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A Quick Defense of the Bears

January 15, 2007

I am a Bears fan and I am happy (the Bears beat the Seahawks yesterday to move to the NFC championship). Despite my happiness, I'm getting annoyed with the sports press. I understand the Bears are far from rock solid, but they're not that bad. It's hip to think the Bears are crappy, but this seems to come after wins. The writer rarely talks about the apparently crappier team who walked away with a loss.

The article usually goes something like, "if the Bears could just play well, they'll win." Um, yes. I admit the Bears can be wildly incosistent, but they've won fourteen games this year; you think that'd be enough to convince most people.

I'm glad to get that off my chest. Can't wait for next weekend.

Comments (4 comments so far)

Comment #1:

but your QB is pretty bad. you have to admit that.

Posted by tien on January 15, 2007 at 10:30AM

Comment #2:

Look, he's no Joe Montana. Like the Bears, he's painfully inconsistent. While he held the league high for games with a passer rating below 40 (four), he also came in second for most games with a passer rating over 100 (seven). So yes, he can be incredibly shitty but if he plays like he did yesterday I'll be quite optimistic.

Posted by Matt on January 15, 2007 at 10:34AM

Comment #3:

They're good enough. Look at Ravens and San Diego. Everyone was raving about how awesome they are and look what happened. Indy put up good defense and SD...well...they made too many mistakes. That's life. It's not the rating that matters, it's who gets it done in the end.

Posted by John on January 15, 2007 at 11:51AM

Comment #4:

Da Bears.

Posted by David on January 21, 2007 at 8:54PM

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