Man, I hate the Bears

For the most part, a Packer fan's Monday morning (or Tuesday) is determined by a Packer victory. And if the Bears lose, that's just like extra sprinkles. To me, however, if the Packers win and the Bears don't lose, the day is a wash--that is how much I hate the Bears. Sunday's game was especially nerve wracking for me, as you can imagine. It's not that I was wasn't confident that the Packers would win, it was the small percent chance the Bears knock out Rodgers and Flynn comes in unprepared--similar to the week 14 loss to the Lions. Luckily Julius Peppers's helmet-to-helmet cheap shot didn't knock out Rodgers.

What makes me nervous about the Super Bowl is not that I don't think the Packers are the better team, because they are, but the fact the Packers didn't put away the Bears early and it came down to a Sam Shields interception. The Packers offense didn't finish strong. Before the kneel to end the game, the Packers' last five possessions ended with punts. I hope the weather was the excuse to why the offense didn't score in the second half. I hope Nick Collins was too busy thinking about how he was going to celebrate his first Super Bowl appearance while Earl Bennett was running past him for a 30 yard touchdown, bringing the Bears within a touchdown in the 4th quarter. The Bears should have felt helpless and over matched while B.J. Raji was doing his fat man shimmy shake in the end zone. But I'm afraid for the Packers against the Steelers, because there is no reason the Bears--the Packers biggest rival--should have had enough hope to put together a 4 play, 60 yard touchdown drive.

I can't complain, the Bears are done this season and won't have the luxury to ruin a high draft pick in April, and the Packers have a chance to win their second Super Bowl since the Bears won their last one.