Out of the thirty super bowls I've watched usually the better team wins, but in this salary cap era it seems that the team that wins is the one that does not have the most injuries. Last year Seattle's defense was dominating for 19 minutes until Manuel was hurt, which forced them to play their fourth string safety. All three touchdowns were caused by him being out of position. This year the Bears losing Harris and Brown killed them. This defense was in the league with the Ravens before they were hurt. When healthy they have seven pro bowlers on defense and five on offense.
I matched these teams up from scouting reports and from watching most of their games this year. I looked at five to ten reports on every player including J.Scott, Hayden, Miller, Snow, Hillenmeyer. Also I have watched about every episode of matchup and the nfl network. Not to mention thousands of hours of research over the last thirty years (I'm addicted to the NFL). The Bears at full strength with Griese starting have an edge over the Colts. I have watched every single game Griese has started and he is the real deal. The main reason he was booted from Denver was because of his personality. He had a 102.9 rating with them one year. He had a 97 rating with a horrible Bucs offense in 04'. The same Bucs offense that Johnson failed with that year. He is not a mobile Qb, but he is better than average. The Bears just needed an average Qb to beat the Colts. If Harris was in, there is no way Manning would have had so much time to pass. Harris is to the Bears pass rush as Hampton is to the Steelers run defense. Brown is so vital in the cover 2 defense. The Colts were horrible on defense until they got their pro bowl safety back (Sanders).
Most people think the Colts were dominate because they play in the Afc, but that was not the case. Afc has nothing to do with two teams. The Nfc winning 13 in a row caused the Packers to be 12.5 favorites over Denver who was a better team on paper. The Colts won because they did not have crucial injuries and because Lovie Smith is as bright as Mike Martz for starting a Qb who has poor mechanics and has had them since he played for Florida.
The Pats had such a good coaching staff that they overcame their injuries to win the big game a few years ago, but most teams are not that lucky and dont' have a coach as great as they do.
I matched these teams up from scouting reports and from watching most of their games this year. I looked at five to ten reports on every player including J.Scott, Hayden, Miller, Snow, Hillenmeyer. Also I have watched about every episode of matchup and the nfl network. Not to mention thousands of hours of research over the last thirty years (I'm addicted to the NFL). The Bears at full strength with Griese starting have an edge over the Colts. I have watched every single game Griese has started and he is the real deal. The main reason he was booted from Denver was because of his personality. He had a 102.9 rating with them one year. He had a 97 rating with a horrible Bucs offense in 04'. The same Bucs offense that Johnson failed with that year. He is not a mobile Qb, but he is better than average. The Bears just needed an average Qb to beat the Colts. If Harris was in, there is no way Manning would have had so much time to pass. Harris is to the Bears pass rush as Hampton is to the Steelers run defense. Brown is so vital in the cover 2 defense. The Colts were horrible on defense until they got their pro bowl safety back (Sanders).
Most people think the Colts were dominate because they play in the Afc, but that was not the case. Afc has nothing to do with two teams. The Nfc winning 13 in a row caused the Packers to be 12.5 favorites over Denver who was a better team on paper. The Colts won because they did not have crucial injuries and because Lovie Smith is as bright as Mike Martz for starting a Qb who has poor mechanics and has had them since he played for Florida.
The Pats had such a good coaching staff that they overcame their injuries to win the big game a few years ago, but most teams are not that lucky and dont' have a coach as great as they do.
Kidding.
