JEFF'S SPORTS BLOG - HOW WILL OUR CHICAGO BEARS FAIR AGAINST THE VIKINGS?
The Chicago Bears will battle Central Division rival, the
Minnesota Vikings in a big game at Soldier Field tomorrow.
The Vikings bring an excellent running game
with star running back, Adrian Peterson.
The Bears were torched by Peterson in the first game last year and will
have to make it a point to stop him. In
addition to Peterson, the Vikings bring a vaunted defense to Chicago, which has been very strong against
the run.
The Bears will have the advantage of playing at home and
will need some big plays on both sides of the ball to come out victorious. The key for the Bears will be how their
offense plays against the Vikings defense.
If the Bears have difficulty running the football, the pressure will
fall upon QB, Kyle Orton, to make plays via the passing game. This is likely going to happen and will
demonstrate Orton's ability to take control of a game.
The Bears defense will be focused on Peterson and hopefully
can bring back the big play to their arsenal via turnovers. The Bears defense has to be able to make big
plays to give the offense more opportunities to score and dominate time of
possession.
If the Bears defense is
stuck on the field for majority of the game they will tire in the fourth
quarter and in a game that figures to be close until the end this could prove
to be detrimental to the outcome.
Thus,
the Bears offense has to control the football and eat up the game clock while
not turning over the ball. For the Bears
defense, they have to stop the Vikings running game and make the big plays in
creating turnovers.
Finally, the Bears coaching staff might have to make
some adjustments during the game particularly during halftime. Let's hope the coaching staff can give the
Bears an advantage so that the Bears can win a key game and take control of the
Central Division.
Chicago fans see the possibility of the Bears
winning this division and thus making the playoffs.
Go BEARS!
JEFF ARDITO & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO
