The Pick is in: Bears-Texans

One of the reasons I am extra-excited about today's game is that it should provide us with a rough estimate of where the team is at, on its journey to rebuild the team. I think we all understand that this won't be a polished/finished look at the 2016 Bears. It can't be with all of the changes and new players. But still, I think it will give us a glimpse of the potential for this 2016 team.

I honestly don't know what to expect today. Maybe that's why I am so excited.

I am tempering my expectations though. LOL, at least I am trying (I don't take Bears losses very well at all). In the pre-season we keep saying it's meaningless games, vanilla play, no gameplanning etc. etc etc. Well, now, it's the real deal and we can honestly see the team playing against a good opponent. Wouldn't it be great to see the Bears at least show some promise today? Even if the team is rough, and the new players screw up a bit, it would still be nice to see some glimpses of a run-game executed well. Some good blocking mixed in with some miscues blocking, Cutler making some good decisions with the football even if he has an int or two, the DL putting a lot of pressure on the QB even if the QB makes some plays too, and our secondary looking halfway decent most of the game, and the revamped LB corps making some exciting plays too. Even if we lose, and/or have miscues, I'd sure like to see some promising plays today.

I think that could happen.

I think following them closely scews our perspective and makes us more inclined to believe the extremes rather than the middle.

I spend a lot of time reading about the Bears and what they've done in the draft and FA and very little time reading about and discussing what, for example, the Texans have done in that same time.

Part of that's by necessity as time is a limited resource but must of it is due to interest.