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Well, that’s not exactly what I was wanting in the Super Bowl. So, everyone knows that the Colts smoked the Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI. Now let’s look at how and why.

• Time of possession. The Bears defense was tired. They retreated. And the Colts dominated them. I commend the Bears defense. They weren’t given a lot to work with. But the held the Colts offense to field goals.
• Turnovers. 5 turnovers in the Super Bowl. Not good. Rex Grossman responsible for 3 turnovers. That qualifies as a bad game. He needed to NOT have a bad game, for the Bears to win.
• Bears offense. They couldn’t run the ball, they couldn’t convert third downs and Rex Grossman’s inability to hit wide open receivers with a strong pass did them in. Grossman’s rainbow that was picked off by Bob Sanders is inexcusable. Bernard Berrian was wide open. That was an easy gain of 30 yards, if not a touchdown. I’m not even asking that Rex hit him in stride, just don’t leave it 10 yards short. I’m sure Bob Sanders eyes got really wide when he saw that gift floating down the field.
• Bears defenseBears couldn’t stop the run or the pass. The Bears defense did limit the Colts to few big passing plays. The biggest being blown coverage Reggie Wayne touchdown. But they couldn’t stop the run, especially late (when they knew it was coming). They had been on the field an awfully long time. Hard to fault the defensive unit, but they didn’t play great. They looked tentative, and tired. Not a good combination.

So who’s to blame. Well, I think that might be a lengthy discussion. But, in short, Rex Grossman, and Ron Turner, and Ron Rivera. I guess I’d have to throw Lovie in there too, if both of his coordinators are to blame. Just poor play by the Bears on Sunday. They got dominated. The game was nowhere near as close as the score. As for me, bitter disappointment.

The good news. Pitchers and catchers report in 10 days.

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