Colts, Peyton Manning will go Tiger Woods on Bears in the Super Bowl

Friday February 2, 2007 | 07:29:20 am 242 words, 4032 views

There was a time when watching the Super Bowl was like watching the U.S. interrogate a foreigner. Someone got savagely beaten and no one learned anything.

San Francisco beat Denver by 45 in Super Bowl XXIV. Dallas trounced Buffalo by 35 in Super Bowl XXVII. Baltimore stomped the Giants by 27 in Super Bowl XXXV. Since the Ravens’ win, however, four of the last five Super Bowls have been competitive battles where the winner was unknown until late in the game.

Not this year.

Super Bowl XLI promises to take us back to a simpler time. A time when the NFL’s title game was decided halfway through the second quarter, leaving fans the time and inclination to rank their favorite commercials. Basically, the Indianapolis Colts are going to go Tiger Woods on the Chicago Bears.

Am I showing a terrible lack of respect for the Bears, a team that has gone 15-3 this season and has a stellar defense? Yes, I am. Maybe Brian Urlacher can pin this blog on the locker room wall, and help his team lose by just 32.

Peyton Manning will remove himself from the list of great quarterbacks sans Super Bowl trophies on Sunday, and it’ll come much easier than he ever imagined. Because while Chicago’s defense and running game are respect-worthy, I can’t imagine ever living in a world where Rex Grossman leads his team to the promised land.

Sorry, Bears fans. Your team is about to get clobbered.

–WKW

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Comment from: craig [Visitor]

wrong..... luckily the bears get a chance sunday to take the field. to paly football and you should stick to what you know... nothing

jagbag

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 09:55

Comment from: Soc [Visitor]

Bears ain't got nothing on Colts. Urlacher and Grossman are going to go
home with their tails between their legs.

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 11:36

Comment from: jeremy mcgraw [Visitor]

i dont think so buddy
the nice thing about people who talk smack like you is in the end you end up looking real dumb with your prediction
the bears had no chance to beat the saints remember what happend their?
the colts are a dome team and they are in big trouble
they cant stop our run and havent played a defence like ours
lets see whos right!

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 12:18

Comment from: bill ray [Visitor]

The lack of comments on your blog indicates you do not have many readers.

You should not be writing about football. Stick to golf.

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 13:40

Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor]

My wife's family is from Indiana, so we're pulling for the Colts. So this makes me nervous, WKW, because your predictions tend to, um, smell like Urlacher's jock strap.
Colts' receivers are better than Bears' secondary. Running game is a wash. Ds are different, and Bears have an edge, but Colts can cause problems for Grossman and Bears' receivers. QB is a no-brainer. Overall, Colts should be favored, but that's why they play the game.

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 14:36

Comment from: Chris N [Visitor]

I noticed you left out the Bears trouncing of the Patriots by 36 in Super Bowl XX. Did you even pay attention in the NFC playoffs? And as much as I respect Peyton Manning and his abilities at QB, every body seems to forget Manning's record in the playoffs before this season, their four losses, the bears ability to cause turnovers and Hester. So, yeah I will take the Bears and 32 points.

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 15:11

Comment from: William K. Wolfrum [Member] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/william.wolfrum

I agree Kiel. If I was a Bears fan, I'd be thrilled to see me pick the Colts.

Chris N.: I noticed you left out any mention of Rex Grossman in your comment.

--WKW

Permalink 02/02/07 @ 15:46

Comment from: Chris N [Visitor]

Rex will be just fine.

Permalink 02/03/07 @ 16:47

Comment from: RonMon [Visitor] · http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/ron.mon

Go Bills!

Permalink 02/03/07 @ 22:50

Comment from: Oliver Sudden [Visitor]

I'm not a fan of the Bears or Colts ( Tampa fan ugh ) but I think the Bears will win. Defense and running the ball wins championships. If the Bears can pressure Manning it could be a blowout.

Permalink 02/04/07 @ 09:46

Comment from: Kiel Christianson [Visitor]

WKW--Well prognosticated! The Colts did go Tiger Woods, in his grinding mode.

I think your predictive skills are changing! WHo'll win the Master's?

Permalink 02/04/07 @ 22:04

Comment from: William K. Wolfrum [Member] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/william.wolfrum

Thanks Kiel. It's a little scary because, face it, it's a lot less pressure when you're wrong all the time.

But this one was kind of a gimme. I'll bet Vegas took a bath on this Super Bowl, with the exception of dedicated Bears fans who were betting their team could win without a quarterback.

Now I'll just sit here patiently waiting for those who slandered me to come apologize. They should be here any minute.

--WKW

Permalink 02/04/07 @ 22:38

Comment from: Speedcat Hollydale [Visitor] · http://speedcathollydale.blogspot.com

People sure get fired up when you pick on there team, don't they. I do feel a "little" bad for the Bears fans, because with a decent QB, they would really have something. Grosseman's performance was arguably the worst in Super Bowl history.

Anyway, good luck with the apologies.....and back to golf!

(I picked the Colts too)

Permalink 02/05/07 @ 00:38

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