Thursday, November 20, 2008

Bears Can't Mess This One Up



The Bears just can't mess this game up this Sunday when they verse the Saint Louis Rams who are 2-8 in the season.

In the two wins that the Rams have managed to generate they have raised a lot of eyebrows. They defeated the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, both who are favorites as playoff contenders. However, besides those two wins their losses have been pretty gruesome. St. Louis is towards the bottom of every offensive and defensive category in the league. The Bears need to take advantage of this.

In order for the Bears to win they really have to get back to basics. The Bears have been playing great rush defense but lately they have been lackadaisical on defending the pass. This is why the Bears are on a two game losing streak. The pass defense has been absolutely horrible and has made up the huge differences in the game.

The defense also has to get to the quarterback. Last Sunday the Bears were unable to get to the quarterback and create any type of pressure and intimidation to the offensive line. With this being said the quarterback of the Rams, Mark Bulger, is a much better QB than the guy we faced last Sunday. He likes to throw the long ball and he is pretty good at it. The key to this game is to contain Mark Bulger's passes to only a few yards at best. It seems to me that every time the Bears seem to play a team who has a quarterback that is either at the same playing level as their starting QB or higher, they seem to have problems on both sides of the ball. This is something that must be changed.

As for the offense they really need to mix up the plays like how they were doing before their losing streak. They need to take more chances and spread the field. Right now their plays are too easy to predict. Orton should be a lot healthier than he was in the last game so we should expect the Kyle Orton that manages the ball and breaks down the opposing team's defense.

Prediction:

Bears will win this one. Bears 38 St. Louis 28. Also look out for Devin Hester. He has had some good opportunities to go all the way for some kick returns. There is a good chance that he can break through his slump and get on a roll. St. Louis' special teams is not so hot.

GO BEARS!!!

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