They say bears have slight edge

gumbeau said
Devon Hester might become a liability in this game for the Bears defense.

A return TD by Hester puts the Chicago defense on the field immediately and for more time than they would otherwise be on the field.

This is exactly what the Saints want, a tired defense trying to stop the best 4th Quarter running attack going.

As long as the game is close or the Saints are ahead the return TD's don't do Chicago any favors.

Only time a Hester TD really hurts is if the Bears have a 7 point lead and Hester returns one putting the Saints in a big hole.

I'm not saying the Saints let him break one but if he does and its still a close game after his TD then take solace in the fact that the Bears defense has to chase Reggie around a bunch more and Deuce will be better set up for a dominant 4th quarter.

If he gets a TD, not only do 7 more points go up on the board, but it's also a momentum changer. If we already have the momentum, and he returns a punt for a TD, that's trouble for the Saints. If you guys have the momentum, and he returns one, that automatically gives us the momentum. A fired up Bears defense is the last thing you want to see...when they had to step up last week, they held the Seahawks scoreless in the fourth quarter; including a couple 3rd/4th and short situations. Hester energizes the whole team...you don't want him to return anything.

CHI-TOWNSAINT said
I WILL BE THERE AS WELL!!!!

Make no mistake, we don't have one of the better passing attacks, we have THE best passing attack. And as far as Alexander, we have Deuce who is playing at a much higher level than Alexander AND Reggie Bush. You are fooling yourself if you think you will be able to shut down these two. Our TE's suck, so you at least don't have to worry about them, but our Wr's are very good and very underrated. We have Colston, who catches everything, Horn should be back, Henderson who is a Bernard Berrian clone and Copper who is a very good 4th WR........not to mention Reggie in the passing game all of whom have Drew Brees throwing them the ball who is leaps and bounds better than Hasselbeck! Get yourself ready for a shootout because we will score at least 28 points!

Mark my words...Reggie Bush will be a non-factor. It's up to McCallister...with the speed of our linebackers, he's not going to be able to do his little, "I can't run up the middle, I'll take it to the outside," like he did against the Eagles. Bush is not a good match for the Bears defense...Deuce McCallister is.