Preview: Carolina vs Chicago - Sept. 14, 2008

By Lee Stevens of Easy Money Sports

There are always a few surprises in week one and this year was certainly no exception. The Patriots got a tight victory but lost QB, Tom Brady, for the season. The other two of many ‘experts’ top three in league, the Colts and Chargers, both lost and week two is sure to have more excitement. The only action for me in those three games was a best bet win with ten point underdog Carolina (Outright over San Diego) and overall for the weekend we delivered a Perfect 6-0 with Football Locks. Our complimentary game breakdown for week two is when those Panthers from Carolina host the Chicago Bears. Last week it was the Bears that took down Indianapolis as a double digit underdog and it was even further surprising how it was accomplished with considerable ease, but more on that in a bit.

Carolina has returned to the power football that was successful for them in the past but was lost recently for numerous reasons. It may be another good that comes from the bad of speedy WR Steve Smith’s absence (team suspension) for the first few games. Head coach John Fox’s power game starts with a two headed monster running attack with DeAngelo Williams & Jonathan Stewart. The offensive line is also a key and they man handled the Chargers for most of the ball game helping the Panthers as a team rush for 142 yards at an impressive 4.9 yards per carry. Seven different Panthers caught a pass from QB Jake Delhomme last Sunday including the game winning 24 yard touchdown, by Dante Rosario, as time expired. For the day, Rosario, caught seven passes for 96 yards including the game winner (26-24 Final) on fourth down. Veteran WR Muhsin Muhammad , also added six catches for 56 yards which landed four important first downs for his squad.

Chicago pulled off it’s upset of the Colts in dominating fashion nearly the entire game. The Bears absolutely controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and first year RB Matt Forte rushed for 123 yards. Forte was the first rookie to start at RB for the Bears since Walter Payton in 1975 and this, like the ‘75 decision,  looks like another great one. In this system, QB Kyle Orton, is simply asked not to make mistakes and that’s exactly what he did…or didn’t do. He totaled just 150 passing yards by spreading the ball to seven different receivers but most notably never turned the ball over for the entire game. The Defense scored twice (1 TD & 1 Safety) in the 29-13 Chicago win and many have hope for Da Bears in 2008. Head coach, Lovie Smith, has worked hard on getting his guys to continue to play with a reckless nature but with more control for assignments and field responsibilities. So far is seems to be working well and now the questions are staying controlled but fierce on D and keeping the young runner on O healthy.

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