Well, Super Bowl XLI is in the books and the Bears came up short. It was an uphill battle to begin with and, ultimately, the Bears were unable to do the things they needed to do to win. They were actually very lucky that the score was not much more of a blowout than it […]
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Well, Super Bowl XLI is in the books and the Bears came up short. It was an uphill battle to begin with and, ultimately, the Bears were unable to do the things they needed to do to win. They were actually very lucky that the score was not much more of a blowout than it ended up being. The Bears defense was able to stop the Colts several times in the red zone but, despite that success, was not successful in keeping the Colts off the field. Of course, the offense deserves the fair share of the blame. The best option for keeping Manning off the field would have been to be able to run a consistent ball control offense. Other than the Hester run back of the opening kickoff and the early interception of Manning, there were not many bright spots for the Bears who were dominated statistically and who went for long periods of time without a first down and, when they needed to pass, the nightmare scenario of Grossman being forced to throw yielded expected results (especially in the heavy rain): turnovers. At least we didn’t lose to a team that I hate. I like the Colts, Dungy and Manning so I guess if anyone had to win, I’m glad that they did. Whatever we have to do to NOT have the Patriots win again, but it is still a very sad way to end a season. I think, reflecting on the season as a whole, the Bears were fairly lucky to get into the Super Bowl in the first place. They really were lucky to have a 13-3 record and the first seed in the NFC because I feel like they were really a 5th or 6th seed team who, because of a little luck, a weak schedule and a generally weak NFC (relative to the AFC) ended up with a chance. Thanks to the Bears red zone defense, the game was at least close until the end but at the half I had a bad feeling about the second half and the Bears did not make the adjustments necessary to compete in the second half. What a bummer.
Despite my intense focus on the Bears and downing a six-pack of Bud Light, I did keep a few notes on the game (a stupid annual tradition):
Pre-Game Programming. First of all, even I don’t need FOUR HOURS of pre-game nonsense. I went with my family for a walk in the local nature center and that was a much better way to prepare for the game. The kickoff show was really lame. Circ de Soliel and the NFL just don’t mix well and this show seemed particularly lame.
Halftime Program: Lame. I never liked Prince and, like Circ de Soliel, the little elf from Minnesota is just a little too girly for a football game.
Post-Game Show: OK, I get that Peyton Manning won a Cadillac. The NFL is the most blatantly commercial sport I know, but have they just given up handing out an MVP trophy in exchange for a car? If I were Peyton, I’d rather have the trophy. Also, I like Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy but between them and Colts owner Jim Irsay I think I have had enough of the overtly Christian rhetoric. The Lord got them there, thanks to God for the victory and other cheesy references were a little much for me.
The Commercials. The commercials were very weak for the Super Bowl.
Well, that’s it for football commentary until after Labor Day.
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