Post SB game analysis

Define overrated.  For most of the season the prevailing opinion was that 4 of the 5 best teams in the NFL were in the AFC (and that it was 1-4 for the AFC).  That's not exactly shocking information.  The Bears were the best team in the NFC, for the regular season and the playoffs.  Whether the NFC is overrated could be an argument, but its hard to argue that the Bears didn't deserve to be in the super bowl.  It had to be an NFC team, so who else should have been there?

The top of a pile of poop is still poop.

I was at a friends house and they were all bears fans.  They were celebrating like crazy on the opening kickoff return.  I told them "I'm an Ohio State fan.... I've seen this before... don't get too excited yet."

Turned out to be a very similar outcome. 

It's also still the top. 

of poop.

Just kidding. The Bears deserved to be there, certainly.  IMHO the four divisional AFC playoff teams could have beaten the Bears.  The Bears have a fatal flaw they should fix in the offseason.  They need to hire Garcia or another dependable free agent, have them compete with Rex and win and then have a chance in pressure situations.  Some QBs never able to perform in the NFL under pressure. My gut tells me that Rex is one of those guys.

You'd prefer maybe, Theisman?

No question that the top 4 AFC playoff teams would have won yesterday.  Pretty much everyone (including Vegas) knew the winner of the Pats/Colts was the SB champ.  As a lifelong Pats fan, it hurt to watch yesterday knowing that the Pats would have easily won as well.

How about that the Bears only beat 3 teams with a winning record (Seattle, Jets, Saints).  The overall record of all the teams they played were 79-113.

That's not defining overrated.  They were the NFC rep to the Super Bowl, and underdogs in the Super Bowl.  Show that they didn't deserve that, because that's all the were "rated" to be.  As far as who they beat, they beat the Saints to get to this game.  Is there anyone else from the NFC that deserved to be there more?

As far as sitting in a room last night whining that your Pats could have won that game too, I assume you mean you think  they could have beaten the Bears.  Because you certainly don't mean they could have beaten the Colts, right?  Not after having just lost to them.  That sounds like sour grapes.  The Pats already beat the Bears once this season so, again, you're not really making a startling revelation here.  After winning 3 Super Bowls by beating NFC teams its funny to hear a Pats fan complaining about this stuff. 

Yeah, they were so good that day they let up 34 points. They are a decent defense that got hot.  They weren't a GREAT defence.

Oh no...not sour grapes.  Was certainly disappointed that the Pats could not hang on to beat the Colts in the AFC champ game.  Feel pretty confident had they done that they would have won again against the Bears.  Colts beat us twice this year so, unfortunately, I have to tip my cap to the better team.

Pats still modern day dynasty; doubt anyone would argue that.

 I think he just meant that the Patriots would have had a good chance of beating the Bears if they had held together in the second half is all.  The Colts deserve credit, as do the Bears.  I just think the NFC was weak this year.   The Bears are clearly a quality team, they did great in the palyoffs, and my hat is off to them for making it to the SB.

  I'm a Patriots fan as well. They didn't deserve to go to the SB!  They blew a huge lead to a team that was, in the end, better that day. You can't help but wonder what would have happened if they had gone to the SB is all.

  People are ready to give the Pats backlash.  In reality they have been a hard working, relatively humble franchise given their current success, IMO. You can't even compare how they have dealt with success in comparison the Dallas Cowboys for example.

 Congratz Colts' Fans.  We have two first round draft picks and we still have Belachik!

Word.  Well under the cap, not one player with a rap sheet or on parole, not one player doing any self serving commercials, 4 AFC champ game appearances in 6 years, 3 SB wins, all of this in the era of free agency.  Freakin awesome when you put it into perspective.

I was just trying to dispel the "overrated" tag Mac tried to put on the Bears.  He said he's been claiming since week 9 that they were overrated and I don't know what that means.  I don't think anyone, and I mean ANYONE! other than the Bears and hardcore fans thought they would stand a chance against any one of the top AFC teams.  You can't really blame the players and true fans for feeling that way, so how were the Bears "overrated"?  They lost the Super Bowl.  In whose eyes is that a disappointing season? 

I think they over-achieved, considering the huge question marks at QB and WR that they started the season with.  Maybe that's what you meant.