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Originally Posted by COACH DITKA
Just a few thoughts/notes from this Bears fan:
* weather will not be an issue (62 and clear for Sunday last I heard)
* Bears are 3 pt faves and if we stick to the "home team gets 3 pts" then technically it's a Pick 'EM
* Boldin might not play. if he doesn't, expect Peanut Tillman to shadow Fitz the whole game but look for Breaston to have a nice day since the rest of the secondary sucks
* I agree that we have holes in a lot of places especially in the secondary and the o-line since they couldn't open up a hole vs a high school D right now but just out of curiosity, is the maybe the most overrated your thought? I haven't heard/seen that anywhere. Yeah, we have underperformed to date but I don't know if we should be considered overrated b/c of that
* Bears have won 6 straight at home (for what it's worth)
anyways, just my two cents - GL w/your plays!
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Hey Coach, not necessarily knocking the Bears just can't see how they are favorites against a better Arizona team. Haven't looked at any weather yet but the wind would be my concern if there is any. I say overrated in terms of if this game was on a neutral field no way would I make it a pick'em. Overrated by the book or underrating Arizona after losing to Carolina may be more like it.
Before I go any further I've been a Steelers fan my whole life and I think they are also overrated this season because they've beaten nobody besides a Minnesota team that was surely looking ahead to Green Bay and they should not be road favorites against a one loss Denver team in Denver on a Monday night coming off a loss.
On that note that's why I consider the Bears overrated, they've beaten Pittsburgh but after that it was Cleveland, Seattle, and Detroit. As you stated their secondary is weak which is bad news vs the Cardinals and I don't see them having the ability to pressure Warner which is the key to beating Arizona. The line provides no push for Forte and Cutler has been shaky.
With all this plus Arizona coming off a stunning loss to Carolina I just can't see the Bears holding up against a Cardinals team that will surely be motivated to play their best.
Good luck on your plays Coach nothing personal against your team just looking at it from a gambling perspective. Thanks for the feedback.