What If?

by lastof12 on Jan 24, 2011 4:12 PM CST

What if the Bears play their game of the season?

What if Jay Cutler silences his critics by outplaying Aaron Rodgers?

What if Devin Hester gets a special teams TD?

What if Lovie Smith and his assistants coach their best game so far?

What if the defense shuts down the Packers highly touted offense?

What if the O-line protects Jay and garners no sacks?

What if the Bears beat Green Bay?

What if the Bears chose offense first instead of deferring?

What if Chicago’s defense took away the slant?

What if the Packers went 3 and out on 1st possession?

What if Jay connected with Devin Hester for the TD to tie at 7-7?

What if the Bears O-line played penalty free?

What if the defense stopped the run?

What if the Briggs INT turned into an offensive score?

What if the Bears offense showed up in the 2nd half?

What if Jay Cutler didn’t leave the game?

What if Brian Urlacher didn’t get tackled by Rodgers after his INT and scored?

What if Caleb Hanie didn’t throw the pick six to B.J. Rajie?

What if the Bears didn’t run an end around on 3rd down?

What if Hanie doesn’t throw the 2nd INT virtually ending the game?

What if the Bears won…

I woke up last night about 1am wondering all of the things I listed after the jump in my head. I couldn’t sleep…I wandered to the TV, flipped it on and reached for some solace while the glare of the TV illuminated the room. No comfort was found…

I agonized over all the "what if’s," I listed before the jump. I tried everything to calm my pre-game nerves…"Why do I do this?" I asked myself. I couldn’t imagine playing in a game of this magnitude…this is our rival, the Green Bay Packers! Even Lazarus could get up for this game…

Ahh…the endless cacophony of questions ringing in our psyche…yes, we fans all do this; the infamous "What if’s," that drive us to madness.

I’ve had a day to let things settle. You know, get things straight in my head. The radio helped a little and so did reading WCG…mostly I realized I’m not alone with my thoughts. There were some fans and media, rightly or wrongly, that went on with questions further than I could imagine…

All I can say is I’m glad to have had the opportunity to root for my team, The Chicago Bears, in the NFC Championship game…a "what if" that was buzzing my brain the previous 3 seasons.

And now I wonder about that NFL draft…

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My what ifs

have already moved into the offseason/next season.

-What if we solidify the Oline
-What if we sign/draft a true playmaker WR
-What if we get that shutdown corner
-What if our interior Dline can get more penetration up the middle
-What if we have a little better coaching decisions

by rdr3131 on Jan 24, 2011 11:18 PM CST reply actions

Perhaps I did a poor job in making my point...

Any of the game time “what if’s” could have made a huge difference in this game if they go the best possible way. I honestly feel the Bears were outplayed in the 1st half. The defense was huge the 2nd half and shut down the vaunted GB offense. We had a 3rd string QB that was possibly 1 play away from tying the game.

So why all the darned fuss about Jay’s knee?

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

by lastof12 on Jan 25, 2011 2:41 PM CST reply actions

I got your point

I hate to bring myself to the agony of thinking, what if this happened. Instead I look ahead at, what if this happens. It helps get me pumped for next season.

by rdr3131 on Jan 25, 2011 5:59 PM CST reply actions