Bears Dominate Again
I'm not going to beat around the bush; the Bears are kicking ass right now. They whooped the Lions at home and have now outscored their first two opponents by a score of 60-7. It doesn't get a whole lot better than that, folks, and we should be savoring these victories. I guess the fifteen years of misery have beaten me down, because I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. The good news is it hasn't yet and it doesn't look like it will any time soon. So I'm going to get over my fears and concentrate on the good for the time being.
The Good:
Let's see: Rex Grossman is slinging it. Bernard Berrian is catching it. The Bears have not one but TWO Tight Ends. (who says they should have drafted one?) No sacks allowed all day. Moose is a pro. They've rediscovered that the fullback can actually touch the ball. They scored 34 points today without an effective running game. And that's just on offense.
On defense, they've got the best defensive line in the league and the best linebackers money can buy. The secondary is full of hard hitters and they've only allowed 7 points in 8 quarters. Domination.
On special teams, they've got a wonderful return man, a very solid punter, and a placekicker whose not only perfect on the year in field goals but he's actually got a few touchbacks as well.
The Bears look so good, that Chris Collinsworth said they're the favorite to go to the Super Bowl this year and Bob Costas didn't have a sarcastic comment to make. That's pretty good.
The Bad:
Well, um, there's not much that's bad right now. I can nitpick and say that the running game still hasn't done much; and that the defense has given up more yards than you'd think considering the amount of points they've allowed. But man, that's really being picky. Frankly, the Bears' crap smells like roses right now.
The Lions:
The team from Detroit was especially ugly today. 14 penalties and every one of them was a killer. And Roy Williams got a heaping helping of shut up. I mean, it's stupid how close they were to 40 points. The Bears, that is. GO BEARS!