Official Bears-Saints Game Thread

[Joemailman]

I kind of like the Saints in this one. Brees over Grossman is an edge for the Saints. I also thought Deuce McAllister looked great last week and could have another big week. The Saints defense is nothing special, but the Bears defense hasn't been anything great lately either.

Fortunately for the Bears, the game is in Chicago. If it were in New Orleans, Rex Grossman, seeing all the people down there, would think it was Mardi Gras and wouldn't prepare for the game.

[MJZiggy]

Go SAINTS!!! May they kick the living shit out of the Bears 42-0.

[Charles Woodson]

I also thought Deuce McAllister looked great last week .

McAllister has been a BIG surprise i mean alot of people with Bush coming in predicted that McAllister would get pushed out but hes done very well..Stinks for those suckers on my ff league that took bush in the 3 round while i took McAllister in the 8th

[SD GB fan]

deuce has been sensational. he runs with a lot of power and just plows over defenders. hes got some shake and bake in him too. week 5 against the bucs. anyone remember him in that game?

[Charles Woodson]

deuce has been sensational. he runs with a lot of power and just plows over defenders. hes got some shake and bake in him too. week 5 against the bucs. anyone remember him in that game?

I think bucs fans do

5 TB W 24-21 15 123 8.2

had over a 100 yards in first half correct?

[mmmdk]

I want the Saints to win...but Bears keep winning, I don't get it, yet Bears keep winning. Bears will lose a super bowl though while Saints will have a shot vs Colts not Pats.

Bears will probably win but my eldest brother is a Saints fan and I've been to the super dome (to see danish kicker Morten Andersen in 1992). Saints lost to the Bills in that game.

[oregonpackfan]

I predict Grossman will throw 3 INT's and fumble the ball away once.

At that time Griese will take over but it will be too late for the Bears.

Saints 28

Bears 21

[BooHoo]

I'm also predicting a Saints win. A last second field goal to win. I also predict a low scoring game. The Bears D will be strong and the Bears O will be weak.

[Bretsky]

It would not surprise me if the Bears win; the NFC is horrid.

Neither team would be a top 4 team in the AFC.

That's why they play the game; one of them will have a chance to be the world champ while being about the 5th best team in football.

[swede]

It would not surprise me if the Bears win; the NFC is horrid.

Neither team would be a top 4 team in the AFC.

That's why they play the game; one of them will have a chance to be the world champ while being about the 5th best team in football.
:worship:

[Partial]

I think the Saints roll. Reggie Bush will have another huge game and will take Urlacher with him every step he takes.

[Guiness]

deuce has been sensational. he runs with a lot of power and just plows over defenders. hes got some shake and bake in him too. week 5 against the bucs. anyone remember him in that game?

Anybody who thought Deuce was washed up, and wouldn't contribute this year was an idiot. He was a first round pick in every FF league last year, no way does he fall off the face of the earth.

[MadtownPacker]

The bears D was letting Alexander run for big chunks all game long last week and he didnt even look fast doing it.

Duece and Bush should be the deciding factor in this game if the weather gets ugly. If not then its grossman vs Brees and that is a good thing.

Is the predator MM still starting at CB for the Saints?

[Partial]

The bears D was letting Alexander run for big chunks all game long last week and he didnt even look fast doing it.

Duece and Bush should be the deciding factor in this game if the weather gets ugly. If not then its grossman vs Brees and that is a good thing.

Is the predator MM still starting at CB for the Saints?

ding ding ding.

They are going to ride the Deuce all the way to victory. My guess is they use a playaction draw a lot, and fake the run to the corner with Bush while using Deuce on the draw. Urlacher is going to stay on bush all game long.

[Packnut]

test

[MJZiggy]

You gained a woman somehow.

[billy_oliver880]

You gained a woman somehow.

A man's dream right there...as long as you are not married to them. :D

[Packnut]

You gained a woman somehow.

Yeah, guess I have a pretty active imagination. :lol:

[GrnBay007]

You gained a woman somehow.

Yeah, guess I have a pretty active imagination. :lol:


Packnut = Bretsky's idol :P

[GrnBay007]

NFL's FINAL FOUR POWER RANKINGS

1. Colts

2. Patriots

3. Saints

4. Bears

Rex Grossman played well enough in Sunday's overtime win over the Seahawks, tossing for 282 yards and a touchdown. With every person in a 500-mile radius of Chicago monitoring his play like an NFL Films archivist, Rex did what he had to do — he got his team the win. Grossman's biggest play came on third down in OT, when he hit a streaking Rashied Davis for a 30-yard dart that set up Robbie Gould's eventual game-winning field goal.

"The most important thing is we won,'' said the Bears quarterback after the game. "I don't care how we do it. I really don't. This is the most unbelievable situation we are in now. We're in the NFC Championship, and we win one game we're in the Super Bowl. I'm two wins away from having a ring on my finger for the rest of my life.''

Grossman's going to need the suddenly banged-up and beaten-on Bears defense to show up Sunday if he wants to make it past New Orleans and to Miami. Chicago's D, playing without Tommie Harris, Mike Brown, and dealing with Tank Johnson's current situation — has been hit or miss over the last month of play. The Bears have given up 20 or more points in their last five games. The Saints boast the league's top passing offense. If ever there was a time for the league's most storied D to get back on track, Sunday's it.





Is it just me, or does pretty much everything Grossman says to the media sound kinda silly?

[MJZiggy]

No, it's not just you.

[MJZiggy]

dp

[GrnBay007]

Playoff notes: Saints coach shrugs off chilly Chicago weather

CBS SportsLine.com wire reports


METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has shown little concern over how his players will adapt to the weather in Chicago during Sunday's NFC championship game.

Temperatures were in the 40s in New Orleans on Wednesday, on the cold side for this time of year. But the Saints opted to train inside rather than outside on their grass practice fields.

"My concern more is the footing. We've played before in cold weather," said Payton, who coached in a cold climate when he was an assistant with the New York Giants from 1999-2002. "In 2000, I think the last 37 practices we had in New York were inside and yet we played outside."

The Giants went to the Super Bowl that season, losing to Baltimore.

"We'll be ready for the elements and we'll adjust accordingly," Payton said. "We're kind of in a pretty good routine and I kind of like the routine."

In the playoffs, teams from the South have performed well in cold-weather cities in recent years. Michael Vick led Atlanta to a victory at Green Bay in the playoffs following the 2002 season. That same season, Tampa Bay advanced to the Super Bowl by winning the NFC championship game at Philadelphia.

Last season, the Bears lost a home playoff game to Carolina, with Louisiana native Jake Delhomme playing quarterback for the Panthers.

Payton won't discount the effects cold weather and wind can have on a game, but he just doesn't believe the Saints are better served by diverting from the practice routine that has been successful for them to this point.

"We've got a quarterback who's played in Big Ten and understands the conditions," Payton said of Drew Brees, who played at Purdue. "It is what you make of it."

Brees and Reggie Bush are both players who'll have to handle the ball a lot in Chicago, where temperatures are expected to be in the low 30s or 20s for Sunday's game. They also downplayed the weather.

"I don't worry about that," Bush said. "I'm just going to play football. Cold weather's not going to bother me. It's still a football field. It's still 100 yards. It's not going to change."

[MJZiggy]

Saint and the City: Fujita Finds Match in New Orleans

By William Kalec
Special to The Washington Post
Saturday, January 20, 2007; Page E01

METAIRIE, La., Jan. 19 -- Mt. Fujita towers six to eight inches, depending on how tightly it's wrapped, and is easily scaled by those with an empty stomach or sophisticated palate.

At Rock-N-Sake, a sushi bar in New Orleans's warehouse district, the edible homage to Saints linebacker Scott Fujita consists of crawfish and tuna rolls coupled with avocado sauce and is stacked like a pyramid. For the fifth-year journeyman linebacker who was traded by Kansas City and let go by Dallas without much of a free agent fight, the namesake dish and local cult-hero status is an honor offered with this disclaimer: "I don't want to get all sappy or anything, but . . ." Fujita said.

Scott Fujita
At a sushi bar in New Orleans, the edible homage to Saints linebacker Scott Fujita consists of crawfish and tuna rolls coupled with avocado sauce and is stacked like a pyramid. (Doug Benc - Getty Images)
THE ROAD TO SUPER BOWL XLI
Sunday
New Orleans at Chicago, 3 p.m.
New England at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m.


For all the stories about what the Saints, a traditional NFL punch line, have spiritually done for New Orleans, and for all the ones that will be written if the team beats the Bears in the NFC championship game Sunday in Chicago, Fujita's situation serves as a reminder that some players needed this place as much as it needed them.

Less than eight months after racking up a team-best 112 tackles for the Chiefs in 2004, management leaked word that Fujita was expendable in training camp. The team worked a trade to the Cowboys, for whom he started the last eight games of the 2005 season, but only because of injuries. Although the Cowboys offered him a contract before his deal expired last year, Fujita said the terms "declined" throughout the free agency period, leading him to look elsewhere -- even here, a franchise and community shrouded in uncertainty.

"It's kind of a reciprocal relationship," he said.

Presented with a nearly impossible sales job, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis provided a calculated tour of the city when Fujita visited in March. He didn't avoid sections devastated from Hurricane Katrina, but made sure to tour and talk up parts of town where water damage was minimal or nonexistent.

Of course, when the discussion turned to football (Loomis estimates talk was split 50-50 with all free agents between business and the living situation in New Orleans) the Saints sold Fujita on continuing his relationship with Coach Sean Payton and defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs, who were brought over from Bill Parcells's staff in Dallas.

"We felt like not only is he a quality player," Loomis said, "but also that we had a chance to get him. . . . Sometimes in free agency you need to go after the guys you can get, not just go after anyone and everyone, particularly in our circumstance."

Fujita signed March 13, two days before quarterback Drew Brees signed, and was the eldest Saints starting linebacker when the regular season began. Linebacker Scott Shanle joined the team in late August from Dallas for an undisclosed draft pick. Seventh-year veteran Mark Simoneau was acquired a few days later in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for Donte Stallworth. Fujita eventually stood out from the no-name group thanks to the unintentional marketing genius of cornerback Mike McKenzie, who called Fujita the "Asian Assassin" on the Sept. 25 "Monday Night Football" lineup roll call. In that same game against the Atlanta Falcons, a national audience watched Fujita deliver a Samurai bow (a tribute to his adoptive father, Rod, who is of Japanese-American decent) after sacking Michael Vick.

He's bowed before, several times actually, but the move was never copied by Pop Warner linebackers around town. And he's never had a sushi roll named after him. And he says it was six weeks before he had to buy his own drink in New Orleans.

"And it has nothing to do with me being a Saint," Fujita said. "It was just people recognizing that I must have looked like an out-of-towner with my flip-flops, sandy hair and surfer's backpack. They must have thought, 'Man, we need to buy this guy a drink.'

"It was just a unique -- I don't want to call it a marriage -- but I felt like we just fit right in."

Nothing more than a sideshow to the Saints' big-tent offense, Fujita has directed a defense that -- statistically, anyway -- isn't substantially more accomplished than the 2005 unit, surrendering just five yards less per game than last year and totaling the same number of turnovers. Fujita's 96 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks weren't individual career highs, either.

Still, the injection of new players such as Fujita have produced several big-play moments, including stopping Philadelphia inside the 5-yard line last week and forcing a field goal with the score 27-21 and causing Coach Andy Reid to call for a punt on fourth and 15 with less than two minutes remaining.

"When I got here in free agency and a lot of the new coaches got here, I looked at it as kind of a fresh start for me in my career and a fresh start for the coaches," Fujita said. "But it was also a fresh start for the guys that were here in the past and wanted something new to come around, and something new to get emotional about and get excited about. So I don't want to forget about those guys at all, and I don't think everyone else should.

"We have been riding an emotional wave this whole year. But, you can't discredit [us], this is a damn good team that I'm playing on, too."

[The Shadow]

Go Saints!

[Bretsky]

Saint and the City: Fujita Finds Match in New Orleans


you asked several times what FA's TT could have signed; this guy is another

[Bretsky]

I hope for very good weather in Chicago tomorrow

The Saints have better talent and are the better team
Bad weather and unfavorable conditions benefits the Bears and may actually propel the Bears to a Super Bowl. I hope not though.

Sean Payton, for a rookie or vet coach, has been tremendous

[MadtownPacker]

Agreed about Sean Payton. He has won alot of close games and that shows me that the team is well coached. They had only one game where they looked bad and have pulled out alot of close wins. The bears could barely get by a team of wounded ducks.. or seahawks. NO is playing tremendous on offense at a time when the bears D is not feeling it like early in the season. If Brees can get his throw on, it's over.

I wish it was tomorrow so I could watch the Saints destroy the bears. Then I will feel like the 2006 season has ended.

[Rastak]

I like the Saints in this one but if Grossman plays above average the Bears certainly have a good chance with home field.


So my prediction is the Saints.....

[MadtownPacker]

Wrex had his good game (by his standards) last week. Maybe he will feel that since he threw a TD last game this week is the Ds turn to score and win the game like they have done for so many games this season.

[BooHoo]

Believe it will be good and close. Makes for good watching!

[GrnBay007]

Sunday'smeeting with the New Orleans Saints will be the Bears first appearance in the NFC title game since Jan. 8, 1989, when they lost to the
49ers at Soldier Field.

Since winning the Super Bowl, Chicago is 4-8 in the playoffs, including last Sunday's 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.


18 years to get back to the NFC title game.

[Scott Campbell]

The luck stops here.


Bye bye bears.

[MJZiggy]

Chilly day in Chicago with light snow predicted. Let's hope the Southern Saints can outrun the conditions.

[Bretsky]

Chilly day in Chicago with light snow predicted. Let's hope the Southern Saints can outrun the conditions.


Somebody above wants to give the Bears a good chance; the last time the Saints played in weather this bad they got their @ssses kicked in Pittsburg.

I truly believe the Saints would manhandle the Bears in good weather. Now I'm thinking the Bears might win :cry:

[MJZiggy]

Don't say horrible things like that B!!! :whaa:

[Joemailman]

I think the weather issue is overdone. The Bears haven't exactly been stellar at Soldier Field in the playoffs in recent years. It will come down to which team can handle the pressure of playing in a game this big.

[Bretsky]

I think the weather issue is overdone. The Bears haven't exactly been stellar at Soldier Field in the playoffs in recent years. It will come down to which team can handle the pressure of playing in a game this big.

The Saints have some guys who are tailor made for a great field; Soldier Field is going to be windy, slippery, sloppy, and snowy today. It'll be a slow field and cuts that can be made on a normal field won't be made tonight. IMO this all favors the Bears.

[Scott Campbell]

The Saints have some guys who are tailor made for a great field; Soldier Field is going to be windy, slippery, sloppy, and snowy today.


The playing conditions would be a disgrace even if the weather was beautiful.

[MJZiggy]

Hey, if it doesn't get as warm (?) as expected, and the snow holds off, wouldn't that mean that the field would be frozen and less likely to get chewed up during the course of the game?

[BEARMAN]

WHERE IS THE LUV ? (LOL) :shock:

#1. They are a dome team playing in the Cold/Wet on Grass.
#2. They are playing infront of Da BEARS 12th man.
#3. It has been hard to beat Da BEARS at our house this year.
#4. Rex will have another great game.
#5. Da BEARS defense will rise up and shutdown Brees/Bush/Duce.
#6. It is the year of Da BEARS !

GO BEARS GO !

[MJZiggy]

The Bears have a 12th man? Funny they were missing a few body parts last week...

When was Rexy's last great game?

The defense is a playmaker short and that seems to have made a difference, no?

Seems to me to be the year of the Saints...

[Partial]

The Saints are going to be hurt by the snow more than the Bears.

[BallHawk]

#3. It has been hard to beat Da BEARS at our house this year.

That's why two average teams, the Packers and the Dolphins, both beat you there right?

[GrnBay007]

Hmmm......20 min. to game time and they just scanned the stadium and there appears to be lots of empty seats. Maybe they are all using the potty before the game starts. :P

[Rastak]

Hmmm......20 min. to game time and they just scanned the stadium and there appears to be lots of empty seats. Maybe they are all using the potty before the game starts. :P


Partying like crazy outside from what I've seen. If it's anything like when I was there, you could be right though. My Bear fan hosts and myself must have had at least 8 beers before the damn game even started. Can you imagine on NFC championship Sunday?

[GrnBay007]

Nice intro by Aikman

[Rastak]

Great catch by Henderson......

[MJZiggy]

So much for my theory of it being cold enough and frozen and them getting some footing... :doh:

[Bretsky]

The game is young; hope the Saints get this going. Low scoring is what the Bears are probably hoping for

[Rastak]

So much for my theory of it being cold enough and frozen and them getting some footing... :doh:


Field is REALLY slippery.......

[Rastak]

Always fall on the ball you idiots!

[Lurker64]

Holy crap, how many people had a shot at that fumble? Five?

[Rastak]

Holy crap, how many people had a shot at that fumble? Five?

Yea, a safety can try and scoop it up but a DE should drop on the damn thing.......

[Lurker64]

Yea, a safety can try and scoop it up but a DE should drop on the damn thing.......

At least football coaches at the college and high school level have some very obvious and notable examples from this year's NFL playoffs to hammer home the point "when the ball is lose and live, fall on it." The Chargers likely lost as a failure to learn that lesson, let's see how much it costs the Bears.

[Partial]

Where is the snow? We just got about 4-5 inches about an hour north of Soldier Field.

[Rastak]

Yea, a safety can try and scoop it up but a DE should drop on the damn thing.......

At least football coaches at the college and high school level have some very obvious and notable examples from this year's NFL playoffs to hammer home the point "when the ball is lose and live, fall on it." The Chargers likely lost as a failure to learn that lesson, let's see how much it costs the Bears.

yea, that makes perfect sense...running it in is great if you can but a turnover swings momentum.

[Lurker64]

Where is the snow? We just got about 4-5 inches about an hour north of Soldier Field.

We got a similar amount a couple of hours west of Soldier field, so I'm also puzzled. Maybe it's coming later.

[MadtownPacker]

This game is going very bad for the bears. Not scoring on the fumble is likely gonna come back and bite them in the ass. Wrex needs those plays to happen today.

[Rastak]

Nice catch by Bush....

[Rastak]

LOL, what the hell did I just tell those guys....fall on the ball!

[Rastak]

BIG play here.....

[MadtownPacker]

lovie is tripping!! Letting his ego get to him. Insead of taken the easy 3 to get on the board he is gonna chance making all that worth nothing.

[Rastak]

lovie is tripping!! Letting his ego get to him. Insead of taken the easy 3 to get on the board he is gonna chance making all that worth nothing.


Yea, I would have kicked it.....

[GrnBay007]

LOL sexy rexy is looking kinda nervous

[Bretsky]

they made it so it looks like the call was alright.

Way to choke Rex

[Rastak]

they made it so it looks like the call was alright.

Way to choke Rex

He had that guy open, nice tip by the Saints.....

[hurleyfan]

Hi kids... just joining the game on T.V., and the forum!

Fuck, saints fumbled the K O

[MadtownPacker]

lovie assured himself he would not be viewed as weak by kicking the FG.

[Rastak]

Hi kids... just joining the game on T.V., and the forum!

Fuck, saints fubmled the K O


Greets Hurley, looks like he was down to me.....

[GrnBay007]

Hi Hurley..................bring the Saints some luck!

[MJZiggy]

He was down.

[hurleyfan]

Hi Hurley..................bring the Saints some luck!

Sure hope I can!!

[MadtownPacker]

Doesnt it count once a knee or ball are down? It is gonna be too close. The bears will get it.

[hurleyfan]

HOMER CALL

[Rastak]

Doesnt it count once a knee or ball are down? It is gonna be too close. The bears will get it.


I thought he was down myself.....

[Bretsky]

Hi Hurley..................bring the Saints some luck!


They need it

Of course somebody who has the betting whammy could have nearly guaranteed a Saints win by betting on the Bears instead of insisting on jinxing the Saints.

[GrnBay007]

Hi Hurley..................bring the Saints some luck!


They need it

Of course somebody who has the betting whammy could have nearly guaranteed a Saints win by betting on the Bears instead of insisting on jinxing the Saints.

Don't trying throwing that guilt around. I bet to win! :P

[Bretsky]

Hi Hurley..................bring the Saints some luck!


They need it

Of course somebody who has the betting whammy could have nearly guaranteed a Saints win by betting on the Bears instead of insisting on jinxing the Saints.

Don't trying throwing that guilt around. I bet to win! :P


Let the Bears victory be on your shoulders

[Rastak]

I hope you guys took the "under"......

[MJZiggy]

Yes! Defense. Keep 'em out of the end zone.

[hurleyfan]

Did I hear right.. 3 fumbles by the Saints already?

Only 6 points for da Bears...

[MJZiggy]

Yessir!

[BooHoo]

This is a good game so far. I like close games.

[BooHoo]

Bad field and poor footing makes for a low scoring game.

[Rastak]

This is a good game so far. I like close games.


Indeed....Bears are playing pretty tough.....

[BooHoo]

The Saints can't hang onto the ball.

[GrnBay007]

Saints need to get more pressure on Rex.....force a meltdown!

:P

[hurleyfan]

Bad field and poor footing makes for a low scoring game.

No excuse for all the fumbles tho..

[BallHawk]

Wow, Rex completed a pass.

[hurleyfan]

That was a good pass.. gotta give him that!

[Rastak]

Where's Tagge?

[GrnBay007]

Where's Tagge?

Maybe he's at the game with his Packer jersey on harassing the bear fans...lol

[hurleyfan]

Where's Tagge?

Maybe he's at the game with his Packer jersey on harassing the bear fans...lol

That would be a HOOT!

[Rastak]

Where's Tagge?

Maybe he's at the game with his Packer jersey on harassing the bear fans...lol

Very possible, he may very well be at the emergency room by now then....

[hurleyfan]

good D Saints!!

wonder if the Bear fans are getting nervous yet?!?!

[Rastak]

good D Saints!!

wonder if the Bear fans are getting nervous yet?!?!


Why, the field is slippery and they are up by two scores......


That having been said, I like the Saints offense and they may very well break out in the second half.....

[hurleyfan]

good D Saints!!

wonder if the Bear fans are getting nervous yet?!?!


Why, the field is slippery and they are up by two scores......


That having been said, I like the Saints offense and they may very well break out in the second half.....

Why wouldn't they be nervouss.. only field goals after all the turn overs, and the only REAL yards they got were on one pass play..

[Rastak]

good D Saints!!

wonder if the Bear fans are getting nervous yet?!?!


Why, the field is slippery and they are up by two scores......


That having been said, I like the Saints offense and they may very well break out in the second half.....

Why wouldn't they be nervouss.. only field goals after all the turn overs, and the only REAL yards they got were on one pass play..



If I'm up by 9 I'm not playing scared...I agree they could have been up by more....but I think the field is affecting both teams, the Saints haven't done much at all.

[Rastak]

Very nice play by Tillman....I've hated him since he took that ball from Moss in the endzone in his rookie year.......

[Rastak]

I guess I'm blogging here....LOL....that was a great run by Jones.....

[Bretsky]

this game sucks; the Saints are getting manhandled. A TD here will be very rough

[BallHawk]

I guess I'm blogging here....LOL....that was a great run by Jones.....

Wish he would of done more of that when I needed him. :evil:

[Bretsky]

DANGET McKENZIE, I start you up a Fan Club and you whiff on that tackle !

[Rastak]

I guess I'm blogging here....LOL....that was a great run by Jones.....

Wish he would of done more of that when I needed him. :evil:

He was on your FF team I take it?

[Bretsky]

I guess I'm blogging here....LOL....that was a great run by Jones.....

Wish he would of done more of that when I needed him. :evil:


Note to Hawk; GO RB earlier next year ...lol :wink:

[BallHawk]

I guess I'm blogging here....LOL....that was a great run by Jones.....

Wish he would of done more of that when I needed him. :evil:


Note to Hawk; GO RB earlier next year ...lol :wink:

I went and got Rudi, which worked out good for the most part, but couldn't find a solid #2 all year.

As I say this Jones scores...life's a bitch.

[MadtownPacker]

If the Saints dont score a TD in the last two minutes of the half this game is over.

[Bretsky]

Plenty of time left; but the Saints really need to score next

[BallHawk]

If the Saints dont score a TD in the last two minutes of the half this game is over.

I wouldn't say it'd be over, but the staff would have good reason to put up the plastic tarp in the home team's locker room.

[Rastak]

If the Saints dont score a TD in the last two minutes of the half this game is over.


It's still a 2 score game......they have time, but the Bears gotta be flying high.....

[MJZiggy]

Maybe they'll start celebrating before they actually finish the game?

[Rastak]

Maybe they'll start celebrating before they actually finish the game?


I highly doubt it. The prize is close......

[BallHawk]

Nice catch by Colston,

[Rastak]

Nice catch by Colston,

Very nice catch,,,,Saints driving......

[Bretsky]

Brees is just not on

[BallHawk]

TD SAINTS!

Boy, did they need that.

[MJZiggy]

TOUCHDOWN!!!! yES!!!!

[Rastak]

I'd go for two.....

[Rastak]

XP....it's STILL a two score game...I would have gone for 2.


I'm funny that way.....

[Bretsky]

Gosh I'm looking forward to that second game

[Rastak]

Gosh I'm looking forward to that second game


This is a great game......second game should be good too!

[BallHawk]

Gosh I'm looking forward to that second game

Do we have a game thread for that one?

[Bretsky]

Not yet; why don't you do the honor ??

[BallHawk]

Not yet; why don't you do the honor ??

It's up.

[b bulldog]

Does Reggie Bush play for the Saints??

[Rastak]

Very good non-call.....


edit:hmmmm, on second look......I'm not so sure.....

[Bretsky]

terrible block there; they need to get some Bush active in the game

[BallHawk]

OMG, that was amazing.

[Bretsky]

WOW; I AM A PROPHET...lol

[Rastak]

Reggie is QUICK.......

[b bulldog]

Bush just shut me up, big time play! :)

[Rastak]

He might want to watch his back after that cocky shit at the end though......

[J-Rok]

Bears need to respond, or I think they're dead. I was telling all the Bears fans around me that they needed more points. The Saints will regroup.

They are..

[Iron Mike]

Did anybody see Urslacker stop trying to chase down Reggie Bush???

Pussy!!!!!

[J-Rok]

Billy Cundiff? LOL

I didn't know he was on the Saints.

[Rastak]

Did anybody see Urslacker stop trying to chase down Reggie Bush???

Pussy!!!!!

Could you name a MLB that COULD chase down Bush?

[Rastak]

Big MO on the Saints side.....

[Bretsky]

Billy Cundiff? LOL

I didn't know he was on the Saints.


kickoff specialist

[Iron Mike]

Will Smif got jiggy wit it!!!

[J-Rok]

Cundiff obviously deserved it...

Na na na na na na na. Na na na na na na! Gettin' jiggy wit it.

[Iron Mike]

Did anybody see Urslacker stop trying to chase down Reggie Bush???

Pussy!!!!!

Could you name a MLB that COULD chase down Bush?

I know a few that WOULDN'T give up and stop running.

Pussy.

[Rastak]

Did anybody see Urslacker stop trying to chase down Reggie Bush???

Pussy!!!!!

Could you name a MLB that COULD chase down Bush?

I know a few that WOULDN'T give up and stop running.

Pussy.'

That would make a HUGE difference I would guess. Maybe pop a hammy and show how brave they were.....

[Iron Mike]

Did anybody see Urslacker stop trying to chase down Reggie Bush???

Pussy!!!!!

Could you name a MLB that COULD chase down Bush?

I know a few that WOULDN'T give up and stop running.

Pussy.'

That would make a HUGE difference I would guess. Maybe pop a hammy and show how brave they were.....

Well, seeing how he's pimped like the second coming of Christ..I guess he could just heal himself. :lol: :lol:

[Rastak]

Good composure by Brees......

[b bulldog]

deuuuuuuuuce!

[J-Rok]

Brees is very efficient right now.

[Rastak]

Nice play by Christ (just kidding Iron Mike!)


Big play coming up......

[J-Rok]

Oh well.

[BallHawk]

Did anybody really expect him to make that?

[GBRulz]

That's a tough call w/ the conditions. Need the points but pinning the bears deep would be nice, too

[J-Rok]

Not when I heard Cundiff's name called.

[Rastak]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

[Iron Mike]

Gettin' jiggy wit it!!!

[Bretsky]

YES< WAY TO GO MACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

[Rastak]

Gettin' jiggy wit it!!!


Cool avatar......

[Iron Mike]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

C'mon his rating's almost 40!!!! :P

[J-Rok]

Grossman: 5-19 for 64 yards - 41.12
Brees: 19-32 for 295 yards, 2 tds - 110.81 rating.

I don't see the Bears winning if they fall behind by two scores.

[Rastak]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

C'mon his rating's almost 40!!!! :P

I think it was zero when against Vikes in Chicago.....man he's bad....

[J-Rok]

Oh my.

[Rastak]

That's a zafety......excellent call.......you can't do that.....

[Rastak]

He was no where near the tackle......and nobody near the ball......

[J-Rok]

A dose of Cedric Benson should work wonders for the Bears now.

[GBRulz]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

C'mon his rating's almost 40!!!! :P

I think it was zero when against Vikes in Chicago.....man he's bad....

and you still couldn't beat them, now THAT'S bad !!

[J-Rok]

Obviously, I was wrong.

[Rastak]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

C'mon his rating's almost 40!!!! :P

I think it was zero when against Vikes in Chicago.....man he's bad....

and you still couldn't beat them, now THAT'S bad !!


Thanks for bringing that up..... :roll:

[Iron Mike]

Gettin' jiggy wit it!!!

[BallHawk]

Well, at least he hasn't turned the ball over yet.

[Iron Mike]

OK.....that last pass by Grossman WASN'T intentional grounding?

[J-Rok]

Reggie's just so quick.

I was thinking the exact same thing, Mike. I guess there was a running back off screen or something.

[Rastak]

OK.....that last pass by Grossman WASN'T intentional grounding?

If he was avoiding a sack then yes indeed, it should have been.....

[GBRulz]

Grossman isn't looking too sharp to me.......

C'mon his rating's almost 40!!!! :P

I think it was zero when against Vikes in Chicago.....man he's bad....

and you still couldn't beat them, now THAT'S bad !!


Thanks for bringing that up..... :roll:

Look at the bright side, at least Grossy isn't your QB! Actually, I don't think he'll be Chicago's QB next year, either

[J-Rok]

On the bright side, if it was called, they would've been five yards back and that punt would've stayed inside the five.

[J-Rok]

I forgot it was snowing outside. I saw the snow falling in Soldier Field and checked out my window. It's coming down pretty hard.

[Rastak]

Nice pass.......they need at least 3 to get it to 7......

[Rastak]

Was that Orton on the sidelines chatting with Rex?

[Bretsky]

Momentum seems to be once again changing to da Bears

[GBRulz]

Ras, are you wanting the Bears to win?

[J-Rok]

He loves his teddy bears.

[Rastak]

Ras, are you wanting the Bears to win?


Not really, if they lose Rivera might get hired instead of Tomlin.....I'm just WAYYYY more neutral than you guys.......

[Rastak]

WOW....what a friggen catch.......WOW........

[Bretsky]

IS THAT FRED THOMAS OR AHMAD CARROLL ???

NO DOUBT THAT THE SAINTS WILL BE GOING WITH A CB IN ROUND ONE OF THE DRAFT

THOMAS IS TERRIBLE

[Rastak]

This place just went quiet.......

[GBRulz]

damn.

[J-Rok]

Ahmad Carroll would've held Berrian, so the ball would've been overthrown.

[Bretsky]

On the brighter side, 24 is back on tomorrrow !!!!!

[Rastak]

On the brighter side, 24 is back on tomorrrow !!!!!

What's that?

[J-Rok]

Chicago. The only place where 60,000 people are abducted into a ufo and cheer.

[Bretsky]

CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP

This is going to be Bears Ball

[Rastak]

Chicago. The only place where 60,000 people are abducted into a ufo and cheer.

Nice stadium on the inside, I'm gonna try and catch the Vikes Bears next year again.....

[Bretsky]

On the brighter side, 24 is back on tomorrrow !!!!!

What's that?

The greatest show in the history of TV

[J-Rok]

Yeah, it is. But I have to shield my eyes when I go to the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium.

[MJZiggy]

Yeah, it is. But I have to shield my eyes when I go to the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium.

lol...

[Rastak]

On the brighter side, 24 is back on tomorrrow !!!!!

What's that?

The greatest show in the history of TV

Last TV show I watched was WKRP.....LOL.....never heard of it.....

[Rastak]

Yeah, it is. But I have to shield my eyes when I go to the Field Museum or Shedd Aquarium. :lol: :lol:

[BallHawk]

Chicago can put the game away with a TD.

[Bretsky]

It looks over; but a TD will end it for sure

[BallHawk]

I'm dreading the influx of the bear trolls showing up. :roll:

[BallHawk]

All good stories must end eventually...

[Bretsky]

The won't hit us too hard.

Wonder if Jerry Tagge is slamming hit head into a brick wall right now ?

[J-Rok]

I'm dreading the next two weeks of dealing with all the Bear fans around me.

[GBRulz]

I'm dreading the influx of the bear trolls showing up. :roll:

Yes, give them their one damn thread and just ignore them !

[GBRulz]

B, can u send your plowing guy over to my house? I'm too lazy to go out and snowblow.... GB got about 5 inches so far today and still coming down

[J-Rok]

The Bears are out of reach.

[MadtownPacker]

They dont get no damn thread. They didnt show up when it looked gloomy then they dont get to show up when the sun is out either.

[Rastak]

The won't hit us too hard.

Wonder if Jerry Tagge is slamming hit head into a brick wall right now ?


No, he'll come up with some outlandish bullshit I'm guessing.....

[BallHawk]

God, I hope the Bears get pummeled in the Super Bowl.

[billy_oliver880]

unbelievable! The saints forgot to play ball. :x

[GBRulz]

God, I hope the Bears get pummeled in the Super Bowl.

ditto

[Rastak]

Well, I was dead wrong, I said if Grossman didn't have a great game the Bears would lose..... :oops:


Not too accurate it seems.....

[GBRulz]

Well, I was dead wrong, I said if Grossman didn't have a great game the Bears would lose..... :oops:


Not too accurate it seems.....

Well, by his standards, he has though!

[b bulldog]

Congrats to the Bears. Strong D and awesome S. T.'s can get you a long way. Reminds me of the UW football team.

[Rastak]

Well, I was dead wrong, I said if Grossman didn't have a great game the Bears would lose..... :oops:


Not too accurate it seems.....

Well, by his standards, he has though!


All bullshit aside he's had some very good games this years. I wouldn't say he was ON today at all....can't wait for the second game....GO COLTS!


F You IRSAY!

[MJZiggy]

All I can say at this point is, go AFC!

[ND72]

I will admit, I picked both the Bears and Indy to make the super bowl...Bears defense is just very good, and on a day when they can just get their Offense to do something, they're very very good. My only hope, is for a Chicago Indy super bowl, cause I don't have much belief in the Patriots to beat the Bears, personally.

[ND72]

How good is the rookie Mark Anderson? A lot of it for the bears is the QB being pushed to him, but he's everywhere.

[Bretsky]

This really doesn't surprise me that much; I've thought all along the NFC was wide open.

Do the Bears get to the Super Bowl if they have to go through the top 4 teams in the AFC ?? No chance.

But in the NFC healthy they are probably the best team, and even without their best DL and S they are as good as anybody when Grossman is competent.

[Iron Mike]

Can anybody tell me how much Troy Aikman gets paid to state (and restate) the obvious??? :x

[Rastak]

How good is the rookie Mark Anderson? A lot of it for the bears is the QB being pushed to him, but he's everywhere.

He's very good.......very impressive.

[ND72]

How good is the rookie Mark Anderson? A lot of it for the bears is the QB being pushed to him, but he's everywhere.

He's very good.......very impressive.


Last year before the draft, buddy of mine and I said, watch for the Alabama Defensive players to be very good at the next level...and again this year, there are some Alabama defensive players that could be very good...

[Bretsky]

B, can u send your plowing guy over to my house? I'm too lazy to go out and snowblow.... GB got about 5 inches so far today and still coming down


He just left my joint; he even came to get the Van key to move it so he could do a good job. Of course it's still snowing anyways

[b bulldog]

About time we get some snow :lol:

[Rastak]

How good is the rookie Mark Anderson? A lot of it for the bears is the QB being pushed to him, but he's everywhere.

He's very good.......very impressive.


Last year before the draft, buddy of mine and I said, watch for the Alabama Defensive players to be very good at the next level...and again this year, there are some Alabama defensive players that could be very good...


Then you and your buddy know your stuff my friend!

[b bulldog]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls

[MJZiggy]

It must not have snowed enough there because now we're getting it here. To think, last week it reached 70 degrees... :violin:

[Bretsky]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls


I'm sure a couple gate keepers will be watching

[Rastak]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls

I wouldn't mind if it were intelligent conversation.....but it never is......

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

It must not have snowed enough there because now we're getting it here. To think, last week it reached 70 degrees... :violin:

Yep, I didn't even know it was going to snow today.

[b bulldog]

They deservedly should be very excited and happy, I wish the Packers were in their place.

[b bulldog]

I don't have the great hatred for the Bears as I do for the Vikings. The Bears and Packers mirror each other imo. I will be rooting for them to lose in Miami though.

[MJZiggy]

It must not have snowed enough there because now we're getting it here. To think, last week it reached 70 degrees... :violin:

Yep, I didn't even know it was going to snow today.

I knew it was supposed to snow a bit but not like this. Is there school for you guys tomorrow?

[Iron Mike]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls

I wouldn't mind if it were intelligent conversation.....but it never is......

BEAR DOWN BI-QUEEN FAN!!!!!! :P :P

[billy_oliver880]

Pretty sure I saw a Bear fan flip the camera off in the third quarter. I am not the only one right???

[Rastak]

I don't have the great hatred for the Bears as I do for the Vikings. The Bears and Packers mirror each other imo. I will be rooting for them to lose in Miami though.


I feel the same way Bulldog! But opposite..... :)

[Rastak]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls

I wouldn't mind if it were intelligent conversation.....but it never is......

BEAR DOWN BI-QUEEN FAN!!!!!! :P :P


Good imitation.....say, are you a Bear troll?


:P :P

[MadtownPacker]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls
Aint gonna happen. They can go to another board with that garbage.

[Rastak]

Shit, that Gatoraide bath could kill a guy this time of year in this climate.....

[Iron Mike]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls

I wouldn't mind if it were intelligent conversation.....but it never is......

BEAR DOWN BI-QUEEN FAN!!!!!! :P :P


Good imitation.....say, are you a Bear troll?


:P :P

I just can't bring myself to make the same spelling and grammatical errors, :oops:

[MJZiggy]

Do you suppose they'll use a hot gatorade bath?

[mmmdk]

I want the Saints to win...but Bears keep winning, I don't get it, yet Bears keep winning. Bears will lose a super bowl though while Saints will have a shot vs Colts not Pats.

Bears will probably win but my eldest brother is a Saints fan and I've been to the super dome (to see danish kicker Morten Andersen in 1992). Saints lost to the Bills in that game.

Bears win, too bad about the Saints but Saints made numerous mistakes- can't go to the Super Bowl playing this bad. Also, no pressure on Grossman.

[Rastak]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls
Aint gonna happen. They can go to another board with that garbage.

At least allow a Tagge - Bear thread......that would be an equal thing....

[Iron Mike]

Prepare for the invasion of the bear trolls
Aint gonna happen. They can go to another board with that garbage.

Nice smackdown on the troll already, Mad.....:bow:

[mmmdk]

I don't have the great hatred for the Bears as I do for the Vikings. The Bears and Packers mirror each other imo. I will be rooting for them to lose in Miami though.

I second the above, not you Rastak though, just the Vikings.

[MJZiggy]

I still hate the Bears.

[Rastak]

I don't have the great hatred for the Bears as I do for the Vikings. The Bears and Packers mirror each other imo. I will be rooting for them to lose in Miami though.

I second the above, not you Rastak though, just the Vikings.

No problem Mike....you catch that Denmark-USA game?


:) :) :)


Sorry, I was fired up for that......

[BallHawk]

Lovie, at times, reminds of me of President Wayne Palmer from 24. The only difference between those two is that I actually like Palmer.

[Rastak]

Looks like the Bears hoist the Halas......

[wist43]

Doesn't matter who they face in the SB... they're going to get waxed.

Just as I don't regard the Packers to be an 8-8 team, I don't regard the Bears as a SB team...

The real SB is being played tonight.

[]{ilr]3]

Saints just made to many mistakes. I wonder if they should have taken the weather conditions more seriously? Just seemed like they tried to push it off like it wasnt even a concern and practiced inside all week from what little I read.

bears fought a good fight and deserved this win. To bad they didnt deserve lasts weeks to be in this position. Just feels like they dont belong.

[GBRulz]

I don't have the great hatred for the Bears as I do for the Vikings. The Bears and Packers mirror each other imo. I will be rooting for them to lose in Miami though.

I hate them both! Why couldn't MN have moved to another div and Tampa Bay stayed in ours? I liked making the annual trip to FL !! Outside of GB, Tampa always had the largest gathering of Packer fans!