Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Does anyone still have doubts about the Bears?

I wonder if there is anyone out there who think there is something the Chicago Bears cannot do.

When preseason started, people were predicting a 5-11 season which was insane because the Bears were 7-9 last year. Adding Brian Urlacher, Julius Peppers, Chris Harris, and Chester Taylor equals two less wins? I'd like to see how people came up with that prediction.

After a 4-3 start, people then started saying, "Their 2nd half schedule is a lot harder. They will beat the Bills and maybe the Lions. They will be lucky to win two games after the bye week." Since the bye week, the Bears are 7-1.

Then there were the people who said, "The Packers are still gonna win the division. That week 17 game is going to determine the division and Green Bay will win that game. The Bears are gonna have a hard time getting in as a wild card because the Giants own the tiebreaker over the Bears. If the Bears finish 10-6, I see them missing the playoffs." The Bears are now NFC North champs and would have won the division with a 10-6 record. The match-up with Green Bay this Sunday is pretty much meaningless for the Bears.

Then there was the doubts about the final four games. People said, "Those last four games are brutal. There's a really good chance they lose all four of those games. The Eagles are probably going to get that first round bye." Well so far the Bears have won two out of the first three games and they already clinched the first round bye.

So far this season everything that people doubted about the Bears were proven incorrect. Anything left? I really believe the Bears have a great chance to make it to the Super Bowl and why should anyone doubt that they will win the Super Bowl? The way this season is going, I wouldn't be surprised if Tom Brady broke his arm falling out of his hotel bed the day of the Super Bowl.