Bears Blitz

Published by Cliff Potter on January 17, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears

Unlike anything seen this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ relentless defense and the Green Bay Packers’ relentless offense scattered, respectively, the Baltimore Ravens’ offense and Atlanta Falcons’ defense. A messy set of games for the birds. It is hard after the Chicago Bears dismantled the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday not to believe that one of the three teams who destroyed the flocks will win the Super Bowl.

Sure, the New York Jets continue to amaze. Yet New England was far weaker than imagined. The New York Jets exposed the New England Patriots need for perfection every week in another romp far worse than the final score. 

Yet the ferocity of the other two teams, one more ferocious on offense and the other more ferocious on defense, seemed so overwhelming to require surgery on previous views of who would reach the Super Bowl, especially if you think that the Seahawks were bound to lose so badly even if they did lose a primary player on one of the first plays of the Bears game.

Yet in each case, the real proof was in the claim in most sports that defense wins championships. And these three have the best defenses. 

For many, the big surprise was the almost perfect play of Jay Cutler. Although we must discount this play due to the fact that he was facing little pressure for much of the game and a Seahawks secondary that was at best makeshift, the fact is that Cutler became a championship quarterback yesterday.

Despite Sanchez’s improved play, is there any doubt at this point that these three quarterbacks are the best out there next weekend?

If you could, what other order would you take Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler for your team? For that matter, after you saw Cutler yesterday, are you willing to predict who will have the better game next Sunday?

So we are down to four, each of which has great strengths and less weakness. For me, the Bears’ four head-coached team is superior to every other team at this juncture from a coaching standpoint.

Silly me to doubt that Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz could not conjure up a top-four offense, that Rod Martinelli could not coach defense and provide a personality counter to head coach Lovie Smith as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Chicago Bears. Or that Mike Tice who as offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears bore at least some responsibility for the New York Giants’ record number of sacks in one half could have a line that allowed virtually nothing for the past few games.

So, aside from the Pittsburgh Steelers game, which history shows could be close indeed, the Bears and Packers game down memory lane could be all it is cracked up to be. Immovable defense and great offenses keyed by two quality quarterbacks.

Could we have a one-point game? And do we go with Rodgers given his maturity and age, or with Cutler for his youthful vigor?

One thing seems certain. No one will believe that Rex Ryan will win a Super Bowl this year. And given his big mouth performance so far, maybe we are all wrong.

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