They have a 27-6 lead against the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks late in the third quarter. The game is over. Chicago knows it. Seattle knows it. So what do the Bears do? They DON'T put the ball on the ground and wait for the clock to read zero. Ronny calls it and Rex launches a forty-yard touchdown strike to Bernie B. That's called the killer instinct. That's called closing. Phil Simms calls this offense greedy, which is a far cry from what they have been the last decade...shitty. Every time this offense hits the field, I believe they can score. Shane Matthews never instilled that kind of confidence.
Now the picks and my apologies for a pathetic 6-8 last week. Still a respectable 33-25-2 on the year so don't count me out just yet.
DA BEARS -11 OVER BUFFALO
Why do I like the Bears this week?
1. I always like the Bears.
2. I actually don't like this line but I can see the Bears d-line having their way with an overmatched Bills o-line.
3. They may be in the midst of establishing the best current homefield advantage in the NFL.
4. Lovie doesn't let this team believe their hype. They play hard and they play fast.
5. Grossman's line: 21-31, 219 yards, 2 touchdowns
INDIANAPOLIS -18.5 OVER TENNESSEE
Right now if I could have Vince Young or Kordell Stewart, I'd choose death.
WASHINGTON +4.5 OVER NEW YORK GIANTS
Mark Brunell's good. He's always been good. If Mike Vick could throw the ball half as well as Brunell, he wouldn't be fucking terrible.
DETROIT +6.5 OVER MINNESOTA
If Detroit can win this game, the Bears magic number is like 3 or something.
TAMPA BAY +7.5 OVER NEW ORLEANS
If Tampa wins, Jon Gruden is my coach of the year.
ST. LOUIS -3 OVER GREEN BAY
St. Louis has to see this as a must-win. A win moves them to 4-1 and puts them in a tie with Seattle for the division. A loss would be like fucking a hot chick and then realize "her" boner is jabbing you in the stomach.
MIAMI +10.5 OVER NEW ENGLAND
The Dolphins are complete shit. The Patriots are terrific. I don't care.
CAROLINA -9 OVER CLEVELAND
Cleveland is an underrated city. The Blind Pig pub in the Warehouse District is one of my twenty favorite bars in America.
NEW YORK JETS +7 OVER JACKSONVILLE
The Jets are the most fun team to watch in football right now.
KANSAS CITY -4 OVER ARIZONA
Arizona's offensive line is worse than my diet.
SAN FRANCISCO -3.5 OVER OAKLAND
Know what you don't see anymore? Black people wearing Raiders stuff. Black people...
DALLAS +2 OVER PHILADELPHIA
Wins over San Fran, Houston and Green Bay is enough for me. Philly is amazing.
PITTSBURGH +3 OVER SAN DIEGO
What's the all-time record for carries in a game? It might be broken.
DENVER -3 OVER BALTIMORE
Rare football analysis: both these teams will fail to move the ball until the defenses are tired in the fourth quarter. Shockingly, I think Jake Plummer makes the big play...not Steve McNair. I'll shoot myself now.
Hughes, out.
#2 jeff said . . .I'd like to see Angelo get some killer instinct and trade or cut a deal to get either Jerry Porter or Randy Moss before the Oct. 17 deadline. Berrian, Moss and Mohammed make for an imposing set of receivers... Perhaps Superbowl quality receivers. Seriously another big talent outside would help both the passing and the running game.
October 6, 2006
#3 District Selectman said . . .the raiders wouldnt deal porter for less than a 1 so what are they going to ask for in a moss deal?
October 6, 2006
#4 District Selectman said . . .I'd rather see what Mark Bradley can do when he's back to 100% than pick up the Raiders' jetsam.
October 6, 2006
#5 jeff said . . .I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Ravens and the Chargers might just be a tad overrated. And yes, I'm just posting away today, because I've got the day off and the weather in DC is uglier than Charlie Weis's grundle.
October 6, 2006
#6 District Selectman said . . .DS, I like Baltimore much more than San Diego but they lost some serious cred by needing a last second FG to beat Cleveland. The playoffs in the AFC are going to be about home field this year more than ever. I just love the way Peyton Manning is playing right now....not the same old numbers but I've watched him each week and he's just playing with guts.
October 6, 2006
#7 jeff said . . .Baltimore's defense is clearly on fire this year, but I think we all know how far a top 5-ranked defense and a bottom 5-ranked offense will take you. It's going to be a hell of a game on Monday night, and it will do a lot to educate me about the AFC picture. Too bad we're going to have to pay the price of more Kornheiser-Theismann passive-aggressiveness for three quarters and fuck knows which celebrity dipshit for the other one.
Incidentally, Brad Biggs has an article about the Tillman vs. Manning issue. I'll be interested to see what Lee Evans does in this game before I make up my mind on this one.
October 6, 2006
#8 Dave said . . .agreed. i'd like to see ricky in some man to man situations on first and second down. with that pass rush on third downs, i could intercept a half dozen passes this year.
October 6, 2006
Man if you scrubs add Moss, look out. He'll rip that locker room apart in no time.
Man, why would you want to bring that cancer in, plus Mohammed doesn't do well when he has to compeat for the one spot. You must be one stupid ass to want that.
I'm no fan, but Muhammed, Berrian, and some other receivers on your squad are doing pretty good job.
Stick to your day job dip Sh**!
October 11, 2006
Here at DaBearsBlog, you are free to kill us or the Bears as you so wish. You are not free, however, to be an asshole. So if you spew racism or ill-meaning foul language (cursing about football is just fine) or anything of that ilk, your comments ain't gonna last long, jerk.