[CBFF] ESPN - Ultimate Depth Chart: NFC North

[Steve Behrens]

Just the way I see it, Chris.  A lot of the power rankings/predictions
I've seen already have the bear down around 8th or 9th overall or that
they're going to take the tail pipe (in the playoffs).... While the
Superbowl Odds, are much closer to reality having them ranked #1 in
the NFC.   Contrast that with the AFC, where the SB odds and the
national media are synced perfectly.

Don't confuse respect for the Bear in the division with respect vs the
rest of the NFL.  You'd have to be brain dead to actually predict
another team beating the Bears out of the Div. crown.  But that's
mostly where any respect ends.

-Behr

On 6/22/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Really, honestly? I think some of you guys don't understand the difference between Orange 'n' Blue tinted glasses and how everyone else views things. You're acting like every time someone doesn't say the Bears or one of the players are the best or one of the best that it's an insult. I really can't see how most of the national media hates the Bears. I think they could and should've covered them more last season but the coverage that was there did not seem overly biased and certainly not every piece had a slant.
>
> Anyway, Merril Hoge has had a few too many... knocks to the head... so I wouldn't really pay much attention to him.
> -Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steve Behrens <steve.behrens at gmail.com>
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 11:27:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] ESPN - Ultimate Depth Chart: NFC North
>
>
> >From what I've seen Tom,  there's a whole lot more 'tearing down' of
> the Bears than there is 'Building up', and it's been going on for most
> all of last season as well as this season.   Face it, to the majority
> of the national media, for whatever the reason, the Bears are the team
> they love to hate. Or, at the very least, one they would never, ever
> consider gushing over....  Don't exactly know why that's come to be,
> but that's the way I see it.
>
> -Behr
>
> On 6/22/07, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> > > bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Nat Mara
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:03 PM
> > > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CBFF] ESPN - Ultimate Depth Chart: NFC North
> > >
> > > What bugs me is that they give Minnesota kudos for the addtion of
> > > Peterson,
> > > however nobody is giving the Bears Kudos for landing the player they
> > > needed,
> > > adding Hester to the offense and factoring any potential improvement by
> > > Rex,
> > > Bradley and/or Berrian. GB added an over the hill reciever and lost
> > > it's
> > > best RB.  While Favre is still tough, he is merely a shadow of himself
> > > at
> > > this point ..
> >
> > Nat,
> >
> > I think that, as usual, the national media is slow to recognize the progress
> > the Bears are making.  And, as usual, they will catch up about 6 games into
> > the season.  At that point they'll be "The Bears are greatest offense since
> > the Cowboys of the nineties!"  "Rex Grossman is Joe Montana!"  "They're be a
> > dynasty!" "Lovie Smith is a god!"  "The exclamation point on my keyboard is
> > stuck!!!!!!!"  etc...
> >
> > Let's face it.  They build you up to tear you down to build you up again.
> > And in the end its all 100%, grade A, pure beef BS.  They don't teach you
> > anything.
> >
> > The Bears are coming off a SB appearance.  That means it's time to tear them
> > down.  Frankly, I've gotten to the point that I just ignore any reference
> > the national people make to the Bears.  When I'm not ignoring everything
> > they say that is.
> >
> > Tom S.
> >
> >
> > "I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to
> > promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace
> > so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and
> > let them have it."
> > --Dwight D. Eisenhower
> > http://bloggeddrain.typepad.com/cbff/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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