Merry Christmas & the Bears Beat Packers

Merry Christmas all.
Love your family.
and the mighty mighty Gator Alex Brown (96) blocked that kick with grace the Lord bestowed upon him.
Obob be happy.

But let's not talk about Chicago.

Obama claims to have learned to toughen up from Chicago. But as John Kass puts it:

The Chicago Way is a road the Beltway media establishment dare not travel. It must frighten them. It conflicts with their fairy tale about Obama as reformer, and they're much too busy rummaging through garbage cans in Alaska to bother about Chicago's political alleys

due to the fact it would send them:

A trip down the Chicago Way would force them to re-examine their ridiculous narrative that sets Obama as a political reformer riding a white horse, or is that a winged unicorn?

Questions for "the one we may not question":

How do you feel about Daley's cronies and the $100 million in affirmative action contracts they acquired? These are mob connected individuals. Did you not suspect anything?

Could explain this nonexistent Machine and "innocent" people in jail on corruption charges?

Why is you mentor from the Statehouse, Senate President Emil Jones (D-ComEd), able to take control over 600k in campaign funds back into Jones' pocket?

What about that "bone-headed" land purchase from that misunderstood convicted felon, Rezko?

What about your endorsing of the corrupt Daley hack, Dorothy Tillman?

And the Bears won.

Bears Win

This gut check fourth and goal stop may have saved the first part of the season.

On a side note, do not spill Works toilet bowl cleaner on your carpet. Careful studies in multitasking have discovered it will eat trough your carpet. But damn does my toilet look better!

The Reason Why

This is why I despise the Packers. Not only are they Communist Canadian wannabes, but they have no life. Everyday the Packer Nation should lay prostate like a Muslim to Mecca. to pray to Chicago. This tribute of eternal gratitude for George Halas and the Chicago Bears for them making sure they exist.

They reminds me of the pathetic proles from 1984.

You are welcome.

Speaking of the pigskin, here are two very good websites for latest news:

CollegeFootballTalk.com or ProFootballTalk.com

I Despise the Packers

I really do. I find them a narcissistic group of communists who think the league owes the Lombardi every year. Or in the political spectrum we call them democrats.
Watching the Farvara debacle tear the packer nation asunder has brought me devilish pleasure. And yes, I care little for him as well. Very overrated.
But the rumors are going around he may end up in Chicago against their arch-rival. I will go buy his jersey if he does. I will wear it to antagonize any packer fan.
Obob is that evil.

And now my second favorite baseball team:
The Augusta GreenJackets will be the first minor league team to work Brett Favre into a promotion.
how?

1. by giving away flip flops in honor of the flip flopper. The first 100 fans through the gates for the team's August 4th game against the Savannah Sand Gnats will receive a pair of flip flops.
2. retiring Favre's jersey number (4), only to reinstate it the next day. Luckily, the team doesn't currently have a player wearing that number.
3. seat upgrades to anyone wearing a Favre jersey.
4. Fans wearing a "cheesehead" will also receive a free brat at the concession stand.
5. The team will also be hosting contests including the "Lambeau Leap" and the "Strahan Sack."
6. Said the team's general manager Nick Brown: "We are also allowing any fan that purchases a ticket between now and August 3rd the opportunity to reuse that ticket for the August 4th game, because just because your game is over, does not mean your game is over."

Absolutly epic.

Bears Defeat Communist Rivals from Near Canada

Thank you for the Christmas present Mr. Urlacher. Bad season, I'll take the sweep.

Moose

97 yards
1:53 left
No time outs
A huge friggin' W

Quickies

I saw this a couple weeks ago and it beautifully mocks Ahmajindad and it mocks his country's "religion of peace" version of homosexual relations:

And the Bears beat the communist/socialist/so evil Hillary goes to them for campaign advice packers.
Did I mention the packer nation is godless? Not in an atheist or agnostic way. But in a pagan worshipping manner that would sacrifice their child like Agamemnon did to get a gust of wind for a winning field goal.

Obob Frustrated

the Cubs got swept by the Marlins. This close to the playoffs and I have to hope the Padres can kill off the Brewers. I hope the Padres believe in the 18th Amendment. But we have Bill Murray as a Cubs fan:

Chicago began the day with a two-game lead over second-place Milwaukee. Murray said he's so eager to root the Cubs to a division title that he may fly to Cincinnati for their final regular-season series this weekend.
"I've never been to Cincinnati, and I was trying to keep that record intact," Murray said. "But I may have to go."
Some say the Cubs wouldn't be the same lovable team if they won the World Series, a notion Murray dismissed.
"I don't accept that," he said. "That's sick thinking. You've got to watch out for people like that."

my girls got creamed by the Brazilians. Either way, I am always proud of them because the play like they have a pair.

the Bears will be missing five starters on defense Sunday against the Lions. And Sexy Rexy got the hook. And the Packers are undefeated so thus, we get media man love of Brett Farvaraar from the media. It is more grotesque then Helen Thomas yearning for Bill Clinton. I was going to put the birth control inducing picture of her and Billy, but this was far more immature.

Bears 20 Chiefs 10

I would honestly crap my pants knowing the last thing I see is a blurry 54



And Hester ran back another. The little Chief in the bottom right hand corner, that's the punter getting shoved out of bounds.

Next week

Next week will be hectic, in trivial matters:

The Bears start on Sunday. The Chargers are heavily favored and LT will run riot on them. I have a strong feeling you will see a rapid Bears D led by Urlacher.

The Women's World Cup begins in China. I remember watching the ladies play in a frigid rain soaked Kuntz Field in Indy circa 1996. We were hung over, pounding coffee and making fun of the French women's team. My family went and saw the women in old Soldier Field the year they won the Word Cup with Brandy' famous de-robing. We listened to the match in the car following a wedding.

In serious matters:

Fred is in, I kinda digging on Huckabee, but still a Fredhead.

But we remember 9/11 as a tragic anniversary of being attacked. As opposed to members of the short term memory brigade, we were attacked. Yes, we were attacked.
And again the nut job conspiracy theorists will run amuck abusing the net screaming of inside job. Popular Mechanics did a brilliant job debunking them. Nice to see their brain trust at work.

To this day, I want to know what the documents really said that Sandy Berger stole and destroyed. What vile secret did he protect? And Clinton brushed it off. Of course he did, it covered his ass and maintained any credibility for Hillary.

Patricia Smith, whose mother, Moira, a police officer, died in the attacks

Josh Beekman (OL) 4th Round

Josh Beekman OG 6'2 313 Boston College 5.39
By: Robert Davis of footballsfuture.com
Beekman was a key reserve as a redshirt freshman, and moved into the starting right guard spot as a sophomore. He continued to progress, landing on the All ACC 2nd team as a junior. Beekman took his game to another level as a senior, earning various All America honors.

Beekman shows very good agility, and has the ability to get out and block on the move. He has the power at the point of attack to stop the defenders forward motion, and drive him backwards. He is a very intelligent lineman and may possess the ability to play guard and center in the NFL.

Height is the main concern with Beekman. He’s only a shade over 6'1, which is undersized for any line position at the next level. His height may cause a move to center, and is still a concern at that spot.

If not for the height concerns, Beekman could be looking at being a first round pick. He is short, and that is going to hurt him in the draft. While it causes concerns about what position he may play, he has the talent to play any interior position, so he could slide over to center and have a productive career.

Michael Okwo (OLB) 3rd Round

from NFL Draft Countdown.comHeight: 5-113/8 Weight: 232 40-Time: 4.73

Strengths:
Very athletic...Outstanding instincts...Solid tackler and a big hitter...Tough and is strong for his size...Plays faster than he times...Good quickness with a burst...Has a motor that never stops...Smart with great intangibles...Special teams potential.

Weaknesses:
Is undersized and doesn't have either the ideal height or bulk you look for...He is not at all stout versus the run and can be manhandled...At times he'll get tied up by blockers...Doesn't make too many plays in coverage...Has durability concerns.

Notes:
Has experience at both outside and inside linebacker...A real nice college player who just doesn't have the physical tools you look for in the pros...Maybe a decent backup and special teamer...Upside is limited but he's the type you hate to doubt.

Garret Wolfe (RB) 3rd Round

from NFL Draft Countdown.comHeight: 5-71/2 | Weight: 186 | 40-Time: 4.39

Strengths:
Was extremely productive and excelled against big time opponents like Ohio St. and Michigan...Explosive big play threat with great speed, quickness, acceleration and a burst...Has great instincts and vision...Has good balance and can cut on a dime...Very elusive and hard to tackle...Has solid hands...Tough pound-for-pound.

Weaknesses:
Vastly undersized and has neither the height or bulk you look for...Durability is a major concern...Has very little, if any, experience as a return man...Did not always play against top competition...He will more than likely be limited to a role as a 3rd down back and special teamer...Intelligence issues?...Doesn't have much upside.

Notes:
Redshirted due to academic shortcomings and then began his career ninth on the tailback depth chart...Not in the same mold as guys like Darren Sproles or Maurice Jones-Drew because while those guys may have been short they weren't small at nearly 200 lbs....Prolific college runner who is not nearly the pro prospect that his press clippings would lead you to believe...Will never be a long-term starter in the pros but could carve out a niche for himself as a situational guy and a return man.
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Career Statistics
Year GP Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds TD
2002 DNP - - - - - - -
2003 DNP - - - - - - -
2004 11 256 1,656 6.5 18 10 117 3
2005 9 242 1,580 6.5 16 20 222 1
2006 13 309 1,928 6.2 18 28 249 1
Totals 33 807 5,164 6.4 52 58 588 5

Dan Bazuin (DE) - Second Round

Dan Bazuin DE 6'3 266 Central Michigan 4.77
By: Robert Davis of footballsfuture.com
As a redshirt freshman, Bazuin had an immediate impact for the Chippewas, showing big play ability. He was a freshman All American after finishing the season with 70 tackles, 14 for loss, and six sacks. The numbers dipped a little as a sophomore to just 50/8/3, but Bazuin really turned it on as a junior. He had an amazing season, winning MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors after a career high 74 tackles, 26.5 for loss, and 16 sacks. He received a lot more attention as a senior, but still had a great year with 67 tackles, 15 for loss, and 10.5 sacks.

Dan Bazuin flashes solid all around ability as a defensive end. His biggest impact has come as a pass rusher, where his relentlessness makes him a constant force off the edge. He jumps off the line very quickly, and keeps chugging until he finds the ball carrier. He will not quit on the play, and he can wear tackles out with his aggression. He is very active and shows the ability to diagnose the run and be a force stopping the run as well.

For his success as a pass rusher in college, he may lack the explosive athleticism or speed to be a true force off the edge. As a run stopper, he is active, but can be tied up at times and needs to learn to disengage blocks better. He has a solid frame, but may need a few more pounds at the next level.

Bazuin may not have as much success rushing the passer as he did in college, but his all around ability should make him a solid defensive end in the NFL. He’s not a gamebreaker, but a guy you know what you will get out of on every play.


from NFL Draft Countdown
Strengths:
Aggressive and has an outstanding motor...Decent athlete with adequate timed speed and good quickness...Has a terrific first step and great anticipation...Good in pursuit and has a burst to close...Instinctive and always around the action...Is smart and a hard worker with top-notch intangibles...Just has a knack for making plays in the backfield and was extraordinarily productive throughout his career.

Weaknesses:
A bit undersized...Is not very stout against the run...Lacks elite agility and change of direction skills...Has some trouble disengaging from blocks...Can use his hands and play with better leverage...Can be overaggressive at times...He'll miss some tackles and run himself out of plays...Didn't always play against top competition.

Notes:
Nickname is “Buzz”...Had somewhat of a down senior campaign but that was due in part to his dealing with the death of his brother as well as a hospital stay to treat a case of sepsis...Could potentially be moved to outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme at the next level...May never be an All-Pro like Julius Peppers but should play in the league for a very long time and most certainly has starting potential.

Greg Olsen - Bears 1st Round

Great pick, may not be a Ditka, but he will do wonders for the offense.
Countdown to Draft Day 2007 - Greg Olsen, Miami

Nike Rookie Football Class 2007 Pro Football Draft NFL

Greg Olsen TE 6'6 254 Miami Jr. 4.55

from NFL Draft Countdown.com
Strengths:
Has ideal height as well as the frame to get bigger...He has very good hands...A terrific athlete with fantastic timed speed...Runs excellent routes and knows how to get open...A much better blocker than he is given credit for...Can create after the catch...Somewhat of a wide receiver in a tight end's body and was really the Hurricanes top target at times...Still has some upside...Is also able to long-snap.

Weaknesses:
Does not have the ideal bulk that you look for...He is coming off of a sub par 2006 season...Won't break many tackles...He wasn't utilized as a deep / vertical threat much in college...Has room for improvement as a blocker...Durability is a concern.

Notes:
Brother Christian played quarterback at Virginia...A top recruit coming out of high school who originally signed with Notre Dame and he attended some preseason practices there transferring to Miami and redshirting...He did not have the type of junior campaign most were expecting but that can be at least partly attributed to shaky quarterback play...Not the elite prospect it looked like he would be early in his career but just may be the one tight end in this class that has star potential.

By: Robert Davis of footballsfuture.com
Olsen originally signed with Notre Dame, but after a few practices decided to transfer to Miami. He redshirted in 2003, and was the teams backup tight end in 2004. He caught 16 balls for 275 yards and a touchdown on the year. As a sophomore, he had 31 receptions for 451 yards and four touchdowns. As a junior, Olsen had 38 receptions for 444 yards and a touchdown.

Olsen is an excellent receiving weapon. He is tall, and creates a big target for his quarterback. He is a good athlete, and knows how to get open and make plays with the ball in his hands. Olsen has very good hands and will not drop many passes.

Olsen will need to bulk up and get stronger at the next level. He can have trouble with physical defenders that get in his face off the snap. He also is not a great blocker, and will need work in this area. Getting stronger would definitely help in this regard.

After an impressive post season showing, Olsen left no question that he will be the first TE selected. He could go as high as 14, but should be taken somewhere in the first round.

Draft Update

With a week to go:
Sel# Team Pos Player School Ht. Wt. 40
1 1 Oakland QB JaMarcus Russell L.S.U. 6'6" 265 4.85
2 2 Detroit DE Gaines Adams Clemson 6'5" 258 4.64
3 3 Cleveland RB Adrian Peterson Oklahoma 6'2" 218 4.4
4 4 Tampa Bay WR Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech 6'5" 239 4.35
5 5 Arizona OT Joe Thomas Wisconsin 6'8" 311 4.92
6 6 Washington DE Jamaal Anderson Arkansas 6'6" 288 4.85
7 7 Minnesota QB Brady Quinn Notre Dame 6'4" 232 4.8
8 8 Atlanta S LaRon Landry L.S.U. 6'2" 213 4.35
9 9 Miami DT Alan Branch Michigan 6'6" 324 5.09
10 10 Houston OT Levi Brown Penn St. 6'5" 323 5.39
11 11 San Francisco WR Ted Ginn Jr. Ohio St. 6'1" 178 4.3
12 12 Buffalo RB Marshawn Lynch California 5'11" 217 4.46
13 13 St. Louis DT Amobi Okoye Louisville 6'1" 302 4.97
14 14 Carolina OLB Paul Posluszny Penn St. 6'2" 238 4.65
15 15 Pittsburgh OLB Lawrence Timmons Florida St. 6'3" 234 4.59
16 16 Green Bay RB Michael Bush Louisville 6'3" 247 4.5
17 17 Jacksonville S Reggie Nelson Florida 6'1" 198 4.48
18 18 Cincinnati CB Leon Hall Michigan 5'11" 193 4.39
19 19 Tennessee CB Marcus McCauley Fresno St. 6'1" 203 4.39
20 20 N.Y. Giants MLB Patrick Willis Ole Miss 6'2" 242 4.5
21 21 Denver DE Quentin Moses Georgia 6'5" 261 4.85
22 22 Dallas OT Joe Staley Central Michigan 6'5" 306 4.75
23 23 Kansas City WR Robert Meachem Tennessee 6'3" 214 4.39
24 24 New England S Michael Griffin Texas 6'1" 202 4.45
25 25 N.Y. Jets TE Greg Olsen Miami (FL) 6'5" 254 4.51
26 26 Philadelphia DE Charles Johnson Georgia 6'2" 270 4.87
27 27 New Orleans CB Chris Houston Arkansas 5'11" 185 4.32
28 28 New England OG Justin Blalock Texas 6'4" 320 5.1
29 29 Baltimore OT Ryan Harris Notre Dame 6'5" 305 5.09
30 30 San Diego WR Dwayne Bowe L.S.U. 6'3" 221 4.5
31 31 Chicago OLB Jon Beason Miami (FL) 6'1" 237 4.72
32 32 Indianapolis OLB Justin Durant Hampton 6'2" 230 4.59
ROUND 2
Sel# Team Pos Player School Ht. Wt. 40
1 33 Oakland C Ryan Kalil USC 6'3" 299 4.96
2 34 Detroit CB Darrelle Revis Pittsburgh 6'1" 204 4.45
3 35 Tampa Bay DE Jarvis Moss Florida 6'6" 250 4.7
4 36 Cleveland QB Drew Stanton Michigan St. 6'3" 226 5.1
5 37 Chicago WR Anthony Gonzalez Ohio St. 6' 193 4.44
6 38 Arizona OLB Earl Everett Florida 6'3" 238 4.88
7 39 Atlanta DE Adam Carriker Nebraska 6'6" 296 4.9
8 40 Miami WR Dwayne Jarrett USC 6'5" 219 4.6
9 41 Minnesota WR Sidney Rice South Carolina 6'4" 200 4.55
10 42 San Francisco OG Josh Beekman Boston College 6'1" 313 5.39
11 43 Buffalo CB Aaron Ross Texas 6'1" 193 4.5
12 44 Atlanta OG Ben Grubbs Auburn 6'3" 311 5.2
13 45 Carolina S Eric Weddle Utah 6'1" 203 4.48
14 46 Pittsburgh RB Kenny Irons Auburn 5'11" 200 4.45
15 47 Green Bay TE Zach Miller Arizona St. 6'5" 256 4.65
16 48 Jacksonville DE Victor Abiamiri Notre Dame 6'4" 267 4.8
17 49 Cincinnati MLB David Harris Michigan 6'2" 243 4.57
18 50 Tennessee WR Jason Hill Washington St. 6'1" 204 4.32
19 51 N.Y. Giants CB Josh Wilson Maryland 5'9" 189 4.39
20 52 St. Louis OG Andy Alleman Akron 6'4" 305 5.07
21 53 Dallas WR Aundrae Allison East Carolina 6'1" 192 4.39
22 54 Kansas City OG Marshal Yanda Iowa 6'4" 307 5.1
23 55 Seattle OG Manuel Ramirez Texas Tech 6'4" 326 5.2
24 56 Denver MLB Anthony Waters Clemson 6'3" 245 4.65
25 57 Philadelphia CB Fred Bennett South Carolina 6'1" 196 4.46
26 58 New Orleans OLB Rufus Alexander Oklahoma 6'1" 228 4.81
27 59 N.Y. Jets CB Jonathan Wade Tennessee 6'1" 190 4.36
28 60 Miami OG Tim Duckworth Auburn 6'4" 306 5.42
29 61 Buffalo MLB Buster Davis Florida St. 5'10" 239 4.69
30 62 San Diego DT DeMarcus Tyler North Carolina St. 6'2" 306 5.35
31 63 N.Y. Jets DT Quinn Pitcock Ohio St. 6'3" 299 4.9
32 64 Tampa Bay S Brandon Meriweather Miami (FL) 6'1" 195 4.47
ROUND 3
Sel# Team Pos Player School Ht. Wt. 40
1 65 Oakland DT Justin Harrell Tennessee 6'4" 300 5.1
2 66 Detroit MLB H.B. Blades Pittsburgh 6'1" 236 4.75
3 67 Cleveland CB Tanard Jackson Syracuse 6'1" 193 4.56
4 68 Tampa Bay DE Anthony Spencer Purdue 6'3" 261 4.73
5 69 Arizona DE LaMarr Woodley Michigan 6'2" 266 4.75
6 70 Denver OT Arron Sears Tennessee 6'4" 319 5.3
7 71 Miami S John Wendling Wyoming 6'1" 222 4.48
8 72 Minnesota DE Baraka Atkins Miami (FL) 6'4" 271 4.69
9 73 Houston OT Tony Ugoh Arkansas 6'5" 301 5.06
10 74 Buffalo WR Steve Smith USC 6' 197 4.44
11 75 Atlanta CB Daymeion Hughes California 6'2" 190 4.65
12 76 San Francisco DT Brandon Mebane California 6'3" 309 5.16
13 77 Pittsburgh CB Eric Wright UNLV 5'11" 192 4.36
14 78 Green Bay WR Dwayne Bowe L.S.U. 6'3" 221 4.5
15 79 Jacksonville MLB Desmond Bishop California 6'2" 239 4.82
Cincinnati
17 80 Tennessee RB Brian Leonard Rutgers 6'2" 235 4.6
18 81 N.Y. Giants OLB Tony Taylor Georgia 6'1" 236 4.95
19 82 St. Louis CB C.J. Gaddis Clemson 6'1" 203 4.45
20 83 Carolina TE Scott Chandler Iowa 6'7" 257 4.78
21 84 Kansas City CB Ryan Smith Florida 5'10" 174 4.62
22 85 Seattle TE Joe Newton Oregon St. 6'7" 257 4.91
23 86 Denver DT Kareem Brown Miami (FL) 6'5" 290 5.1
24 87 Dallas OLB Stewart Bradley Nebraska 6'4" 254 4.8
25 88 New Orleans TE Matt Spaeth Minnesota 6'7" 270 4.85
26 89 N.Y. Jets DE Ray McDonald Florida 6'3" 276 5
27 90 Philadelphia WR Craig Davis L.S.U. 6'2" 207 4.46
28 91 New England MLB Justin Warren Texas A&M 6'3" 245 4.99
29 92 Baltimore MLB Zak DeOssie Brown 6'4" 250 4.62
30 93 San Diego S Tony Franklin Virginia 5'10" 184 4.45
31 94 Chicago RB Lorenzo Booker Florida St. 5'11" 193 4.46
32 95 Indianapolis DT David Patterson Ohio St. 6'3" 285 5.14
33 96 San Diego OG Dan Santucci Notre Dame 6'4" 301 5.13
34 97 San Francisco DE Tim Crowder Texas 6'4" 272 4.69
35 98 Indianapolis WR Johnnie Lee Higgins U.T.E.P. 6' 186 4.52
36 99 Oakland OT Doug Free Northern Illinois 6'7" 324 5.22
ROUND 4
Sel# Team Pos Player School Ht. Wt. 40
1 100 Oakland WR Courtney Taylor Auburn 6'2" 204 4.5
2 101 Detroit QB Trent Edwards Stanford 6'4" 231 4.73
3 102 Tampa Bay DT Turk McBride Tennessee 6'4" 277 4.82
4 103 Cleveland OLB Prescott Burgess Michigan 6'3" 240 4.91
5 104 San Francisco CB Tarell Brown Texas 6'1" 190 4.45
6 105 Arizona CB A.J. Davis North Carolina St. 5'10" 193 4.5
7 106 Minnesota C Doug Datish Ohio St. 6'5" 302 5.13
8 107 Houston WR Paul Williams Fresno St. 6'2" 205 4.45
9 108 Miami OT James Marten Boston College 6'7" 309 5.08
10 109 Atlanta WR Chansi Stuckey Clemson 6' 197 4.65
11 110 San Francisco MLB Nate Harris Louisville 6'1" 230 4.69
12 111 Buffalo DT Paul Soliai Utah 6'4" 344 5.14
13 112 Green Bay S Aaron Rouse Virginia Tech 6'4" 223 4.52
14 113 Jacksonville DT Ryan McBean Oklahoma St. 6'5" 286 4.98
15 114 Cincinnati DT Antonio Johnson Mississippi St. 6'3" 310 5.21
16 115 Tennessee DE Brian Robison Texas 6'3" 259 4.67
17 116 N.Y. Giants RB Gary Russell Minnesota 5'11" 215 4.5
18 117 St. Louis RB Tony Hunt Penn St. 6'2" 230 4.6
19 118 Carolina OLB Juwan Simpson Alabama 6'3" 225 4.59
20 119 Pittsburgh OT Brandon Frye Virginia Tech 6'4" 301 5.08
21 120 Seattle DT Stanley Doughty South Carolina 6'1" 331 5.3
22 121 Atlanta WR David Clowney Virginia Tech 6'1" 188 4.36
23 122 Dallas OG Jake Kuresa B.Y.U. 6'4" 330 5.5
24 123 New Orleans DT Marcus Thomas Florida 6'3" 314 4.95
25 124 San Francisco S Michael Johnson Arizona 6'2" 205 4.63
26 125 New Orleans QB Troy Smith Ohio St. 6'1" 215 4.6
27 126 New Orleans CB Kenny Scott Georgia Tech 6'2" 179 4.39
28 127 New England CB Travarous Bain Hampton 6'1" 182 4.43
29 128 Tennessee S Kevin Payne Louisiana-Monroe 6'1" 220 4.64
30 129 San Diego MLB Kelvin Smith Syracuse 6'2" 240 4.85
31 130 Chicago TE Martrez Milner Georgia 6'4" 252 4.79
32 131 Indianapolis OLB KaMichael Hall Georgia Tech 6'1" 228 4.79
33 132 Pittsburgh C Samson Satele Hawaii 6'3" 300 5.25
34 133 Atlanta OT Chris Denman Fresno St. 6'6" 315 5.54
35 134 Baltimore DE Jay Moore Nebraska 6'4" 274 5
36 135 San Francisco CB DeAndre Jackson Iowa St. 6'1" 193 4.5
37 136 Indianapolis CB David Irons Auburn 5'11" 190 4.44
38 137 Baltimore QB Kevin Kolb Houston 6'4" 218 4.84

Dammit

It's one thing to lose when you play well, its another when the defense couldn't tackle a drunken Ted Kennedy

The Reason Why

I was born in Chicago, my family has lived in Indy for 30 years. The Colts have been here twenty-something. Why am I a bears fan, tradition and loyalty. I am Catholic, still an active alumni of my fraternity and despise domes/astrograss anything. I could give you long list of beliefs that could be humbled by Crash Davis in Bull Durham.
Friday, a fellow teacher tried to get me to bet on the game. He's a season ticket holder for the Colts and a good kid. But I couldn't take his money. This is not a game to be wager by the likes of me. If you need to wager on what you believe in, you have no faith. The following article I found in at the Chicago Tribune and it sums it up:
Bears' growth woven into Windy City's fabric

By Don Pierson Tribune pro football reporter
February 3, 2007, 10:19 PM CST

In Chicago, the Bears win every year whether they win or not. Their grip on the city spans generations and cultures, endures disappointments, and celebrates triumphs great and small.

Professional football was practically born in Chicago, nurtured by George Halas through the Depression and a world war until it not only caught baseball but surpassed everything on the sports landscape.

Unlike the White Sox and Cubs, whose fans find it agonizing to embrace each other even through a rare World Series victory, the Bears unite the city. It took six basketball titles for the upstart Bulls to join a parade that the Bears lead, even through years of failure.

Once upon a time, there were the Chicago Cardinals, and before that the Racine Cardinals, who preceded Halas' Bears onto the fledgling pro football scene.

Halas, however, not only was born and raised in Chicago, he became Chicago, and his Bears, named after his boyhood favorite Cubs, soon captured the imagination of a city that was growing as fast as the sport.

Pro football's roots are in the coal mines and steel mills, where men with broad shoulders and thick wrists found common ground with the work ethic of small towns and farms. When the sport moved to America's big cities, it quickly appealed to ethnic populations who could relate to the adversity and hard labor indigenous to every single football game ever played.

The game was made for Chicago, in Chicago, by a Chicagoan.

"My wife likes to tell me everything starts in the Midwest," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, whose wife, Jane, daughter of former U.S. Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner, is a Chicagoan.

Halas represented the Decatur Staleys when he traveled to Canton, Ohio, in 1920 to organize the forerunner of the NFL. He moved the franchise to Chicago in 1921 and it became the Bears in 1922.

Halas signed University of Illinois star Red Grange from Wheaton to go on a 1925 national tour that helped promote pro football from New York City to Los Angeles.

In 1932, the NFL's first playoff game was between the Bears and Portsmouth Spartans on an 80-yard field at Chicago Stadium. The game was moved indoors because of snow, and the Bears won when Bronko Nagurski threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Grange.

In attendance was Halas' only daughter, 9-year-old Virginia, who became the matriarch of the McCaskey family that now owns the franchise, keepers of a unique heritage.

In 1934, the Tribune sponsored the first College All-Star Game between the NFL champions and college stars. The Bears were held to a scoreless tie in the inaugural game, starting a tradition that lasted until 1976 and strengthened Chicago's bond with pro football.

The Bears became the Monsters of the Midway by dominating the sport with four NFL titles in the 1940s, starting with a 73-0 championship victory over Washington that reverberates to this day by popularizing the T-formation that is still the foundation for modern offenses.

The next year, "Bear Down, Chicago Bears," was written by Al Hoffman, who also wrote, "If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd Have Baked a Cake." Never have so many Bears fans learned and sung the words as this season, when they were displayed on Soldier Field video screens after every score.

Despite seven winning seasons in the 1950s, the Bears reached only one championship game, in 1956, when Paddy Driscoll had taken over coaching duties from Halas for two seasons.

After Halas returned, he coached one more title team in 1963, a team that included tight end Mike Ditka. After Halas traded Ditka and left the sidelines himself at 73 because of a bad hip, the team declined until Halas' son, George "Mugs" Halas, hired Jim Finks as general manager in 1975 "to run the show."

When Halas brought back Ditka to coach a team loaded with talent drafted by Finks, the Bears of the 1980s rekindled the city's passion into a full-blown love affair.

The Super Bowl champions of the 1985 season were like the Grange tour in boosting nationwide popularity.

It was a team that literally grabbed microphones and rode a wave of media attention that is still cresting. In their primitive efforts to record a slick, ground-breaking video, they still looked like Ditka's "Grabowskis" in the "Super Bowl Shuffle."

The 1990s tested the devotion of even their most ardent fans until Ed and Virginia McCaskey reorganized and once again allowed outsiders Ted Phillips and Jerry Angelo "to run the show." Like it or not, the rebuilt Soldier Field is testimony to the team's status in civic affairs.

Throughout the decades, the Bears' style of play has matched the style of the city—tough, cold, fundamental, relentless. It's a style distinguished by defense and middle linebackers, running backs and linemen, and only an occasional quarterback capable of navigating the Windy City.

They are coached by a man named Lovie now, which seems incongruous in a tradition of Bronkos and Bulldogs and Butkuses. But Lovie Smith's unpretentious, small-town, Big Sandy, Texas, drawl and his no-nonsense, hard-hitting, straight-shooting, blue-collar philosophy of football and life seems to fit Chicago just perfectly.

None of this changes if the Bears lose today, life goes on. The Colts are a classy team and led by one of the best men in football, Tony Dungy. And to those who ask if I love the Bears so much why don't I move there? Honestly, I hate traffic.
Bears win: 38 to 21

I'll be back

I have been tied up with a sick child, grades, anxiety over the Bears and the Super Bowl and the thought of this crazy hag a couple heartbeats from running our country into the stone ages.

Oh Yeah, the friggin' Bears are in the Super Bowl!