bears tend to win a championship every 20 or so years. THey won in 63, they won in 85, now its 06 so its time for them to do it up again

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Were you listening to the Score 670 at 3:45pm today too? They were saying pretty much the same thing.