Round 5

Before I let the final previews hit the airwaves for the weekend, I thought I'd give the people exactly what they didn't want--my own opinion, and the opinion of Uncle Poklop. Ironically, our opinions are strikingly similar. "I LIKE THIS GUY" -John Gruden-

First off, we have the opinion of Uncle Poklop, residing in Lake Zurich, IL. (Note: Just to give you an idea who you are dealing with here, I didn't edit this blog at all. I wanted people to see how Uncle Poklop uses captilization, punctuation, spelling and other writing mechanics that you are supposed to have mastered by the 5th grade.

"I have read about half of the things that you people have been saying about this game and I must same I am pretty impressed with your guy’s ability to regurgitate the shit you see on nfl live and jim rome is burning. Yes we all know the turf will be loose (something funny about Garza’s wife) which will make it tough for packer wide outs. and the wind will be blowing (something funny about Garza’s wife) which will make it hard (something funny about Garza) for the packer punter to keep the ball away from hester. All these things will help lead to the bears victory. But come on man!!!!!!!!!!. The packers play in green bay and are use to the shitty weather games and playing on turf much like garza’s wifes (many of whom have played on both). Look at the quarterbacks that have won this year. It’s not the pretty boys (brady, manning, ryan, and hasselbeck, brees) but it’s the renegades (cutler, Roethlisberger, sanchez, and Rodgers) I will take cutler on the renegade scale over Rodgers any day. Rodgers saw this trend happening early and made a late season push to get the status of a renegade by getting in a relationship with wanna be famous but just a espn slut erin Andrews. No one is buying her as a celeb and no one is buying Rodgers. If he really wants to replace favre and go to the super bowl there had better be a sexual harassment charge in there soon or I better see a dick pic on the internet before game time. Otherwise it looks like our droopy eyed, shitty hair cut, butter face cutler will be tip toeing backwards into the super bowl. Anyone who is willing to date Kristin cavallari for longer than the hump and dump clearly deserves this super bowl. He also demands trades and has a “I don’t give a shit” swagger about him that leads to renegade status. This reason and this alone will be why the bears win this game 20 to 17. They will be meeting the biggest renegade of them all Ben Roethlisberger. Lord help us all against him. I’m sure cutler will have something up his sleeve for the weeks leading up to the super bowl to attempt to overtake the legend of renegade himself. For all you twitter fans out there UnclePdog is the guy to follow. Make it happen"


And, my own opinion. I know you guys wanted it.

"After reading everything that was sent in this week, it seems as if NFL Live is running our lives like Big Brother in 1984. I don't know when Mark Schlereth's opinion became the gold standard in today's world, but it is more disappointing than the plot of a Michael Bay movie (Friday the 13th, Bad Boys II, The Island). I mean seriously, how many times did you hear the phrase "What more could you ask for?" uttered throughout the week? It was as if the entire world had that damn Edwin McCain song ('I Could Not Ask For More') come on their Ipod shuffle at the same exact time. Actually, if I'm a Packer fan I could ask for a lot more. Give them Finley, Barnett and Ryan Grant and this game has a bigger spread than an h'orderves table at a bar mitzvah. Come on now. And, the field. Oh, the field. Have you heard about the field? Guess what? Both teams play on that sorry surface. It will balance out on which team it favors. In case you forgot, Cutler's home splits aren't exponentially better than his road splits either. In fact, they're worse. His completion percentage is 7 points lower at Soldier (57 to 64), and he's thrown 6 more picks at home as oppose to on the road (11 to 5). Cutler is less comfortable at home than J-Lo in her critically acclaimed film, "Enough". Just kidding, that movie sucks.

I agree with most of you that the play of the QB's (Rodgers and Cutler) is of the utmost importance in Sunday's game. But do you people really foresee a game in the mid to high twenties? Have you been outside in the past week? It's miserable out there. If you think those conditions are conducive to offensive production, you should check into the mental institution to start chewing gum with Llyod Braun. So, you may be asking yourself now, "what does this a*&hole think is important? Special teams. That is my answer. Think about it, how easy will it to be to position kick away from Devin Hester amidst 15 mph winds? Remember how bad Tim Masthay kicked at Soldier in week 3? It was pathetic. I can see the Bears parlaying this situation into good field position, but Jay "I don't always throw picks, but when I do, I throw them in the Red Zone" Cutler can sometimes stall a drive faster than a 14 year-old behind the wheel of a manual transmission. Now, I think Mason Crosby is a vital weapon for the Packers too. He is incredibly consistent and for the most part, routinely clutch.

Another factor that I think will be imperative to both teams success on Sunday is the play at the tight end position. The screen game/tight end routes in this game will be crucial, and so far this post-season, Greg Olsen has played great. But, at times he has a tendency to look like a bad-blocking flanker who stole Spencer Pratt's beard. If he comes to play Sunday, he can be a big weapon for the Bears.

So, my prediction is that the game will be mildly entertaining, but much less than what the people have wet their appetite for all week. Maybe that's just the pessimist in me, maybe it's the realist. You decide. Packers-13 Bears-9

As for Pick of the Day, the Pulse Man turns 23 today so I decided to give him the day off to focus on his festivities. However, the line in which he decides to go to sleep (inside or outside the bar) is set at 12:41. Let me know if you want in on the action.

Now we're done. Rack us

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