They missed the playoffs by about 2:00 last year.

My point had less to do with the Bears' prospects this season and more to do with Dan's bizarre epistemology. Lovie's 10-6 is underwhelming because he's a cro-magnon meatball who believes in defense and the power running game. Trestman's 8-8 is a great leap forward because he's a Really Smart Guy who's Doing Things The Right Way. Essentially, his argument is that finishing with the same record as the Jets makes you a Super Bowl contender, as long as you throw it ~600 times.

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This is very pointedly not a reason for optimism.

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The 10-6 team from the year before missed the playoffs too.

My point had less to do with the Bears' prospects this season and more to do with Dan's bizarre epistemology. Lovie's 10-6 is underwhelming because he's a cro-magnon meatball who believes in defense and the power running game.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Since divisional realignment in 2002, only five 10-win teams have missed the playoffs. Six 8-8 teams missed the playoffs last season alone. Contending for a playoff spot during a .500 season in which Aaron Rodgers missed 7 games and the Lions regressed so badly they fired their coach isn't exactly blowing my skirt up.

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I don't know why the Bears couldn't have had the best of both worlds by making Trestman their OC but keeping Lovie in charge of the defense and magically getting angry dudes with daddy issues to play hard. Probably could have eked out an extra win somewhere along the line with a semi-competent defense, and who the hell else was forming a line at the door to make Marc Trestman an NFL head coach?


I still remember the days when Lovie was a perfectly acceptable coach and if you had any reservations about his coaching philosophy, then you hated all black people.

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What is your prediction? Whether it be record-wise or what their strengths/weaknesses are?

They missed the playoffs by less than a game (essentially) the previous two seasons.

One was following a season with a new coach, new offense, new team leader/captains.
One was following a season where the coaching staff had 9 years to establish their system, with the team leader/captain in place. They finished that season something like 3-5 in the 2nd half.

We all know their strengths and weaknesses. If you want a number, I'll say 9.

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When did Eddy Curry not suck?

Emery has done more to address the Bears deficiencies on both offense & defense in just 2 seasons than Angelo did in his 10 years with the Bears.
Bears fans have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future. This is going to a fun season for Bears fans.

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That is absolutely not a sure thing. Go ahead and keep stating it like a fact, though.

Its for sure false on the defensive end.

As if Angelo's Bears didnt have good defenses?

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The needle on this team was "pointing up" last year, or that was the perception, because the offense looked like a new team. We saw things offensively that we haven't seen since.................
They should continue to get better.
On paper, they upgraded the defense in multiple areas.

They missed the playoffs by about 2:00 last year. They should improve on that, obviously.

Detroit sucks. Minnesota sucks. NFC East sucks. St Louis, Tampa, Arizona - they suck. I just listed more than half the NFC.
Anybody "scared" of Carolina or Atlanta? They can be good, they could completely fall apart too.
My prediction is that GB is good enough to make the playoffs again, but will struggle like they did last year.

There are lots of reasons for optimism.

I'm sold. Wooooo-Bears!!!

... seriously though, there's no reason not to expect a deep playoff run ...

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Emery has done more to address the Bears deficiencies on both offense & defense in just 2 seasons than Angelo did in his 10 years with the Bears.
Bears fans have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future. This is going to a fun season for Bears fans.

secondary-> sucks/old
linebackers-> trifecta of sucks/old/inexperienced
linemen-> good!
d-coordinator-> sucks

Other than the line there is no defensive depth

receivers-> great
tight ends-> sucks
offensive line-> solid
running back-> great
quarterback-> oh boy
o-coordinator-> good!

has 9-7 1st round exit written all over

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Arismendy Alcantara is a "real ass ballplayer", Cub second baseman for the next ten years.

Nobody is anything for the next ten years

The needle on this team was "pointing up" last year, or that was the perception, because the offense looked like a new team. We saw things offensively that we haven't seen since.................
They should continue to get better.
On paper, they upgraded the defense in multiple areas.

They missed the playoffs by about 2:00 last year. They should improve on that, obviously.

Detroit sucks. Minnesota sucks. NFC East sucks. St Louis, Tampa, Arizona - they suck. I just listed more than half the NFC.
Anybody "scared" of Carolina or Atlanta? They can be good, they could completely fall apart too.
My prediction is that GB is good enough to make the playoffs again, but will struggle like they did last year.

There are lots of reasons for optimism.

They missed the playoffs by "2:00" because the best QB in the league broke his collarbone on a fluke play at the hands of a fringe nfl player. If that injury doesn't happen, they miss the playoffs by a few games.

The Bears look like they are pretty good and should compete for a playoff spot. If everything falls their way, then sure, they could win the SB. Like Rick said, this applies to over half the league.

And St Louis isn't gonna suck next year.