Oct 8th 2008 11:15AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Bears, NFC North, NFL Playoffs
Look, I love the Bears.
I even felt confident enough in my team to call a division title last week with the team sitting only 2-2 and tied with what most believed was a far superior Packers team heading into the season.
I’m even more confident after the complete game they played this past week — admittedly against a Detroit area JV team — teamed with the Packers home loss to Atlanta.
But even I wouldn’t bring this noise right now: ”We’re heading to the Super Bowl,” defensive end Mark Anderson said. ”I really feel that way.”I’m expecting people to make a big deal out of this and act like he’s gone with the played-out guarantee. Let us try to sit back and notice his wording, though. Is it really that ridiculous for a player on a good team to deep down believe his team is going to the promised land?
Not only do I have no problem with this proclamation as a fan, but I actually love the strong belief the third-year pass-rushing specialist has in this team.
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