beckdawg
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Let me preface what I'm about to say by including the fact the offense has to show up. The way they have played you never know what will happen with them.
But, from a defensive perspective the game lines up with what the bears want to do. They were #1 in run defense. So, shutting down Foster seems possible if not likely. You would then assume Tillman will be on Andre Johnson and after what he did on Calvin you would think he should play well there too. Take those two weapons away and the texans will have difficulty scoring.
If I knew I was going to get an average level NFL offense out of the bears in the game I would probably pick them to win. However, they've been so spotty it's hard to make a prediction. I wont be surprised if the bears win. I wont be surprise if it's by double digits. About the only thing that would be surprising is if their defense plays poorly.
Also, its a home game and i'm sure the texans will be the more trendy pick if you buy the "no respect" theory. I could be wrong but in some regards I think the texans have picked on just a weak schedule as the bears. GB is the one common loss where GB destroyed them and the bears played them close at least for 3 quarters. They might have even won if the offense had showed up.
But, from a defensive perspective the game lines up with what the bears want to do. They were #1 in run defense. So, shutting down Foster seems possible if not likely. You would then assume Tillman will be on Andre Johnson and after what he did on Calvin you would think he should play well there too. Take those two weapons away and the texans will have difficulty scoring.
If I knew I was going to get an average level NFL offense out of the bears in the game I would probably pick them to win. However, they've been so spotty it's hard to make a prediction. I wont be surprised if the bears win. I wont be surprise if it's by double digits. About the only thing that would be surprising is if their defense plays poorly.
Also, its a home game and i'm sure the texans will be the more trendy pick if you buy the "no respect" theory. I could be wrong but in some regards I think the texans have picked on just a weak schedule as the bears. GB is the one common loss where GB destroyed them and the bears played them close at least for 3 quarters. They might have even won if the offense had showed up.