NFC North Conference - Chicago Bears PreviewThe Chicago Bears exceeded all pre-season expectations by winning the NFC North last year by going 11-5. Now we realize that they were not really as good as that record is this is a one-dimensional team with a fantastic defense and dreadful offense. The thing is though that the division is just as weak this year as in 2005.Click here for a pro and college online football betting line! What is puzzling is that Chicago went out and used its first five draft picks on defense! Well one of those picks, Devin Hester of Miami, was a wide receiver in college but the Bears plan on using him at cornerback. Apparently Chicago feels that it could get by with a dominant defense and a conservative, mistake-free offense again. The Bears did add quarterback Brian Griese, but he is not a big-play type himself and he is actually in a three-way battle with Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton for the starting spot. The running game should be solid again, and it will have to be considering ineptitude of the receiving corps! Thomas Jones rushed for 1335 yards on 4.3 yards per carry with nine touchdowns last season, and back-up Adrian Peterson also performed well when called upon averaging an impressive 5.1 yards per carry. Check out Bovada and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! BET on Sports & play Poker at BOVADA and receive a 20% FREE BET on your first deposit! However this team is 100 percent about defense, as that unit ranked second in the NFL in total defense and first in fewest points allowed last season. Brian Urlacher was a monster all season while earning the 2005 Defensive Player of the Year Award, and he may actually get some added help this year if the blue-chip rookies play to their capabilities. Now we realize that teams have to score SOME points to go far in the post-season, and this club will not do that. However the Chicago Bears do have a good enough defense to repeat as NFC North champs. Prediction for 2006: 1st Place NFC North After predicting multiple Super Bowl winners, expert NFL handicapper Mike "The Picker" Jones has returned with his 2012 Super Bowl XLVI prediction! His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling! Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on September 24, 2006
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