Super Bowl - Marking Time Until the Game
Yes, I know the Super Bowl isn't for another week and a half, but I feel the pressure to put out the obligatory "we have to talk about SOMETHING while we wait for the darned game!" Seriously, I understand the rationale for the extra week, but I don't necessarily agree with it. But, since it exists, we'll deal with it the best we can.
Lovie Smith Calls Out Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com
In the true spirit of turnabout as fair play, Lovie Smith singled out ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski for doubting the Bears this season. In the post-game conference, when Wojciechowski posed the question " "You talked about a lot of people around the country picking the Saints in this game --" Lovie Smith interrupted with "And you were one of them, Gene." He went on to admit that the Bears did Sunday what they hadn't done all year, they made him, and many of us, a believer. Welcome to the club, Gene!
Tank Johnson to Play in Super Bowl
Cook County Judge John Moran granted a defense request Tuesday to allow Johnson to leave the state as he awaits trial on gun possession charges. While there are no special restrictions on him, screw up just once and he will face "dire consequences".
"Chicago Bears Day" Proclaimed
Maybe realizing how fragile their chances are in the Super Bowl (I'm still afraid to breathe, and the NFC Championship Game has been over for quite some time now), Monday was declared Bears Day. To top it all off, the famous lion statues outside the Chicago Art Museum were decked out in Bears helmets, just as they were the last time the Bears' went to the Super Bowl in 1985. Meanwhile, in Indianapolis...
Colts Try to Focus
The receptionist now answers the phone ""Hello, AFC champion Indianapolis Colts", there are two giant inflatable Colts players outside the entrance, one with the Super Bowl logo along with an inflatable arch that says "Colts City", and Jim Irsay had a mid-morning meal with...the AFC Championship trophy. "The trophy we want is the one waiting in Miami, the Lombardi Trophy," Irsay said. "But this one was the ticket we needed to get there."
X-Rays Negative on Peyton Manning's Thumb
It's only sore, not broken. But, anyone who has ever banged their thumb or jammed their finger can tell you, it's going to hurt like the blazes. Now here's a man who probably truly appreciates the extra week for recovery!
Cornerback Nick Harper May Miss the Big Game
Harper may be forced to miss the Super Bowl if his ankle injury is a high sprain. That type of injury usually requires four to six weeks recovery.
Okay, enough already!! I promise that will be it on "Super Bowl filler"!!