Post by JABF on Oct 17, 2016 8:31:49 GMT -6
The schedule is so weak, the second half of the season, that it looks like we should win a few games.
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How bad can it get this season?
If you spend too much time immersed in the Twitter Universe, it seems the Bears will duke it out with the down-and-out Browns for the No. 1 pick in the draft. I’d caution against betting on the Bears picking at the top of the draft. They are 1-5 for the first time since 2004, Lovie Smith’s first season, and look destined for 1-7 with games against the Packers and Vikings next. This franchise has not opened a season 1-7 since 2000.
But take a gander at the schedule during the second half of the season after a badly needed off week the weekend of Nov. 6:
Nov. 13 at Bucs (2-3)
Nov. 20 at Giants (3-3)
Nov. 27 Titans (3-3)
Dec. 4 49ers (1-5)
Dec. 11 at Lions (3-3)
Dec. 18 Packers (3-2)
Dec. 24 Redskins (4-2)
Jan. 1 at Vikings (5-0)
I’m not saying the Bears are going to regain respectability in the final eight games but there are more than a few very winnable games in that stretch run. Of course, opponents are looking at the Bears and saying the very same thing. But to compete for even the second or third pick in the draft, the Bears are going to have to be all sorts of bad against some teams that are really struggling to find their own way.
How bad can it get this season?
If you spend too much time immersed in the Twitter Universe, it seems the Bears will duke it out with the down-and-out Browns for the No. 1 pick in the draft. I’d caution against betting on the Bears picking at the top of the draft. They are 1-5 for the first time since 2004, Lovie Smith’s first season, and look destined for 1-7 with games against the Packers and Vikings next. This franchise has not opened a season 1-7 since 2000.
But take a gander at the schedule during the second half of the season after a badly needed off week the weekend of Nov. 6:
Nov. 13 at Bucs (2-3)
Nov. 20 at Giants (3-3)
Nov. 27 Titans (3-3)
Dec. 4 49ers (1-5)
Dec. 11 at Lions (3-3)
Dec. 18 Packers (3-2)
Dec. 24 Redskins (4-2)
Jan. 1 at Vikings (5-0)
I’m not saying the Bears are going to regain respectability in the final eight games but there are more than a few very winnable games in that stretch run. Of course, opponents are looking at the Bears and saying the very same thing. But to compete for even the second or third pick in the draft, the Bears are going to have to be all sorts of bad against some teams that are really struggling to find their own way.
