Well, the Chicago Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl last night. And, to be quite honest, they didn't deserve to win. The play calling and execution for Chicago was absolutely terrible. Yes, it's true, Grossman was not throwing accurate balls down field. However, in the 4th quarter, I really have to question the calls for big plays down field. They had an effective short-to-mid game going. They were moving the ball very well. I think they could have scored twice given the momentum they were building, until the big plays were called that both resulted in INTs. Is Grossman partially responsible here for poor throws? Absolutely. But, who put him in those situations? Whomever was making the offensive calls is ultimately responsible. He did not put Grossman in a position to be successful. If I were Lovie Smith, I'd be looking to hire a new O coordinator in the off-season.
BTW, of much more interesting news to me... ESPN2 had the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition on TV. American Phil Pfister won it - the first time for the US since Bill Kazmaier in 1982. I was a bit surprised that Pfister did so well as his preliminary results were so-so. However, he absolutely killed the field, winning something like 5 of 7 events outright. Good job Phil!
