Sunday, December 7, 2008

New Orleans Will be a Challenge


The Bears will face the New Orleans Saints this coming Thursday night. New Orleans is coming off a win of their own and they will be ready to give the Bears all that they got.

If you can recall New Orleans beat Atlanta, a team the Bears failed to defeat in the forth quarter, 29-25 last Sunday. New Orleans is first in offensive passing and first in offensive yardage in the league. This is a sure challenge for the Chicago Bears. The Bears must prepare against an opponent that will be no doubt much more difficult to defeat than Jacksonville. The Bears can beat them, but it is just a matter of preparation and consistency.

The Bears defense must put it together and tighten the way they defend the pass. The majority of New Orleans drives is propelled by its passing. The Bears have to do a better job of containing the pass if they want to end any possible scoring drives by New Orleans. They also have to keep doing what they are doing on defending the rush. New Orleans has some pretty good running backs in Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush.

The Bears offense has to continue where they left off on Sunday. They have to continue to mix up the plays and be consistent. Last Sunday the Bears offense was consistent on scoring 20 points in the first half with 10 points in those first two quarters. However, in the second half it was a totally different story. The Bears only scored a three-point field goal for the entire second half. Luckily the Bears defense was able to contain Jacksonville to only a touchdown. This won't fly so well against tougher opponents. Tougher opponents like New Orleans will continue to strike and it is up the the Bears' offense to respond and remain consistent. They have to score the TD when they have the chance and not settle for the three-point field goal all the time. Playoff teams can't do this and this is exactly what the Bears must overcome in order to increase their chances at topping Minnesota for the NFC North division lead.

Prediction:

Watch for special teams. Devin Hester will have his chance for a TD kickoff return. The Bears will win this one 23-17.

GO BEARS!!!

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