Come To Think Of It: Black Friday May Lead To Black & Blue Sunday For Bears
Published by Bob Warja on November 27, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
Today may be what they call “Black Friday”, the busiest shopping day of the year. But for the Chicago Bears team, the only shopping they should be doing is to stock up on some Advil, because they may be pretty beat up come Sunday night.
It used to be the Bears doing the beatdowns. But this Minnesota Vikings team is really good. If it’s not the Bears bodies that will be hurting after this game, it may be their ego.
Look, I’m a die-hard Bears fan but even I’m not sure I want the Bears to upset the heavily favorited Vikes. For one thing, it would lead to more of the false optimism that may result in justification for another year of Lovie Smith as head coach and Jerry as GM.
For another thing, it will mask the problems that need to be addressed on this team.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint, a win for the Bears this Sunday is not likely. Brett Favre is not throwing interceptions, so the Vikings will not beat themselves. He was nearly perfect last week against the Seahawks.
Even if you stop Favre’s passing, can you stop Adrian Peterson‘s rushing? They haven’t before, and he is still the same prolific runner as always, though he has an ankle (as Wanny would say). Peterson is listed as “probable” on the injury report.
Then there is the Minnesota defense, led by the hated but equally awesome Jared Allen. Allen said this about Jay Cutler after he signed with the Bears: “Twice a year I’m going to peel the back of his head off the turf.”
Allen goes up against Orlando Pace this week, and let’s face it, he is not playing like a hall of famer these days.
And if that nightmare wasn’t enough, you have the “Williams Wall.”
So the Bears, who have lost five of six, play on the road against a 9-1 Vikings team? Against a defense that held Seattle to just four yards rushing last week?
As Dick Enberg would say, “Oh, my!”
They call it the “black and blue” division for a reason, come to think of it.
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