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Hey guys,
I know its a bit late in the day but I also know thats theres gonna be plenty of people on the forum between now and kickoff. Just trying to get some thoughts / opionions out there. I'll start....
First of all, HOMER ALERT!!! Chicago guy here and Bears fan...but here's how I'm seeing it.
1) Detroits first MNF game in 10 years, or whatever...city, players, busdrivers, ditch diggers, all of them are gonna be jacked up for this game...theres no way detroit will lose...Ive been seeing a lot of this rationale lately and I dont quite agree with it. Not being used to playing on MNF or prime time is not necessarily a good thing. Body clock off, boring Monday, just thinking all day, Detroit knows its supposes to be all jacked up, but I think this angle actually favors the Bears experience.
2) Bears are the more experienced team, and although the #'s dont reflect it this year as they have played very good offensive teams. Bears still have Peppers, Urlacher, and Briggs, who are studs and usually come to play when the bright lights of prime tim are on them. Bears get Chris Harris back today who has been out for two weeks, he is their best safety and being without him the last two weeks has really hurt.
3) I am worried about the Bears O-Line vs. the Lions D-Line...Suh, Williams, VandenBoesch, and apparently Fairley is going to get his first action of the year. This is scary, no doubt about it...but Detroit plays a very aggressive style of defense and I expect Bears to be ready for that.
4) Bears have a number of ex-Lions connections that might give them an emotional boost. Former coaches Marinelli and Martz and former wideout Roy Williams. Now, I know this is kinda silly but one defensive coach, one offensive coach and a player, I could see the team rallying around this.
5) Its a more important game for the Bears, plain and simple. Theres been a lot of hoopla over the 4-0 Lions and the two big comebacks theyve had in the last two weeks, but they arent far from being a 2-2 team, with wins over just TB and KC. They still have a crummy defense despite Suh being a beast down low. I think the Bears come out prepared, and although I wont play a ML I give them a shot to win, and I think theyll be able to score enough to cover the 7 points.
Bears +7 is my pick...but you probably figured that out after i said Homer Alert
I'd love to hear some analysis as we approach game time.
GLTA:thumbs:
I know its a bit late in the day but I also know thats theres gonna be plenty of people on the forum between now and kickoff. Just trying to get some thoughts / opionions out there. I'll start....
First of all, HOMER ALERT!!! Chicago guy here and Bears fan...but here's how I'm seeing it.
1) Detroits first MNF game in 10 years, or whatever...city, players, busdrivers, ditch diggers, all of them are gonna be jacked up for this game...theres no way detroit will lose...Ive been seeing a lot of this rationale lately and I dont quite agree with it. Not being used to playing on MNF or prime time is not necessarily a good thing. Body clock off, boring Monday, just thinking all day, Detroit knows its supposes to be all jacked up, but I think this angle actually favors the Bears experience.
2) Bears are the more experienced team, and although the #'s dont reflect it this year as they have played very good offensive teams. Bears still have Peppers, Urlacher, and Briggs, who are studs and usually come to play when the bright lights of prime tim are on them. Bears get Chris Harris back today who has been out for two weeks, he is their best safety and being without him the last two weeks has really hurt.
3) I am worried about the Bears O-Line vs. the Lions D-Line...Suh, Williams, VandenBoesch, and apparently Fairley is going to get his first action of the year. This is scary, no doubt about it...but Detroit plays a very aggressive style of defense and I expect Bears to be ready for that.
4) Bears have a number of ex-Lions connections that might give them an emotional boost. Former coaches Marinelli and Martz and former wideout Roy Williams. Now, I know this is kinda silly but one defensive coach, one offensive coach and a player, I could see the team rallying around this.
5) Its a more important game for the Bears, plain and simple. Theres been a lot of hoopla over the 4-0 Lions and the two big comebacks theyve had in the last two weeks, but they arent far from being a 2-2 team, with wins over just TB and KC. They still have a crummy defense despite Suh being a beast down low. I think the Bears come out prepared, and although I wont play a ML I give them a shot to win, and I think theyll be able to score enough to cover the 7 points.
Bears +7 is my pick...but you probably figured that out after i said Homer Alert
I'd love to hear some analysis as we approach game time.
GLTA:thumbs:
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