Who would have thunk it? The Chicago Bears, with the mad scientist Mike Martz calling the shots on offense are flying high at 2-0 with wins over the Lions and Cowboys. Of course, the win over the Lions is a tainted win since everybody other than the 53 men on the Bears’ roster and the few hundred fans they have know the Lions won that game. It was a bad call, even by the letter of the rule.
The Packers haven’t exactly looked like world-beaters this year until the second half of the Bills’ game. The Packers’ offense finally played like they are capable of and the Bills never had a chance. The Packers have the better team overall than the Bears but on the road on Monday Night Football is always a tough task.
I’m not sure where my confidence level is yet, I do like the fact that the Bears think their excrement doesn’t have an odor. This is the Bears’ Super Bowl, so the Packers will get the their best shot, which is hard to define after two games. Are the Bears the team that lost to the Lions on the field but not on paper or are they the team that beat the Super Bowl favorite Cowboys on their own turf?
Of course you can ask the same question of the Packers I guess. Are the Packers the team that beat a 2009 playoff team on the road on opening day or are they the team that rolled over an also-ran last Sunday? I guess I’ll take either one.
You have to love Bear week. It is an old-school rivalry based on respect, unlike the Packers-Vikings which is based on hate. With the Packers and Bears both 2-0 it makes it that much better. The Bears still suck, however, win-loss records will never change that.
More to come…