[talking sports picks]

[/b]Chalk us up for a play on the Colts minus the 6.5 points
Great Bears Defense..?It allowed Drew Brees and the New Orleans
Saints 354 yards thru the air and 2 tds.
Pressure is off Manning..after beating Brady and the Patriots..well
Most of it..and in a matchup of
Future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and the capable 4th year pro
Rex Grossman..Well side with with the future hall of famer..Grossman is capable of floundering out of the gate and when that happens ..its game over..It might be unfair
Of the media this week..to tear apart Grossman..hes been called Train Rex Grossman..
They have focused on his bad games..But Grossman seems capable of a bigger
occurrence of tanking…

Great Bears defense..Grossman will need it ..better not be called to fall back on his passing game..Colts will win that battle..And don’t forget.. the Colts have already faced two of the NFLs premeier defenses in the league
Beating both New England and Baltimore on their way to Miami….
Manning hasn’t even used his outside deep threats..Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison yet..The Colts are a much rounded football team than just 2 months ago..they have their offense..tightend Dwight Clark has been a go to guy with Harrison double teamed.(Urlacher might have something to say about that)
Their running game..how bout this stat..Colts have outrushed all of their
playoff opponents..with 137 yards per game..with Joseph Addai and dominic Dominc Rhodes
The missing piece though the Indy rush defense..which has stiffened up in December and January.. Now Grossman will need his running game..if the colts stop the ground game..hes relying on his passing attack..and that is not an automatic on any given Sunday.

Bears want to be in the same league as the 85 Superbowl Bears We think when all is said and done..Grossman will resemble more Steve Grogran and Tony Easton from that
85 game on the patriots side.than Jim McMahon..but he CAN have game…

Were siding with the future hall of famer.
Fit Manning for his Super Bowl Ring
Our pick Indianapolis to win and cover the 6 and half(if you can get it) over Chicago..

[Tommy]

I see alot of offensive reasons why the Colts will win and cover. If I thought this game was going to be a shootout, I would be all over the Colts as most everyone else would be as well.

Most people are looking at the QB matchup and it's a no-brainer. Other than the QB and Wide-outs, I don't see anywhere else that the Colts have the advantage in this game.

Bottom line is the Colts got past a soft KC team and did just enough to win against an after-thought Pats team, without Harrison, in the dome.

I feel if the Bears defense shows up like they are capable and with the intangables, like special teams, will keep them in the game and possibly win it outright, especially if Manning and the Colts get smacked around early on finally playing a hard-nosed defense.

BOL today and enjoy the game