NFC Playoffs!!!

For those who give a crap about football, I have decided to point some stuff out. As many of you know, I am a huge bears fan. I have stuck by them since the year 2000, when I started really following them. It has been 6 years, some have sucked, others have been mediocre, but this year was fantastic. The Bears were dominant throughout the NFC and proved to be a force in the NFC. They sealed up home field advantage and a first-round bye in the playoffs. None of this, however, will matter if they don't get to the Super Bowl. It will actually be much more dissapointing if they don't make it since they had such a great season rather than if they had sucked all year and barely got in. I pride myself in being a bears fan through thick and thin and will defend them to anyone, but I also will tell like it is and will not hesitate to point out weaknesses. I ran into a bears fan the other day who told me that they should start Brian Griese, the back-up quarterback, over Rex Grossman because Grossman gives up the turnovers way too much. While I aggree that Grossman does scare me a little when he has these type of horendous games, I think this fan is thinking in the past. What I mean is that for years, the bears have been noted for their haunting defense. Savage warriors who attack the ball-carrier like a pack of wolves attack their prey. It's beautiful! This is what has made them a force in football. They have been able to have a slow, mediocre offense and win due to their amazing defense. However, of late, the bears have given up way too many points on defense. The secondary has been torched by the Rams, Buccaneers, Lions, and Packers, all of which are bad football teams. Grantid, we have been hurt by numerous injuries in the secondary, one of which is Mike Brown our starting pro-bowl safety. Also we will be without Tommie Harris for the playoffs, who is arguably the best defensive tackle in the game. Injuries have hurt us on D, but if the bears are to make a run for the Super Bowl, they must tighten down on defense and play better in the secondary. I would like to be confident and say that the bears cannot be stopped, especially at home, but I would be lying if I didn't say I was concerned. My concern, though, is not the quarterback. While Grossman has had some tough games, he has also had some tremendous ones. Our problems of late have not been the quarterback, they have been the defense, plain and simple. We could stick Tom Brady or whoever you want back there but if we can't play defense, we will not win. What allowed the bears a chance last year to make the playoffs was their unbelievable ability to stop everyone from scoring. Kyle Orton was our quarterback for most of the year and he sucked. But we still got it done because no one could score on us. This year, the NFC is very weak. In my mind, it is our best chance, with the road to Miami paved through Chicago, to take advantage and win. But Grossman has to relax and make smart decisions, and most importantly, the defense has to buckle down and stop the opposing teams from scoring. Otherwise, I fear that this glorious year that has been so spectacular will be for naught and mediocre will once again be our trademark. C'Mon Chi-town, LET'S GO BEARS!!!!