There's No Need To Fear, the Chicago Bears are Here!

If you look and listen around, you'll find that the Bears are not exactly the darlings of the public this week. In the AFC, everyone is drooling over the matchup of Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady. The mouth frothing over Manning and the potential to become the "greatest quarterback of all time" with a Superbowl win is sickening enough. But when the frothing comes from the same people who said, JUST LAST WEEK, that Tom Brady already IS the "greatest quarterback of all time" it's time to head over to ratemyvomit.com.

In the NFC, the media is all over the Saints. They have the stylish offense. They have Reggie Bush, Deuce McCallister and Purdue's drew Brees. They've never been this far in the NFL playoffs before. They carry the hopes and dreams of a hurricane ravaged city upon their shoulders.

That leaves the Chicago Bears. Just this morning, Mike Greenberg said that, if the Bears lose, while it's a tremendous disappointment, the team's legacy is secure.

All of this is total crap.

So, why are the Bears not the media's favorites? Simple. This is a boring team.

Since the Arizona game, the only thing sexy about the Bears has been Devin Hester. Rex Grossman, while a decent quote, is still vegetable lasagna nationally. The defense has been lunch pail efficient. They don't have a devastating pass rush. They don't have dopes who think dancing is personality. The runningbacks are efficient, but never do anything spectacular. That's a combination for the media to ignore.

And, when you add in that the media is still stuck in 1985 (like many of the fans), on a team that had EVERYTHING that this team is missing, you see why the nation has relegated the Bears to fourth place.

One hopes that Lovie Smith makes use of this and makes his team understand that they are perceived as a bunch of Rodney Dangerfields. They also need to know that the secure legacy is that of Walter Payton, George Halas, Mike Ditka, Bill George and Red Grange. Their legacy is nothing at this point.

Perhaps Livie Smith will relish the underdog role. And tell his team to shove the reputation up everyone's collective tushes.