Some Story Lines
Dome Curse
No Dome team has made the Superbowl without homefield advantage. So that points to the Bears of course. However, I don't see the Saints as a tailor made and see the only person on their roster who might be hurt by playing on a field which appeared to cause a lot of missed footing to be Reggie Bush, who puts his body and feet at extreme angles which could easily lead to slips.
America's Interest
Anyone outside of Chicago rooting for the Bears? Well gamblers don't count. Sucks that this game is in Chicago, but atleast the neutral fan that shows up at the game will most likely be pulling for the Saints.
Soldier Field Memories
Drew Brees remembers Soldier Field well, it was there that Brees hit his low point, when Martyball gave up on him for the remainder of the season and went with Doug Flutie it was this final dagger in Soldier field that lead to the Philip Rivers draft choice and the Eli Manning saga. It is here where his biggest game as a pro is going to come.
Edge Battle
Quarterback: Saints - Big edge for the Saints obviously. Despite Brees pro career in San Diego and in a dome, he did spend 4 years in the miserable weather up in the Big 10 and should be accustomed to the weather. And we all know of Grossman's inconsistancies.
Running Backs: Saints - The Saints and Bears both have solid two team running backs but the Saints is by far more dynamic. Bush and McAllister give the Saints two unique and completely different skillsets and allow Payton and the offense to throw different combinations and looks at the defenses. Benson and Jones are never on the field at the same time and really do not differ that much in play.
Wide Receivers: Push - I don't know if Horn is coming back, if Horn plays than the advantage goes to the Saints, if not the advantage goes to the Bears. Berrian is a great deep threat and Muhsin is reliable. Henderson is the Saints deep threat and Colston is their reliable target, both are slightly worse than the Bears at those spots. But Horn would give them an added edge.
Tight Ends: Bears - I don't know the name of the Saints current Tight End probably cause they never use him / he's never in the game. Desmond Clark ain't great but he has had some decent games this season.
Special Teams: Bears - Bush is great, but Devin Hester has been the real deal on Special Teams, despite his struggles catching punts last week. Plus, Robbie Gould appears to have ice water in his veins.
Defense: Bears - I know I chimed in last week about how big of a loss Tommie Harris is, and I still believe that, but the Bears came up huge on the defensive end in the big spots last week and I don't see anything the Saints have done that have been overly impressive.
Coach: Saints - I'll take the bright young mind of Payton over the somber sidelines presence of Lovie Smith.
The Pick
This game to me is impossible to pick because you truly have no idea nore does he probably of how well Grossman is going to play. With the exception of his stupid fumble, where he should have taken a sack, Grossman played well last week. His interception wasn't even his fault. If he plays like last week they win, if he doesn't than they won't. I'll go on the won't side and I'm picking the feel good story Saints, I just feel without Tommie Harris and with the dual RB threat the Saints will pick up good yardage on the ground and be able to score more points than the inconsistant Grossman will.
Dome Curse
No Dome team has made the Superbowl without homefield advantage. So that points to the Bears of course. However, I don't see the Saints as a tailor made and see the only person on their roster who might be hurt by playing on a field which appeared to cause a lot of missed footing to be Reggie Bush, who puts his body and feet at extreme angles which could easily lead to slips.
America's Interest
Anyone outside of Chicago rooting for the Bears? Well gamblers don't count. Sucks that this game is in Chicago, but atleast the neutral fan that shows up at the game will most likely be pulling for the Saints.
Soldier Field Memories
Drew Brees remembers Soldier Field well, it was there that Brees hit his low point, when Martyball gave up on him for the remainder of the season and went with Doug Flutie it was this final dagger in Soldier field that lead to the Philip Rivers draft choice and the Eli Manning saga. It is here where his biggest game as a pro is going to come.
Edge Battle
Quarterback: Saints - Big edge for the Saints obviously. Despite Brees pro career in San Diego and in a dome, he did spend 4 years in the miserable weather up in the Big 10 and should be accustomed to the weather. And we all know of Grossman's inconsistancies.
Running Backs: Saints - The Saints and Bears both have solid two team running backs but the Saints is by far more dynamic. Bush and McAllister give the Saints two unique and completely different skillsets and allow Payton and the offense to throw different combinations and looks at the defenses. Benson and Jones are never on the field at the same time and really do not differ that much in play.
Wide Receivers: Push - I don't know if Horn is coming back, if Horn plays than the advantage goes to the Saints, if not the advantage goes to the Bears. Berrian is a great deep threat and Muhsin is reliable. Henderson is the Saints deep threat and Colston is their reliable target, both are slightly worse than the Bears at those spots. But Horn would give them an added edge.
Tight Ends: Bears - I don't know the name of the Saints current Tight End probably cause they never use him / he's never in the game. Desmond Clark ain't great but he has had some decent games this season.
Special Teams: Bears - Bush is great, but Devin Hester has been the real deal on Special Teams, despite his struggles catching punts last week. Plus, Robbie Gould appears to have ice water in his veins.
Defense: Bears - I know I chimed in last week about how big of a loss Tommie Harris is, and I still believe that, but the Bears came up huge on the defensive end in the big spots last week and I don't see anything the Saints have done that have been overly impressive.
Coach: Saints - I'll take the bright young mind of Payton over the somber sidelines presence of Lovie Smith.
The Pick
This game to me is impossible to pick because you truly have no idea nore does he probably of how well Grossman is going to play. With the exception of his stupid fumble, where he should have taken a sack, Grossman played well last week. His interception wasn't even his fault. If he plays like last week they win, if he doesn't than they won't. I'll go on the won't side and I'm picking the feel good story Saints, I just feel without Tommie Harris and with the dual RB threat the Saints will pick up good yardage on the ground and be able to score more points than the inconsistant Grossman will.
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