I'm breaking the posting hiatus for this one. I had to. Today the Bears declared loudly and angrily that they belong in the Super Bowl. Nobody outside of Chicago gave us a shot. (Okay, Rick Majerus, calling the Wisconsin-Illinois game picked the Bears, but he thought Ditka was still coaching.) Only the fans believed.
And could any fan have asked for a more balanced victory? A safety and four turnovers by the defense, and it could have easily been six. They made the vaunted Deuce McAllister disappear. Our quarterback didn't turn it over, despite widespread expectations that he would. Instead, he fought through early drops and incompletions to deliver unpasteurized, triple-creme leadership. It helps when you have playmakers like Bernard Berrian, and a punishing running game that has struck a lethal balance. Special teams also delivered today: Robbie Gould gave us a lead we never gave up, the coverage was excellent, and the Weapon didn't lay it on the ground. This most cohesive of teams delivered the most decisive victory of the playoffs just when everybody had counted them out. Can they win one more? I believe; do you?
#2 Max said . . .I believe!
January 22, 2007
#3 Ted said . . .I . . . LOVE . . . LIFE. SUPER BOUND BABY
January 22, 2007
#4 Really Jay Mariotti said . . .I LOVE IT!!! I had rationalized that they COULD win, but wondered if they would. I thought the X-factors would be the weather, injuries (which the Saints could not afford), and Devin Hester.
Only the weather came through for us, but the DEFENSE took all those press clippings from the lamoid "prognosticators", and crammed up their respective anal openings.
Who knew? I know that Brian is a god, but Vasher played like his tail was on fire, and the D-line was all over Mr Cool Brees.Can't wait for ESPN SportsCenter tonight.. and I am sure they will all apologize for their boneheaded predictions. Now.. if only Mr PIB had watched the game.. I am sure he took the points, right? HAH !
January 22, 2007
#5 Megan said . . .Live blogging that game nearly broke my heart - Again.
- Really Jay Mariotti
January 22, 2007
#6 PyroBob said . . .My Brother Sean, "Megan, are the Bears going to the Superbowl?"
Me, "Yes, Sean, they are going to the SuperBowl!:
Sean," No, Fuck you, they are not. You are just teasing me!"
Me,"Sean, the Bears are going to the SuperBowl!"
Sean,"YEEESSSSSS!"January 22, 2007
#7 Danimal said . . .Ahhh, the feeling of vindication...
stamped indelibly in football History forever and ever, Amen!My only wish on this snowy Bears Sunday is that PiB bet the farm or at least the trailer home on the Aint's.
"You mess with the Bears and you're gonna get mauled."January 22, 2007
#8 Pat said . . .If DAAA BEARS play like they did tonight, they can beat both AFC teams! Man there was a riot going on outside my place with police escort! Obsolutely incredible game! I dont know what I'm going to do with myself for two weeks!
January 22, 2007
#9 THOMAS JONES/CEDRIC BENSON/ said . . .I'm not sleeping am I?
January 22, 2007
#10 jonathan said . . .Somebody pinch me! This was a great game for the Bears. Give THOMAS JONES, CEDRIC, and ADRIAN ALOT OF CREDIT...Thanks guys...GIVE BERRIAN ALOT OF CREDIT...what a catch...GIVE THE DEFENSE ALOT OF CREDIT...Ogulye way to get the fumble, Vasher way to pick, D-line way to get the safety, Urlacher way to tip passes, etc. etc...Grossman way to control the ball and make the plays that counted...GOULD...thanks for setting the tone...Maynard for MVP?...Thanks for the great season...I believe...
January 22, 2007
#11 JHOV said . . .GO BEARS!!!
This game just felt right from the start. Really, the game was played wonderfully. If there were any point of constructive criticism, it would be a few disappointing drops from the receiving corps. Rex had a decent, safe day, but it could have been nicer and easier with better hands catching.
Still, all things considered, a fantastic game. This is the Bears team that I've grown to love -- a great game from start to finish.
On to Miami!!!!
January 22, 2007
#12 Tim said . . .I don't believe, I KNOW! We are the best TEAM in the NFL. We will win in Miami.
I'm in Los Angeles and Bears mania is taking over LA!! It's gotta be WONDERFUL to be in the Chi! Congrats to everyone. One more game, and I'd love to see the 1st Black head coach win the Ring while Urlacher gets a chance to get REVENGE on Brady.
January 22, 2007
#13 jonathan said . . .I can't believe that this is happening in my lifetime.
Watching this game, I honestly believed that they were the best team in the league.
BEAR DOWN.
January 22, 2007
#14 Midway Monster said . . .Lovie Smith, on being the first black coach to make it to the Super Bowl:
"I'll feel even better to be the first black coach to hold up the world championship trophy."
Man, I just love the fact that he is smart enough to know to not name the trophy by its formal name, a name which is more a convenience of circumstance and a slight against a true founder of modern football, George Halas (who is incidentally the namesake of the trophy for the NFC conference champion). Lovie, you're a smart man. Bring these Bears a Super Bowl ring!!!!
January 22, 2007
#15 Somedevil said . . .I need someone to take me to the emergency room... seems I cannot wipe this smile off my face.
Here's to all of you to stood firm all season long!
--Midway--
January 22, 2007
#16 District Selectman said . . .Amazing, great job guys.
I turned my ex-gf into a Bear fan today.
BEAR DOWN.
January 22, 2007
#17 Somedevil said . . .Somedevil, that's a hell of a thing to throw out there without elaborating. You need to find a new girlfriend who's already a Bears fan.
January 22, 2007
#18 Bear Down said . . .Ya know District, after today's win. I don't think that is going to be too much trouble.
January 22, 2007
#19 Noah said . . .That.....was......awesome!!!!! Lets just understand that if NE wins, we get Dave back from the dead for a long 2 weeks. Piss on him, we need vengance!!
Tonight we gonna party like it's 19 -8 -ty five!!
January 22, 2007
#20 Mikey said . . .We're going to the super bowl. Wow. Just wow.
January 22, 2007
#21 scott said . . .I was feeling the same things you guys are last year. Enjoy the feeling. But, once the post game adrenalin wears off, do you really think you can beat either AFC team without a more balanced attack?
Except for one drive, Grossman could not bring any consistency to his passing game. That puts massive pressure on your defense and this time you won't be playing a team with no recent post-season experience at home.
I definitely think your best bet is to play the Colts. Tom Brady is scary in the big game. Good luck...
January 22, 2007
#22 Midway Monster said . . .The silence from the trash talkers who haunt this site is deafening. Vindicatiion is ours, Bear fans. The team that has been the best of the NFC all season is heading to the Super Bowl and it feels damn good. I've been watching Rex interviews and he's laser-focused on one more victory. That's the mantra, my friends. One more.
January 22, 2007
#23 District Selectman said . . .Mikey: Shutdap
--Midway--
January 22, 2007
#24 mikebdot said . . .Holy Schmidt, how 'bout that?
January 22, 2007
#25 Bears! said . . .If the Colts cover kick-offs like they did tonight, they're in trouble...
January 22, 2007
#26 T.C. said . . .LOVIE, LOVIE, LOVIE.
January 22, 2007
#27 Coxy said . . .damn i can't believe that we won...after all the talk going into this week about how we will get dirty worked by the saints. Now we finally get what we deserve, to play for a world championship. Way to go guys. The defense turned it up when they needed to do it the most. That safety was the most important play in the game. Bernard Berrian YOU ARE THE MAN...i am not washing my berrian jersey till after the super bowl. My dad got it for me before last weeks game and its only been worn twice. Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson deserve the team mvb though. Without the running game that drive that culminated with Berrian's catch wouldnt have been possible b/c the Saints had to put so many ppl in the box to stop the run.
January 22, 2007
#28 Nick said . . .Domination. The D-Line pressure that we all loved the first half of the season is back. Urlacher all over the field in coverage. Vasher - animal.
Thomas Jones' 7 (I think) consecutive runs for 65 yards was absolutely awesome. Then Sexy Rexy got some momentum going.
The way the D played has removed any doubt in my mind that the Bears SHOULD beat Indy. Get your bets in kids, the spread is 7.
January 22, 2007
#29 District Selectman said . . .Not a soul can say a thing.
We came, we saw,and WE DESTROYED!!!!
Man, I think i am the lukiest soul alive.
I get to watch MY HOME TOWN BEARS beat up Indy from a undisclosed location.
Ill be watching from the sand box brothers....BEAR DOWN AND BELIVE!!!
January 22, 2007
#30 District Selectman said . . .Now that the Colts won, Lovie doesn't have to field questions about being the first black head coach to get to the Super Bowl. Now that is a moot point, and teams can recognize that black coaches are as good as white coaches, and we can all move on to more important things.
While I absolutely hate the state of Indiana and its idiotic highway construction signs (one line of the joke every ten miles of traffic), I do appreciate that Indy has good fans. I just hope we clobber them in Miami.
So much for the conventional wisdom, eh, ESPN????????
January 22, 2007
#31 District Selectman said . . .So...drunk...kghcfjyrxtexwra
January 22, 2007
#32 wally, laverick maverick said . . .I chatted with a Broncos-fan friend of mine and we agreed: it was a major let-down going from a Bears game in the snow to a Colts game in the dome. Can I get a witness on this?
January 22, 2007
#33 District Selectman said . . .Da Bears, I was there in 85 and 86, I have believed in the Da Coach and DA Bears every year. I have moved to Baltimore but my heart is still in Chi Town, I know Walter #34 is looking down and yelling just like me....DA Bears, I'm not looking for trouble, I'm just doing the SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE.
Wally, Mt Airy Maryland...January 22, 2007
#34 District Selectman said . . .drunk. no will to live. my last testament:
January 22, 2007
#35 District Selectman said . . .Please, somebody, tell me what Reggie Bush said after the game. Did he mention losing his second big one in a row? Did he compare Rex to Vince? Inquiring minds want to know...
January 22, 2007
#36 Sayers said . . .Mt. Airy represent. So saith the man from the District.
January 22, 2007
#37 Danimal said . . .Bears Win! Super Bowl here we come!
Great game today. Just great. Hard to pick just one player to give the game ball to. What a fantastic win for the team.
Kudos to the following players for great games:
Adewale Ogunleye
Brian Urlacher
Mark Anderson
Nathan Vasher
Brad Maynard
Robbie Gould
Thomas Jones
Cedric Benson
Bernard Berrian
The Entire Offensive Line
The Entire Special Teams
and last but not least.....Rex Grossman
What a game. What a team. Time to beat us some Colts!
January 22, 2007
#38 - said . . .I just watched Sean Salisbury eat his own words on Sportscenter and question whether the NFC is as bad as everyone says. Bet he feels like an idiot for doubting Da Bears every week.
January 22, 2007
#39 District Selectman said . . .Early ESPN polls show that every state, with the exception of Illinois of course, thinks the Colts are going to win. . . screw 'em. I ain't gonna worry about them for a couple days.
Chicago Bears, The NFC Champs.January 22, 2007
#40 District Selectman said . . .Salisbury's the same guy who showed pix of his cock-n-balls around the office, so I wouldn't put too much stock in his opinion. Plus, he sucked in his career, so that goes double.
January 22, 2007
#41 District Selectman said . . .I am thrilled that Dungy won. I wanted a black head coach to win the Super Bowl, but I didn't want it all on Lovie's head. Now the media can chill: a black head coach will win the Super Bowl. At least our head coach doesn't have to answer every question on the topic.
January 22, 2007
#42 L said . . .My last sputtering before I pass out: Let's give major credit to the respective lines. Everybody talks about them before the game and forgets about them after. These guys dominated on both sides. Felicitations, big babies. You guys are the heroes.
January 22, 2007
#43 CLICHE' MAN said . . .Rex could be the worst statistical QB to ever win a Super Bowl. Da Bears *D* rocks! I believe!!
January 22, 2007
#44 District Selectman said . . .NEVER A DOUBT--------"Da BEARS are on a mission for GOD"--------- Super Bowl Baby!!!-----------One more game , Play like your hair is on fire!!! --Let Reuben Brown carry the ball(ala the FRIDGE) Smack P.M. in the face and it's over, GO BEARS & God Bless our troops
January 22, 2007
#45 Somedevil said . . .January 22, 2007
#46 bake said . . .That's some great news District. I don't even know how I would feel if he was denied that priviledge.
January 22, 2007
#47 Really Jay Mariotti said . . .
Bears Superbowl Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZWQ0a1Z8Z4January 22, 2007
#48 Jillian38EEE said . . .My heart still hurts from yesterday.
- Really Jay Mariotti
January 22, 2007
#49 Da Saints said . . .Bears Wear is IN! I went to Aurora Sports Authority to get my Bears stuff. at 8 AM. The store was jammed. Some woman bought 18 hats @ $30 a piece. Grey tees look great($20) and blue sweatshirt($50) too steep for me. TRIBUNE and SUN-TIMES issues are tremendous.
Hey Dennis Green, I'm ready to 'crown your ass'.
One possible downer-Do you think the Cowboys will go after Lovie, now that Parcells has quit? The Bears don't pay anything and Lovie could triple his salary easily. I just don't see Phillips paying Lovie $4 million+. Maybe they'll let Lovie go after the Super Bowl, get some draft picks and then sign Chico Rivera. I hope it doesn't happen, but the McCaskeys are pretty tight with a buck.
January 22, 2007
#50 kednola said . . .Your team and fans that attend the games are now exposed for the pieces of sh_t they really are. The weak North division is your claim to fame? Da Saints are coming next year you SB losers. I'll be in that number and can't wait to bitch slap some pathetic fan hanging on to 1985. The North is dead. The South is rising. Denis Hasstert is a piece of sh_t. Your votes do not count in nationwide election. Get used to it to be losers. The Saints are Coming!!! Yes, I live in a FEMA trailer with a Plasma TV and season tickets. Thank You America.
February 5, 2007
Haha...... you deserve to lose. After the way the Chicago fans acted in the playoff game, Payton should have ran up the score!! P.S . you guys need a better QB!
February 5, 2007
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