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And people talk about the Bears facing any tough teams this year? How about the Saints. Look at their schedule. They lost to the 3 AFC teams they played... Baltimore (understandable), but then to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati?
The Saints were able to beat up on the Falcons (not hard to do), Tampa Bay (not hard to do), and the Giants (again... not hard to do).
They squeaked by against Philly both times they face the Eagles.
People are acting like the Saints are some juggernaut here. Sure, they have some weapons on offense. But they are a very beatable team. I watched their defense only get 1 sack and get no picks off of an aging Jeff Garcia. And outside of Colston being able to jump, I don't see him being much of a receiving threat against the Bears D. Speed receivers can exploit the Bears, but they will cover Colston like a blanket. The running game is where the Saints might have a chance against the Bears, but if the Saints defense can't pressure Grossman to force turnovers; I don't see how the Saints offense is going to match the Bears offense.
It's about balance. The Bears aren't the dominating defensive force they've been. But they have they are much better on special teams and can still make big, clutch plays on defense (like late in the 4th quarter last Sunday) when they need to.
The Bears can match the Saints offense. That's not a problem. The Bears don't do any one thing really great which works to their advantage. You can pressure Grossman, but then Jones and Benson will run it down your throat. You can try to cover Berrian, then Muhammad or Clark will beat you (or Rashid Davis).
The Saints have one receiver and their running game is going to face a challenge going against the likes of Briggs and Urlacher. Reggie Bush may be fast, but not even Michael Vick could run away from Urlacher.
The intangibles are going to be the difference in this game. The turnovers... the freak plays... maybe Devin Hester returns one for a touchdown... I don't know. This is by no means a lock for either team. As the cliche goes, "any given Sunday..."
The Saints were able to beat up on the Falcons (not hard to do), Tampa Bay (not hard to do), and the Giants (again... not hard to do).
They squeaked by against Philly both times they face the Eagles.
People are acting like the Saints are some juggernaut here. Sure, they have some weapons on offense. But they are a very beatable team. I watched their defense only get 1 sack and get no picks off of an aging Jeff Garcia. And outside of Colston being able to jump, I don't see him being much of a receiving threat against the Bears D. Speed receivers can exploit the Bears, but they will cover Colston like a blanket. The running game is where the Saints might have a chance against the Bears, but if the Saints defense can't pressure Grossman to force turnovers; I don't see how the Saints offense is going to match the Bears offense.
It's about balance. The Bears aren't the dominating defensive force they've been. But they have they are much better on special teams and can still make big, clutch plays on defense (like late in the 4th quarter last Sunday) when they need to.
The Bears can match the Saints offense. That's not a problem. The Bears don't do any one thing really great which works to their advantage. You can pressure Grossman, but then Jones and Benson will run it down your throat. You can try to cover Berrian, then Muhammad or Clark will beat you (or Rashid Davis).
The Saints have one receiver and their running game is going to face a challenge going against the likes of Briggs and Urlacher. Reggie Bush may be fast, but not even Michael Vick could run away from Urlacher.
The intangibles are going to be the difference in this game. The turnovers... the freak plays... maybe Devin Hester returns one for a touchdown... I don't know. This is by no means a lock for either team. As the cliche goes, "any given Sunday..."
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