Leaning under.

Playoff appearances in the Super Bowl Era:

2010s 2
2000s 3
1990s 3
1980s 5
1970s 2

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Under, but at 2, they won't 0fer the whole decade like the Buccaneers did, but they'll be their usual Bears selves. This team will never be a perennial contender, the Packers would appear to have terminal divisional hegemony: they've won it almost every year for 25 years, why would that change now with less parity than there was when they did it before?

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They are going to have to draft the next Aaron Rodgers for that to happen. They did it once with Favre, chances of doing it twice are pretty low.

My fear is the Bear waste the next four years on Mitch. Then fire Pace and cut him loose after the second year of his new deal Pace will give him.

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I'll take the over. They'll get in next year with a 10-6 record and then sometime in the decade string together back-to-back playoff appearances. There are three teams in the division that actually contend and Minnesota is teetering on the cliff while Green Bay is on the verge of 12 entering full & terminal decline. Bears are not without flaws either, obviously, but they aren't stuck having to deal with a New England, New Orleans or Seattle situation. LeFleur isn't going to build a powerhouse any sooner than Nagy is.

I would say Minnesota, Chicago and GB each win the north three times and the spare goes to one of them. The fact that Detroit is a total non-factor makes three very attainable.

Fun fact: the Lions have the same number of NFC North/Central titles as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

I agree with under at 2. They are good for a horseshoe up the ass 11 win season followed by a first round exit every 4 years or so.

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Over. Two #6 seeds in years when they play the AFC South, and a flukey #4 seed after both Rodgers and Cousins retire

16 team conference, 60 playoff spots up for grabs over the decade. 3 sounds right, 4 would be possible if they were in the East.

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I think they would have had 3 in the 70s if there were six playoff teams instead of four.

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Over

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Definitely OVER. With all the teams that make the playoffs these days, it'd be tough to not make it three out of ten.

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The playoff format hasn’t changed in decades.

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So what...I stand by by post.

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The Bears are not one of the NFL's truly moribund franchises. They may under-perform but not to a serious extent. They go through the usual NFL cycle. This was a rough decade because the Trestman/Emery debacle coupled with the unending Cutler marriage kept them in a deepening cycle of malaise that is uncharacteristic of the Bears.

Fact is we dont have a tough division. The Packers and Vikings really haven't been that much better since 2011. The Lions are truly abysmal and the type of franchise that would look at this proposition and seriously consider the under. The fact we share a division with them is a big advantage, not everyone is so fortunate.

When does a decade start or end?

Is 10 the end or the beginning?

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10 -19

20-29

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They're the next tier up from truly moribund, they're in there with the Buccaneers, Jets, and Bengals.

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They’re a bit above them. They’re kind of like the Cowboys actually. (If we are talking past 20 years)

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Nope, Cowboys seem to make the playoffs about every other year. Bears average one every five, I think.

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Cowboys have made the playoffs 7 times since 2000, Bears are at 5. Neither have done much when they got there, at least the Bears have made a NFCCG and a Super Bowl in that span, Cowboys haven’t. Might not be the best analogy but I wouldn’t say the Cowboys have been more successful than the Bears in that time.

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their chances of getting rodgers were extremely low. he was supposed to go #1 or 2. green bay only took him because he was obviously the best PLAYER at the moment (#22 or whatever), let alone QB...

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