Not this time
I'm sorry to report that my favorite team, the Chicago Bears, ran into a better team last night. Congratulations to the Colts and their fans. It's good to see a class guy like Tony Dungy get this win if we can't.
I'm disappointed. Don't get me wrong. The Bears had a few opportunities to do something that would've made it more interesting. The pass returned for a TD was only one such failed opportunity. Shoulda woulda coulda... We lost.
It was clear to me that Grossman will someday be a good QB in this league. Heck, he already is most of the time. But he'll probably never be great. He isn't Peyton Manning. He isn't half Peyton Manning. Manning was able to adjust his game to the conditions. Rex couldn't do so. He wasn't savvy enough to adjust for the wet ball. Two critical errors he made, both inceptions, were on balls that hung up and didn't go as far as he'd expected them to travel. That doesn't happen to Manning.
The Colts running game was also working well and by the second half our defense was missing a lot of tackles. No doubt they were exhausted due to the fact that our offense hadn't produced a single first down in nearly 30 minutes of game time.
But there isn't any bitterness in me. I have a lot of respect for the Colts and the job they did last night. I enjoy they way they handle themselves although I have to admit I'm not a big fan of Manning's antics at the line of scrimmage.
I guess I'll just have to be satisfied the Bears are 2nd best. Damn it.
I'm disappointed. Don't get me wrong. The Bears had a few opportunities to do something that would've made it more interesting. The pass returned for a TD was only one such failed opportunity. Shoulda woulda coulda... We lost.
It was clear to me that Grossman will someday be a good QB in this league. Heck, he already is most of the time. But he'll probably never be great. He isn't Peyton Manning. He isn't half Peyton Manning. Manning was able to adjust his game to the conditions. Rex couldn't do so. He wasn't savvy enough to adjust for the wet ball. Two critical errors he made, both inceptions, were on balls that hung up and didn't go as far as he'd expected them to travel. That doesn't happen to Manning.
The Colts running game was also working well and by the second half our defense was missing a lot of tackles. No doubt they were exhausted due to the fact that our offense hadn't produced a single first down in nearly 30 minutes of game time.
But there isn't any bitterness in me. I have a lot of respect for the Colts and the job they did last night. I enjoy they way they handle themselves although I have to admit I'm not a big fan of Manning's antics at the line of scrimmage.
I guess I'll just have to be satisfied the Bears are 2nd best. Damn it.
posted by crackerdog at 8:00 AM
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