As most of you know, I'm a big Chicago Bears fan as they're my favorite team in the NFL. I was expecting the Bears to stay in the game, but I didn't expect them to make this more of a one-sided contest in their favor.
The fact that the defense is healthy as of now, one has to take this team as a serious threat to return to the playoffs. They produced a defensive touchdown, a safety, and flat knocked the Colts around on defense which is Chicago Bears football. Matt Forte looked great for the Bears, and the running game is Chicago Bears football.
The Bears crowded the line of scrimmage and made it very clear all night long that the Colts wouldn't get their running game going. Yes, Manning wasn't his normal self at all, but he also gave them the best chance to win this game. However, the Bears just wouldn't let them get in any consistent flow on offense.
Kyle Orton played a very manageable game, and didn't make any costly mistakes. The tight ends Desmond Clark and Greg Olsen helped when needed with catching a key pass or providing some help in run blocking.
The Colts did not play their best game with missed tackles and not using timeouts efficiently(using all three early in the second half). The Colts will get better as a team, and have better days especially in the running game.
Overall, the gameplan from the Bears was executed as well as it could have been. They crowded the line of scrimmage on defense to control the running game, and the playcalling by Ron Turner on offense was good as well.
Anytime the Bears score with their defense(nine points last night), this team is tough to beat. The Bears return game gave them the best average field position in the league a year ago, and that will go a long way for their style of play this year, too. The Bears looked more prepared last night, and it showed.
The Colts will bounce back as a team, and play better mentally than they did in this game. The Bears showed they are capable of at least being a capable challenger for the playoffs and NFC North Title last night. This is only one game, but as a Bears fan, I liked what I saw from them last night. All Bears fans would have to agree.
The Bears are the only team in the league to play their first two games on the road, and that continues in Week 2 with a matchup against 1-0 Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are fresh off an upset of their own in San Diego, so this all the sudden becomes a matchup of what many thought wouldn't be 1-0 teams after Week 1.
Thanks for reading my opinion on the Bears/Colts game. Be sure to check the blogs to the left of this page for more great reads out there!
9/08/2008 07:40:00 PM
David Funk
2 comments:
The Bears looked tough indeed. They have their swagger back. With Orton not giving games away they could challenge for the division title. This could be the top trio of Defenses in any division.
HA your team has Hester, and a QB who is proving himself to the world, playing on the road sucks, specially as opener, but they had one hellofva game the 1st week !!
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