SI has the Bears getting to the Super Bowl.

They see it this way:

1. Bears 11 - 5
2. Vikings 10 - 6
3. Packers 10 - 6
4. Lions 3 -13

Divisional round
Bears 27 Vikes 25

NFC Championship
Bears 16 Pack 13

Super Bowl
Pats 30 Bears 27

I would be very happy with this season.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Pete Schrager on Foxsports has them losing to the Steelers in the SB.

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No kidding? Wow...I didnt expect this much love for the Bears this year. But if the Cardinals can get to the Super Bowl at 9 - 7, anything is possible.

By the way, the Bears have THE easiest schedule in the NFL this year. However, the Vikes have the 2nd easiest & the Packers the 3rd easiest.

Here is the breakdown for the NFC North:

BEARS
Schedule Strength 32
Opponents 2008 winning % .414
Games against Playof Teams 7

VIKINGS
Schedule Strength 31
Opponents 2008 winning % .420
Games against Playof Teams 5

PACKERS
Schedule Strength 30
Opponents 2008 winning % .428
Games against Playof Teams 5

LIONS
Schedule Strength 21
Opponents 2008 winning % .467
Games against Playof Teams 5

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

so did Peter King on PTI yesterday... what the hell is going on? I don't see what all of these people are seeing

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

Would be great, but how often is SI right?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Hub Arkush, who will be holding court on 670 The SCORE & 670thescore.com come 10p tonight following tonight's Bears/Browns' preseason finale at Soldier Field, believes the Bears are a 6-10 or an 11-5 team, even with Jay Cutler at quarterback. I think Hub's got issues with the receiving corp, plus the defense, specifically the lack of a pass rush and a secondary that's ripe for the picking...

Then Hub isn't as football smart as I thought he was.
The Bears were 9-7 last year with a stiff at QB & a more difficult schedule.
This year we have a Pro Bowl QB and the easiest schedule in the league.
Of the Bears 8 road games, only 2 are against teams who made the playoffs.

If this doesnt equate to at least 2 more victories, then Lovie should be fired after this season.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Hey Scorehead, as much as I can't stand ESPN's Chris Berman, he's right about one thing about the NFL. "This is why they play the games!"

I hear ya, but it is just plain stupid of Hub to think the Bears are a 6 - 10 team. If I remember correctly, Hub thinks the Bears will suck every year.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

The league changes so much from year to year, I'm not sure it matters, but any team with 2 games against a team that went 0-16 the previous year is going to have an easy schedule by winning percentage. 7 games against playoff teams seems tough to me, again things change though.

True, but as a Cubs fan I enjoy hearing Stone rip Soriano, Bradley, & the stupid moves the the Cubs made this year.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

so right around 6-10 or 11-5 SHARK?????

That's what Hub said, RP Bryan...I tend to think 10-6 will do the trick for the Bears...

6-10 to 11-5 huh? Hell I'd wager a bet that at least 80% of the league will have a record somewhere in there.