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Offense key to Colts' Super Bowl win by James Andersen You’ve got to be a complete fool if you honestly think the Bears are going to win the Super Bowl. They say that offense wins games but defense wins championships. Having a great defense is an essential tool to winning, but what good is a good defense if your offense can’t move the ball? The Colts are going to win this one in the same fashion that has won them so many games in recent years: with a high-powered offense. Indy has one of the best receiver corps in the league in Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Dallas Clark. Don’t count out running back Joseph Addai who has done a nice job replacing Edgerrin James. A high-powered offense starts with a great quarterback. Is there any quarterback who has put up better numbers in recent memory than Peyton Manning? This guy has won just about every award in the NFL and proven that he is arguably the best quarterback in the league. Though many of the headlines surrounding this game concern the appearance of two black coaches in the Super Bowl, this is as much about Peyton Manning trying to get that first Super Bowl ring to complete his already impressive football resume and do what his idol Dan Marino never did. At times this season, Bears QB Rex Grossman has shown flashes of brilliance, but for a large portion of the season he put up Joey Harrington-esque numbers and the Bears won because of their defense. Take the NFC Championship game for example: though Chicago won handily 39-14, Grossman only completed 11 of 26 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown while the defense forced four turnovers. Instead of Grossman having his way with the Saints’ offense, he handed the ball off and Chicago settled for field goals three times. Grossman once again played a sub-par game and was bailed out by the defense. The Bears have squeaked by too many times this season doing this and it will come to an end on Sunday. Manning is going to school Grossman and show him what it takes to be an NFL-caliber quarterback. Though the Colts aren’t really a defensive team, their defense has certainly stepped up so far in the playoffs. Against Kansas City they continually stuffed Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, holding him to 32 yards while Addai ran all through the Chiefs defense. With Dwight Freeney heading the defensive line and Cato June leading the linebackers, the Colts will have no problem shutting down the Bears dual running attack of Cedric Benson and Thomas Jones. The duo might have run over the Saints, but not this time. The secondary should be able to shut down wide receiver and MSU alum Muhsin Muhammad, the Bears only real deep threat. Considering Grossman’s low passing numbers, Muhammad probably won’t see much of the ball. Add to that the fact that this is the first Super Bowl for the Colts since they’ve been in Indianapolis. Let’s not forget the other intangibles either. Unlike last year
when they lost because of a missed field goal, the Colts now have Adam
Vinatieri, the kicker who’s been the hero of the Patriots Super
Bowl titles. If the game comes down to field goals, the Colts are in
good shape. Colts 49 Bears 10. There it is. Colts win a in a blowout as Manning throws 4 touchdowns and wins his first NFL title. Given the unpredictable nature of the Super Bowl, James recommends that you decide for yourself who will win the Super Bowl, as he is by no means a football expert and doesn’t want to receive countless angry emails on Monday morning from people who bet on the game according to this story. |
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