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I'm sorry his kid croaked himself and all, but damn Tony Dungy looks bad in a suit.


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How many times did the Bears beat the Skins this year?


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Yeah, the comparison of Seattle's weak schedule vs. the Bears far more intimidating one (Detroit x 2, Green Bay x 2, Minnesota x 2, New Orleans, Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco) seems ridiculous. Clearly there is no convincing you of their similarly weak schedules. I'll just wait until they play each other. If the Bears win that game, fine. I'll be the first to congratulate you Bears fans.

Otherwise, please stop with the "wake me up when the Seahawks blah blah blah". So much for making the rest of us look like "knowledgeless tools" You're making meaningless statements like that, while some of us are actually analyzing some stats and drawing conclusions from that information based on this year's teams.

It seems odd to me that you can't at least acknowledge that Seattle has had a decent season and could possibly pose a problem for the Bears. The fact that Seattle hasn't won a playoff game in 73 years seems irrelevent, given that this is this year---with that argument, your beloved WhiteSox shouldn't have been given any hope this past season, yet I seem to remember a lot of gloating coming from you folks--and rightfully so. They were playing well and had turned the corner from their previous seasons of inneptitude.

I think we're just going to have to wait for January 22, and hope we have a Bears-Seahawks matchup.


Look, I'm not even talking Title game as far as the Bears are concerned because I don't have any confidence in them necesasarily getting past the Giants. Hopefully it'll somehow shake out that Carolina or Tampa will come to Chicago, because I like our chances against both of those teams.

As for the Seahawks, they have had a nice little regular season against poor competition. The difference is that the Bears have played 4 of the top 8 teams in the NFC (Carolina, Tampa, Atlanta, Washington) and they have a 3-1 record against. Of those three wins, two were fairly decisive, by ten or more points. The Seahawks have played three of the top 8 NFC teams (Atlanta, Washington and NYG) and they are 2-1 with all games decided by three points or less. And really, they did everything in their power to lose that Giants game and somehow lucked out. Common opponents? Both teams are 2-1. Bears lost at Washington by 2, Seattle lost at Wash by 3. Seattle barely beat Atlanta at home by 3, Bears decisively beat Atlanta at home by 13. Bears beat SF by just 8, Seattle creamed them at home by 38, but barely won a squeaker on the road by 2. So how am I supposed to be intimidated by the Seahawks? They obviously aren't decidedly better than the competition in the NFC and it seems like they have had about the same season that the Bears have. Yes, Alexander's numbers are gaudy. Put any other top 10 RB against that competition and behind that line and I think you get similarly gaudy numbers. Really, that division is worst than the North and some of the creampuffs they were playing out of division (additionally, catching some teams at the right time competitively - philadelphia and indy) gave them a pretty bloated record.

I will grant you the "White Sox" argument, but getting hot like that in football is much harder to bottle....


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And actually the Bears also played and beat the Vikings, who are also top 8 in the NFC.


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SETTLE IT ON THE FIELD. I don't think it really matters what the score of the games were, considering the Bears only blew the Lions out when it came to just looking at the final score.

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STRIKE LIGHTNING, STRIKE Wrote:
SETTLE IT ON THE FIELD. I don't think it really matters what the score of the games were, considering the Bears only blew the Lions out when it came to just looking at the final score.


Vikings, 28 - 3


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Noelzebub Wrote:
How many times did the Bears beat the Skins this year?


A 9 - 7 loss, with a rookie QB starting his first game EVER. On the road, in one of the largest stadiums in the league. If Grossman was healthy, that is most likely a win.


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thisotherkingdom Wrote:
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SETTLE IT ON THE FIELD. I don't think it really matters what the score of the games were, considering the Bears only blew the Lions out when it came to just looking at the final score.


Vikings, 28 - 3


Oh yeah I forgot. Vikings lol

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thisotherkingdom Wrote:
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How many times did the Bears beat the Skins this year?


A loss


That's what I thought.

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pats over bucks in the superbowl.

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thanks to this thread, I had a dream I was quarterback of the Bears last night.


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pats over bucks in the superbowl.


Especially considering that they play basketball, therefore can only have five men on the field at a time, I think this is a safe pick... If that draw ends up happening. Bogut might turn in an Owensian performance, that said.


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Jus playin. I know you meant City of Tampa to meet New England in the Super Bowl.

As it is, I am calling still the Bengals over the Giants.

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pats over giants in the superbowl.

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Giants ain't goin' nowhere.


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I'm more scared of the Giants than I am of the Seahawks. Barber is the best all around back in the NFL.


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I'm more scared of the Giants than I am of the Seahawks. Barber is the best all around back in the NFL.


Over Alexander or Tomlinson? Uh, ok.

Also, I'll take Matt Hasselback 10 times out of 10 over Eli, especially on the road.

Hey Spade, stat o' the day: Bears havent won a home playoff hame in 15 years.

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I'm more scared of the Giants than I am of the Seahawks. Barber is the best all around back in the NFL.


Over Alexander or Tomlinson? Uh, ok.

Hey Spade, stat o' the day: Bears havent won a home playoff hame in 15 years.


I didn't say power back, I said all-around back. Does Alexander or Tomlinson block the pass rush half as well as Barber does? There's a lot more to a back than rushing yards and touchdowns


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And I think the Bears have only played two playoff games in the past 15 years, so that's not a very big sample size anyhow. Plus, those last two playoff teams were decidedly worse in a decidedly better overall NFC.


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I'm more scared of the Giants than I am of the Seahawks. Barber is the best all around back in the NFL.


Over Alexander or Tomlinson? Uh, ok.

Hey Spade, stat o' the day: Bears havent won a home playoff hame in 15 years.


I didn't say power back, I said all-around back. Does Alexander or Tomlinson block the pass rush half as well as Barber does? There's a lot more to a back than rushing yards and touchdowns


Actually, they are both exceptional blockers, though both teams run a lot of max protect (two tight end) sets which means the running back doesnt have to block as much and can get into the flat.

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Also, thanks for that education on what running backs do. I would have never known otherwise.

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Yail Bloor Wrote:
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I'm more scared of the Giants than I am of the Seahawks. Barber is the best all around back in the NFL.


Over Alexander or Tomlinson? Uh, ok.

Hey Spade, stat o' the day: Bears havent won a home playoff hame in 15 years.


I didn't say power back, I said all-around back. Does Alexander or Tomlinson block the pass rush half as well as Barber does? There's a lot more to a back than rushing yards and touchdowns


Actually, they are both exceptional blockers, though both teams run a lot of max protect (two tight end) sets which means the running back doesnt have to block as much and can get into the flat.


That's true, but I think Barber is a more dangerous receiver than either. I guess Tomlinson is close. I really think Alexander is a tad overrated this season, but that's just me. The guy I went to the Bears game with worships at the Alexander alter though


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Tomlinson close as a receiver? I think he caught 100 balls last season. He is far superior to Barber.

Tiki is having a great year, I agree. But there are at least five backs in the league I would take over him.

And Alexander overrated? He has a chance to win the rushing triple crown and was second in yardage last year. He has tied the all time receiving TD's in a season record. Uh?

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Barber's averaging almost 10 yards a reception...he may end up with 2300+ all purpose. I know he doesn't have the TDs that Tomlinson or Alexander does, but that's because a) the Giants love that fucking TE pass to Shockey in the red zone, and b) the Giants are pretty mediocre at converting red zone TDs anyway.


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