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From: mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Bears by 8 1/2????? HA
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 20:20:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 14 20:20:31 1986
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Reply-To: mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz)
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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.