Neither Mike Glennon nor Mitchell Trubisky nor an Alshon Jeffrey–less receiving corps will strike fear in anyone, and opponents won’t be afraid of throwing against the Bears when they have the ball. Chicago has finished in last place in the NFC North three years running, and it will probably be four in John Fox’s third year as coach. They have the misfortune of opening against Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Green Bay.
Pivotal game: Week 16 vs. Browns. Remember that miserable snow game last season between the Bears and 49ers? This is the 2017 version of that. This game is pivotal for two reasons: It will give us amazing GIFs, and it could decide who’s picking first and second in the 2018 draft.
Neither Mike Glennon nor Mitchell Trubisky nor an Alshon Jeffrey–less receiving corps will strike fear in anyone, and opponents won’t be afraid of throwing against the Bears when they have the ball. Chicago has finished in last place in the NFC North three years running, and it will probably be four in John Fox’s third year as coach. They have the misfortune of opening against Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Green Bay.
Pivotal game: Week 16 vs. Browns. Remember that miserable snow game last season between the Bears and 49ers? This is the 2017 version of that. This game is pivotal for two reasons: It will give us amazing GIFs, and it could decide who’s picking first and second in the 2018 draft.
That writer is a douche...but only the Bears can change the popular thought process out there.
I hope it's going to be much better than 2-14. The only good things to come out of that would be another high pick that we could use to go with a top rusher and that Fox would be fired.
Lots of bad could happen though. They could elect to play T before he is ready and start that Chicago Bears cycle of ruining another rookie QB. The team needs to start taking steps towards a perennial appearance in the post season. This would not serve that purpose. I think we are at least as good a team as last year. With the very large possible exception of offense. Glennon may be much worse than Cutty and we don't have AJ. But we have some potential TE threats. I am afraid that White may not contribute very much. But if he hits anywhere near potential, we should be ok at WR.
I think in order to give the article a little more credibility the writer could have at least stated who they had winning the Browns v Bears game that he states could determine who picks one. In order to get to their final records they must have picked the game to either team as neither had a tie.
We all know why the Bears are being predicted so low, and as previsouly stated above, it's for the Bears to change that perception with their play on the field.
In fact I'm going to go with a prediction myself, I think the Bears improve on last year and finish with a 6-10 record. Fox goes, we get to pick in the top 8, with which the Bears go defence. Who do we beat: @home Falcons, Lions, 49ers, Browns and on the Road we beat Bengals & Saints.
I may be completely wrong, and most probably that will be the case, but if this team keeps fit and fights in every game, that is where I can see them finishing. They will come close in a few other games, but just fall short. Such as Vikings / @vikings / @lions / @eagles.
Over the past 5 years, teams finishing 6-10 have drafted between 8th and 10th. (I'll try and find my post where I did the research). Thats why IMO the Bears had to draft a QB this year. Winning a 7th game puts you drafting between 11th and 14th.
Over the past 5 years, teams finishing 6-10 have drafted around where the Bears did when they draftd Floyd, so somewhere around 11th. (I'll try and find my post where I did the research). Thats why IMO the Bears had to draft a QB this year. Next year at 6-10 they won't get a crack at a top 5 player or possibly even a top 8 player.
Not without doing what they had to do with Floyd and thats trade up.
Over the past 5 years, teams finishing 6-10 have drafted around where the Bears did when they draftd Floyd, so somewhere around 11th. (I'll try and find my post where I did the research). Thats why IMO the Bears had to draft a QB this year. Next year at 6-10 they won't get a crack at a top 5 player or possibly even a top 8 player.
That is also what I am afraid of. At this point in the game, we are still not good enough to be drafting at the 11-13 mark. We still need a lot more talent. I am hoping for another decently high pick (for a rusher) before we drop down in the draft and start winning consistently. However, if we are a good team this year, then I am not going to sweat we we pick in the draft. Only if the team sucks and we need another injection of top level talent. We'll just have to see how this year plays out.
We are not making the p[layoffs or competing for the Division in 2017; I think we can all agree on that.
IF the QB crop next years pans out to be as good as advertised, then 1 of 2 thing would happen for us:
1. We should have a pretty good idea as to how Trub is coming along and know if he is our QB of the future. If that is the case, a high pick that a 2-14 record would provide will be GOLDEN and QB starved teams will pay a kings ransome to get up to our level to take one of the treasured QB's. In which case, we can restock our shelves very nicely.
2. We realize Trub isn't what we think he is and WE take one of those QB's.
If the QB crop disappoints, than we get the best Defensive stud coming out.
A 2-14 record would yield some very nice benefits for a re-building team.
I have no clue as to what our record will be this year. That 2-win prediction sure seems low to me, but honestly who knows at this point? My wild guess is that we are somewhere around .500 this year with 8 wins or so. With this being the 3rd year of the rebuild, if we can't win at least 8 games under John Fox, then he's gotta go for sure. And honestly, I feel like if the best we can get out of Fox is 8 wins after 3 years, then that still should be enough to fire him.
I mean think about it. 3 years of fairly high draft position and 3 years of FA, and 3 years of continuity of schemes and most of the coaching staff. If 8 wins is "it" after all of that, then we need to bring in a new HC for sure.
LOL, and if all we get are 2 wins then that is outrageous performance after 3 years here.
Here's my fear. What I don't want to see is for Fox to just win enough to stick around, and not be a coach who can get us to a super bowl winning level. I'd rather see him be super-bad or super-good... and not just another mediocre Chicago Bears coach who sticks around for years and years. So if it's not going to be a great year, I hope Fox craps the bed enough to be shown the door here.
Can you picture Fox winning "just enough" to get a new contract after 4 years here? That would be just like the Bears too.