How are you feeling about the Bears team at this point?

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You're right about that.  And I think most, if not all of us, are having a difficult time "believing" in this team.  Many seem to look for what's wrong rather than believe that this new GM/HC and the roster they are building out - can become a great team.  I watched this EXACT same thing with the early teams in the 1980's - before that 1985 Bears team.  

People were afraid to believe.

And then 1985 happened.  It sickened me back then to hear the people doubt.  Some even doubted in the early part of the 1985 season itself.  It was like they were just "waiting" for the other shoe to fall and the team falter.  But that team proved to be great.  This team is not that team.  But the fan vibe is so similar to back then.  It's like losing took our soul away.  We no longer can enjoy the Bears anymore.  Pretty damned sad if you ask me...

I totally agree about the teams being different from year to year.  That is a good point.  We don't know the full picture yet for this season.  But we do know that we have added some exciting new talent the past year.  D.J. Moore, Keenan Allan, Gerald Everette, paired with Kmet & the #1 QB1 in this entire draft class (a pretty impressive QB draft class) - and a defense that was ascending last season (to-5 in the entire NFL the last half of the season).  And we haven't even added our draft class yet.  Sweat is essentially our 2nd round pick of the draft since that is what we traded for him.  Keenan Allan is what we got for our 4th round pick (future Hall of Fame WR still in his prime, production-wise) - and we have an upgrade of most of our offense coaching staff (I like the Shane Waldron OC move).  The arrow is pointing up for us.  It has been awhile since I have seen this much talent on the Bears.  And frankly, by the time this offense takes the field in September, it will be the most talented offense roster I've seen here since the 1980's.  It is a great time to be a Bears fan.  And one last thing.  Caleb Williams may or may not end up as a Mahomes-level quarterback.  But he certainly has exciting skills, like I have not seen in awhile, as far as a QB1 coming out of college.  Certainly when you add it all up, it is not a time to be "down" about the Bears.  

That's fair.  Personally I think this has been a near-perfect foundation for 2025 and 2026.  The acquiring Caleb Williams as our franchise QB looks like we will have the best QB in the division - especially with the upgraded offense weapons.  When was the last time we have had this kind of situation on the Bears?  I understand the wait and see view.  And that is true.  We don't "know" that all of this will pan out.  But it sure looks good at this early 2024 point.  Just imagine what this team looks like when we build the 2025 and 2026 layers?  Caleb is the cornerstone piece.  I don't like to use that term "generational" or "sure thing" but I do believe he is very very special... a huge upgrade over what we've had here since the Sid Luckman draft in the 1939 draft, eighty-five years ago.  I'm also in the wait and see mode, but I'm feeling pretty good right now about the team.

You get a koolaid head start over the wait and see fans if everything goes great, but you also suffer more disappointed expectations if Williams is the next Fields instead of the next Mahomes.  That’s the trade-off.