Well Clavefa I got the second line for Gard's sig bet.
Crown their a**, they are who we thought they were!!!!!!
Crown their a**, they are who we thought they were!!!!!!
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NFL Week 20
- Thread starter mrpackerguy
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well it was very sad to see my team fall apart in Chicago.
Congrats to the Bears for showing up big when it counted. We'll see you in the fall hopefully.
Congrats to the Bears for showing up big when it counted. We'll see you in the fall hopefully.
Here is the second line of Gard's signature.
Just crown their a**. Chicago Bears, they are who we thought they were!!!!!!!!!
Just crown their a**. Chicago Bears, they are who we thought they were!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if Edgerrin James is consoling himself by counting all his money?
Cool for Peyton Manning finally getting there. As much as I hate the Bears, I'm more loyal to the NFC. It should be a good game, but I don't see the Bears beating Indy...though it would be very cool if they did.
Cool for Peyton Manning finally getting there. As much as I hate the Bears, I'm more loyal to the NFC. It should be a good game, but I don't see the Bears beating Indy...though it would be very cool if they did.
jive1
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Well folks, looks like you guys were wrong!
Wheels of the bandwagon have gone flat. From folks on TB to the "experts", everyone picked the Saints or were rooting for them. Did you see how homer Bradshaw was? I almost mistook him for Gard, except Gard is much fatter. It was basically all of America minus about 5 million rooting for the Saints. Sorry America.
"America's team" won't be playing the the Super Bowl. Instead, America will be watching CHICAGO'S TEAM in the big game.
jive1
Commercial User
Here's my post game analysis.
Chris Harris and Danieal Manning played much a better game this week. Except for the big play by Bush, the safeties did a great job of run support and containment. The lesson learned by Bush is that you don't taunt a playoff team. No need to add extra motivation to an already motivated team in their home turf. To his credit, he was one of the first players off of the Saints bench to congratulate the Bears after the game.
Tillman got burned a couple of times, but he mostly did a great job of covering a larger, more physical Colston. Brees racked up a bunch of yards passing, but much if it was under the Bears "bend but don't break" D where they were giving up underneath routes to prevent the big play. The secondary played very well, as Henderson, Colston, and Copper didn't get many catches or yards. Vasher's INT was pretty sweet. It's nice to see a little CB take the ball away from a larger TE.
Bears did a great job of making the Saints one dimensional. The athletic LBs were killing the Saints running game, and applying pressure via the blitz. They did a great job of taking away momentum when necessary, and came up with some key turnovers. Dude, Mark Anderson is a BEAST. He was just brutalizing in the backfield. Once the Saints had to become one dimensional because of the score, and because of the D, it was over for Brees. The Bears just teed off on him, and it takes one hell of a man to be able to stand up under that kind of pressure.
Offense played well. The media forgot to mention the Bears two headed running attack, and that was the show of the day. Hats off to TJ, who basically ran in an entire touchdown drive on his shoulders. Benson didn't gain much statistically, but he was key in wearing down the Saints D. I believe his running helped break down the Saints D, so TJ could tear them apart on the next drive.
O-line played very well, and only ONE penalty all game. They got good push off the LOS, giving Grossman good protection and opening up running lanes for TJ and Benson. Passing offense was efficient, and when they finally started exploiting Fred Thomas, I knew the game would be in the bag. There is no way he could run with Berrian. Grossman didn't have an all-pro performance, but he did good enough and got better as the game went on. He looked a little lost in the first half.
Even though they lost, Will Smith had a great game, and the Saint's D came up big early on when they needed to. But Fred Thomas' liabilities and the fact that they were tired, just kept them from performing on all cylinders all the time. Bush looked amazing as a weapon, but he couldn't do it all by himself. Brees had a bad game, and cost the Saints a game. Colston had some key drops in the beginning of the game, and he looked a little awestruck in the beginning, thus affecting his focus. This is still a good team, but on Sunday there was a better team - The Bears.
Chris Harris and Danieal Manning played much a better game this week. Except for the big play by Bush, the safeties did a great job of run support and containment. The lesson learned by Bush is that you don't taunt a playoff team. No need to add extra motivation to an already motivated team in their home turf. To his credit, he was one of the first players off of the Saints bench to congratulate the Bears after the game.
Tillman got burned a couple of times, but he mostly did a great job of covering a larger, more physical Colston. Brees racked up a bunch of yards passing, but much if it was under the Bears "bend but don't break" D where they were giving up underneath routes to prevent the big play. The secondary played very well, as Henderson, Colston, and Copper didn't get many catches or yards. Vasher's INT was pretty sweet. It's nice to see a little CB take the ball away from a larger TE.
Bears did a great job of making the Saints one dimensional. The athletic LBs were killing the Saints running game, and applying pressure via the blitz. They did a great job of taking away momentum when necessary, and came up with some key turnovers. Dude, Mark Anderson is a BEAST. He was just brutalizing in the backfield. Once the Saints had to become one dimensional because of the score, and because of the D, it was over for Brees. The Bears just teed off on him, and it takes one hell of a man to be able to stand up under that kind of pressure.
Offense played well. The media forgot to mention the Bears two headed running attack, and that was the show of the day. Hats off to TJ, who basically ran in an entire touchdown drive on his shoulders. Benson didn't gain much statistically, but he was key in wearing down the Saints D. I believe his running helped break down the Saints D, so TJ could tear them apart on the next drive.
O-line played very well, and only ONE penalty all game. They got good push off the LOS, giving Grossman good protection and opening up running lanes for TJ and Benson. Passing offense was efficient, and when they finally started exploiting Fred Thomas, I knew the game would be in the bag. There is no way he could run with Berrian. Grossman didn't have an all-pro performance, but he did good enough and got better as the game went on. He looked a little lost in the first half.
Even though they lost, Will Smith had a great game, and the Saint's D came up big early on when they needed to. But Fred Thomas' liabilities and the fact that they were tired, just kept them from performing on all cylinders all the time. Bush looked amazing as a weapon, but he couldn't do it all by himself. Brees had a bad game, and cost the Saints a game. Colston had some key drops in the beginning of the game, and he looked a little awestruck in the beginning, thus affecting his focus. This is still a good team, but on Sunday there was a better team - The Bears.
BTW did anybody see the Bear fan flip us off on the TV? that was hilarious, it was right after Reggie Bush somersaulted into the end-zone (why? I don't know) so he was probably pissed that the camera was showing a quiet crowd. It's all in good fun, I just checked the schedule for 07 and we are playing the Bears again in Soldier Field. I wonder what teams will show up then. 
jive i agree with your analysis, but i would add that the Bears special teams really played well, Maynards punts consistently pinned the saints deep in their territory, and Adrian Peterson was destroying the retuners with his hits and Gould was Gold again.
I just checked the schedule for 07 and we are playing the Bears again in Soldier Field. I wonder what teams will show up then.
The SB XLI champions will be the home team.
-Mike
BTW did anybody see the Bear fan flip us off on the TV? that was hilarious, it was right after Reggie Bush somersaulted into the end-zone (why? I don't know) so he was probably pissed that the camera was showing a quiet crowd. It's all in good fun, I just checked the schedule for 07 and we are playing the Bears again in Soldier Field. I wonder what teams will show up then.
Totally, and they looked pissed, LMAO.
Chi and Indy both played great games. Grossman played within himself and the Chi "D" played great. Indy had enough offensive explosiveness to wear down and overpower the NE "D".
Should be a good matchup - helluva "O" against the league's best "D". Of the 4 units, I'd have to say that Indy's D is slightly more suspect than the Bear's "O". Agsin, should be entertaining. Key for Chicago will be Grossman. If he plays within himself again like he has the last two games, and limits mistakes, Chi has a great chance. It would be nice for the rest of the league to re-gain some respect for the NFC Norris.
Favre watch: 21 days & no decision. The Pack will be back.
Should be a good matchup - helluva "O" against the league's best "D". Of the 4 units, I'd have to say that Indy's D is slightly more suspect than the Bear's "O". Agsin, should be entertaining. Key for Chicago will be Grossman. If he plays within himself again like he has the last two games, and limits mistakes, Chi has a great chance. It would be nice for the rest of the league to re-gain some respect for the NFC Norris.
Favre watch: 21 days & no decision. The Pack will be back.
jive1
Commercial User
Yes, definitely. Maynard was an unsung hero. He was making kicks that were over 50 yards, and pinning them inside the 20 almost everytime.
And Peterson has always been a stud on special teams. It's great to have the nation see what a KILLER he is.
I hope the Bears are considered the "underdogs" again because we seem to do better when we're not the pick. It seems like the games where Chicago was expected to win the defense turned into swiss cheese. And then when the margin was too much in the Bears' favor the offense fell asleep. The Bears play best when they aren't expected to win, and they really play well the 2nd half when it's close going into halftime. I think if the Saints hadn't scored so close to halftime we woudn't have played so well the 2nd half. And the intentional grounding by Brees that led to a safety killed the Saints momentum at the key time.
I'd say to the other teams...you shouldn't taunt a hungry Bear, but it seemed to make them play angry...so Bring It On!
I'd say to the other teams...you shouldn't taunt a hungry Bear, but it seemed to make them play angry...so Bring It On!
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I was feeling that too, when they've had big early leads they've let teams get back in. They play much better in tight games, although yesterday the saints just got pounded into submission in the 4th. qtr.
yeah i did, too... after the "*!#% da Eagles" shirt last week at the superdome, i feel like i've had my fill of obsenity on tv for awhile.
if Brady's recievers had'nt got last minute lobster claws for hands it had been a much diffrent outcome.
but dem's the breaks.
