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Does the Coin Toss matter? I just read something about the Colts being the away team and getting the coin toss, so I decided to look at how the coin toss played out in the game. Going back 10 years, the team with the toss won it 6 times and lost 4 times. Now here is the kicker, in the 6 games in which they won the toss, that team has only one once (1-5 record), the 2000 Rams who won 23-16 with that last second stop at the goalline. When the team lost the toss, they went 3-1. So I hope Indy wins the toss..... Another thing I am trying to research is the record of Dome teams in Super Bowls when playing on grass. I took a quick look and I could not even find a dome team in the win column other than STL, but they played both of their SB's in domes.

I think it will depend on the outcome of this next game. The Bears may need the money to upgrade other parts of the team that are more of a need than a want. It would be nice to have 11 Pro-Bowlers on each side of the ball, but that is never going to happen. If Briggs does move on, it will be a sad day.

Just get a Pro Bowl jersey. ;-)

For a little fun, post a caption. BTW, I am in the process of uploading all the NFC Championship and mid-week pics in the How Does This Work sub-forum. So if someone can post there I will upload the rest.

That is a hard question because of the eras they played in were so different. Urlacher is the best athlete of them all, but Butkus tore people's heads off every game. I would say right now Butkus is 1st with Urlacher in a close 2nd. Mini-Ditka is 3rd, then Singletary.

It is very hard to gauge the Colts defense, but the one thing that can't be disputed is that they play worse on grass, and they have the propensity to let up a ton of yardage on the ground. They have played better with Sanders, but even he wasn't that much of a factor during their last few games on grass against the run: w/ Sanders on grass: at TEN 17-20 L (219 Rushing Yards Allowed) at JAX 17-44 L (375 Rushing Yards Allowed) at HOU 24-27 L (191 Rushing Yds Allowed) So with Sanders on grass they are 0-3. Jacksonville's running game is the closest to the Bears with Jones-Drew/Taylor compared to Jones/Benson. It also looks like the Bears will have the ability for some big plays if the Colts play the one deep safety. Nick Harper's injury is also a concern for Indy's D.

MVP would be hilarious.

This one is funny. Grossman gets the most votes (30%). The others (Dilfer - 23%, Eason - 18%, Woodley - 15%, Ferragamo - 14%) This seems more like a chronological poll than anything: Rex - 2006, Dilfer - 2000, Eason - 1985, Woodley - 1982, Ferragamo - 1979. Dilfer had 1500 yds during his SB season with a 12-11 TD-INT ratio. He then threw for (130/117/190/153) throughout the playoffs. Eason had 2156 yds during the season and had a 11-17 TD-INT. Woodley had 1080 yds and a 5-8 TD-INT, then threw for 87 yds in the AFC Championship and 97 yds in the SuperBowl. Finally, Ferragamo had 778 yds with a 5-10 TD-INT during the season and was probably the worst regular season QB to start in a SB. In comparison, Grossman had 3193 yds with 23 TDs and 20 INTs during the season, then threw for 282 yds 1-1 TD-INT vs Seattle and 144 yds, 1-0 TD-INT vs NO in the playoffs. http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/index

As expected, but nice to get more of a confirmation. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/foot...s.ap/index.html

I have a few from CBS that I will post in the Pics thread within a day or two.

I hate Mariotti and the fact that he is always brought up. The only reason we are talking about him is because is purposely stirring the pot. Which is annoying as hell. 500 rounds of ammo is not that much, especially if you have different types of weapons. Johnson screwed up, so let the courts do their job and deal with him. I would assume that this is his last shot (no pun intended) with the Bears. If he messes up again the Bears will cut him and move on, and he will probably sign with the Bengals so he can fit in better.

Hilarious

"Young idiot", I love Olin. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2962

Colts Injury Update - Nick Harper - High Ankle Sprain (Doubtful - Questionable) Peyton Manning - Bruised Thumb (Probable) ESPN SportsNation has a poll about the SuperBowl, and surprisingly the highest votes go to the Bears in a close game: 36.0% Bears will win a close game 34.4% Colts will win a close game 20.6% Colts will win easily 8.9% Bears will win easily http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation...g?event_id=2751

41 is also 7 more than Payton's number which is the opening line. 41 is the mirror image of 14, Griese's number!

A Tank doesn't need no guns. We should know sometime today, but the Trib report and SI.com seem to be conflicting. Here is the headlines at Rotoworld: They seem to think the Trib article is not accurate and that there is still a chance he will not be permitted to go. If he doesn't go, it will seriously be a conspiracy.

This picture said it all, and I can imagine it will look the same way for the Superbowl. The Accuscore computer was the only one who got it right.

Carter is a douche. Everyone knows it is Defense and a Running Game. This is not the AFL.

This is a great matchup for the Bears. Indy has the worst Rushing Defense in the league (173 YPG) which will allow the Bears to keep Manning off the field. Check these out: Indy on Grass (2-3) at DEN 34-31 W (227 Rushing Yards Allowed) at NE 27-20 W (148 Rushing Yards Allowed) at TEN 17-20 L (219 Rushing Yards Allowed) at JAX 17-44 L (375 Rushing Yards Allowed) at HOU 24-27 L (191 Rushing Yds Allowed) They let up an average of 232 YPG on the ground when playing on grass. That is huge and cannot be overlooked. Also, Hester will be playing in Miami again. I have a feeling he is going to come up big on at least one play. BTW, Hobbs for NE had 220 Return Yards against Indy with one 80 Yd return. Salisbury has already picked Indy, so the Bears are looking good. Bradley should be back which will give the Bears another option on Offense (Jones, Benson, Clark, Muhammad, Berrian, Davis, Bradley).

I think this is the perfect situation. Outdoors on grass as Underdogs. Indy has the worst Rushing Defense in the league (173 YPG) and their offense is not as good as the Saints. I thought this was funny too. Cris Carter picks the Colts and says: "Great offense beats great defense". I could swear it was the other way around? Is he smoking some funny stuff again?

No way, my last prediction was right on!

"The Bears are who we thought they were" "Crown their Asses"

Indy is very similar to New Orleans and we have already seen the Pats. I like either matchup.

I change my prediction, Bears 39 - Saints 14

That game was a microcosm of the season, offense when we needed it, great Special Teams, and opportunistic Defense. 39-14. I was way off.