Total Domination
I don’t think I’ve seen the Bears defense play better in my lifetime than they are right now. Ever since they named Lovie Smith their head coach, the Bears defense has been on the offensive. Partly because the Bears haven’t had a great run of scoring with their offense. They’ve had to do it with defense and their special teams. I’m not quite ready to say they will be the team to beat, but they are sure tough to defeat in their current state. If Jay Cutler and the offense get better, this could be something special brewing in the ‘Windy City’.
Run Martin, Run
I haven’t hid away from my love with Boise State and their ‘underdog’ status in College Football. You can bet that I was thrilled when Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie RB Doug Martin was running up and down the Raiders defense on Sunday. The holes weren’t the biggest, but once he went through he took off. Running backs don’t have a long life span in the NFL. But I hope that Doug Martin does have a successful career. He is the rare every down back that the NFL is lacking in these days.
Can they run past the competition?
They’re still undefeated at 8-0. Yet, I don’t see them getting to the double digit mark. The playoffs are definitely in their reach, but if they can’t justify a great regular season record with an appearance in the conference championship, let alone the Super Bowl it will be a lost season. The Falcons do know that and they seem to be hell bent on making sure that it doesn’t happen. What’s been impressive about them is that they are playing better if the game is close. That will be important if they get into tough situations later in the season. The sky is the limit for them, but don’t get crazy thinking of an undefeated season.
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