Don't Crown Manning Just Yet
There seems to be an undercurrent around the Super Bowl that the Colts are going to crush the Bears. Maybe it’s just an assumption on my part, but I don’t think so. As Super Bowl hype gets fired up next week, I expect every journalist in the world to scoff at the thought of an upset by the Bears, which will be strongly based on comparison’s between Peyton Manning and Rex Grossman. After all, one quarterback had a passer rating almost 10 points higher than the other in the playoffs, along with just 1 interception compared to the other guy’s 6. Problem is, the other guy is Manning. Granted, the rest of the stats favor Manning, but he also had a pass-first offense. The Bears defense can dominate a game, they have a strong run game going against a suspect Colt defense, and Andy Reid doesn’t call their plays. No prediction yet, but I’m not convinced this coming week should be treated like a Manning coronation. Week in Review: · It seems to be accepted that the Eagles plan to do very little