4342bob@homxb.UUCP (R.DEMARCO) (01/02/86)
I just noticed in the paper that the Bears are favored by 8 1/2 points over the Giants in Sundays game. No Way! Someones gonna lose a lot of money this weekend on that one. Predictions for the weekends games: Miami 38 Cleveland 21 Rams 28 Cowboys 27 Giants 27 Bears 21 Raiders 20 Patriots 17 Bob D.
mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz) (01/04/86)
In article <1083@homxb.UUCP> 4342bob@homxb.UUCP (R.DEMARCO) writes: >I just noticed in the paper that the Bears are >favored by 8 1/2 points over the Giants in >Sundays game. No Way! Someones gonna lose a lot >of money this weekend on that one. If the giants are as good as the bears on defense (not so in my opinion, but for argument's sake...) the difference will come down to the field goal kickers, and the Bears have one of the best (this year, all year), and the giants have one of the worst (isn't he a 5th stringer??? humor...) and he didn't do to well against the 49ers. Maybe the Bears will win 9-0. I personally don't think the giants will do very well in Chicago on Sunday, but only time will tell. I know that "on any given Sunday..." BUT the Bears wiped the field with Dallas (in Dallas), partially because of emotion (Ditka coached there 9 years), and DALLAS BEAT the GIANTS TWICE this year, didn't they? I doubt that Mike Ditka's team will not be ready for any playoff game this year (even though they might lose). It just isn't Ditka's style. BTW, in today's San Francisco Chronicle (or was it the San Jose Mercury News), a story on the Bears harped on the fact that the Bears are not only the best team in football (certainly the team to beat, at least), but they are the youngest (avg. age 25.2 years). The Bears have had 9 first round picks in the last 9 years, and 8 of them are starters. No team in the NFC should be able to beat the Bears, but I am afraid that the oakLAnd Raiders might be an AFC team that can beat the Bears at their own game - brutality. I would be extremely surprised if Miami could beat the Bears at a neutral site, especially in a game that the Bears really want to win (want to win as much as the Dolphins do). If the Dolphins had already sewn up their playoff position, like the Bears did, at the time they played, I think the Bears would have won big. I think the Bears wanted to stay undefeated, but Miami wanted to make the playoffs A WHOLE LOT MORE. Go Bears!!!! (The opinions in this article are just that - my opinions). /mykes
jimb@ISM780B.UUCP (01/06/86)
>I just noticed in the paper that the Bears are >favored by 8 1/2 points over the Giants in >Sundays game. No Way! Someones gonna lose a lot >of money this weekend on that one. Were you one of them? -- from the bewildered musings of Jim Brunet, Agitator at Large {ihnp4, decvax}!ima!jimb (most reliable) ucbvax!ucla-cs!ism780!jimb ihnp4!vortex!ism780!jimb or jimb at ima/*cca-unix.arpa ^ this asterisk is necessary!
dday@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (01/11/86)
In article <30400014@ISM780B.UUCP> jimb@ISM780B.UUCP writes: >>I just noticed in the paper that the Bears are >>favored by 8 1/2 points over the Giants in >>Sundays game. No Way! Someones gonna lose a lot >>of money this weekend on that one. > > Were you one of them? > After the game Lawrence Taylor was quoted as saying, "Three or four plays were the difference in the game." Yeah, right, LT -- they're called touchdowns. Several Giants players were quoted as saying that the Bears' D wasn't dominating. WHAT!!?? Check these guys for concussions. Maybe they saw a different game than I did. The Giants: had 32 yards rushing. were 0-14 in third and fourth down conversion attempts had 67 yards total offense in the first 48 minutes of the game (they only started moving a little bit after the game was out of reach) were held to -11 (that's right) yards total offense in the pivotal third quarter. I'm not sure, but it seems to me that this might have been the most dominating D ever in a playoff game. Any other suggestions? -- UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!dday Dennis Doubleday CSNet: dday@umcp-cs University of Maryland ARPA: dday@gymble.umd.edu College Park, MD 20742 Fan of: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, OU Sooners (301) 454-4247
mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz) (01/15/86)
I (a Bears fan, resident of Chicago for 22+ years), was rooting for Miami to win, so that the Bears could really prove that the rest of the NFL should maybe join the USFL (or some other minor league). I have never seen a defense even close to the Bears' this year, including the Bad old Steelers of yesteryear. The Bears have had 9 different players on DEFENSE score touchdowns, not including the Fridge (gotta keep a lot of cold coke in the Fridge) at running back. The teams most likely to beat the bears this year are those whose OFFENSIVE PLAYERS tackle the best! You can shut down the Bears offense, but the defense will score anyway... you just have to score a lot of points against the stingiest defense ever, to beat em. I firmly believe that the Bears can lose the Superbowl, as I have said before. But it won't be New England beating the Bears, it would be the Bears beating themselves. On many occaisions, I have seen teams just out and out lose, which is radically different than getting beat. To me, the Cubs of '84 simply lost the playoffs (they had such a big lead in almost every game, plus they led the series 3-0). Although I am a Bears fan, I will not feel bad if they lose the Superbowl, because in everyone's heart and mind, the Bears have to be the best team in football - this year, if not of all time. Pretty funny how easy it is to eat crow in public... mike schwartz @ 3Com Corp.
richr@iddic.UUCP (Rich Rodgers) (01/16/86)
In article <341@3comvax.UUCP> mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz) writes: > >I (a Bears fan, resident of Chicago for 22+ years), was rooting for Miami This has to be taken into consideration before making rash statements like the following. >defense even close to the Bears' this year, including the Bad old Steelers This part is true. >because in everyone's heart and mind, the Bears have to be the best team >in football - this year, if not of all time. In my opinion, in order to be the best TEAM in football, any time, you must have a balanced DEFENSE and OFFENSE. The bears have not shown this ability to me. The Miami Dolphins (7th best team this year in my mind) clearly showed that the bears DEFENSE AGAINST THE PASS is less than flawless. The Bears OFFENSE is lacking in many catagories. If you were to rephrase your statement to read. The Bears have the best DEFENSE AGAINST THE RUN in football - this year, if not of all time. To compare the Bears TEAM against early Miami, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and even the 49ers of last year is ludicrous at best. All of these teams had superb RUNNING, PASSING OFFENSIVE ATTACKS. AND a devastating defense. >Pretty funny how easy it is to eat crow in public... >mike schwartz @ 3Com Corp. When postulating whether the BEARS will beat the BEARS. I say this is a good possibility. They seem altogether too cocky and self-assurred. New England has shown a unique ability to take advantage of just such opportunities. Prediction: Bears by 6. -- Rich Rodgers tektronix!iddic!richr