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Bears4Ever

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Re: 2018 Chicago Bears
« on: January 25, 2018, 07:37:42 am »
There are reasons for optimism for this iteration of the Bears, as there are reasons for pessimism:

Optimistic: The new HC and coaching staff brings new blood and new energy to the building.
Pessimistic: Nagy has only called plays for 6 games in the NFL. And he took credit for not running in the second half of the WC game when they  had a considerable lead.

Optimistic: The training staff is in the process of being overhauled. As there have been too many seemingly preventable soft tissue injuries the last 3 years to conclude it is just bad luck.
Pessimistic: Three years is not enough of a good enough statistical sample size.  The injuries could continue the same, get better, or get worse. Changing the staff may even increase it for the 1st year as the new procedures/techniques are applied.

Optimistic: It seems that the offense is being emphasized (as the D is going to stay the same) and with a better offense, the Bears would have won more games with what they put on the field in 2017.
Pessimistic: We have no idea how (or when) the offense will mesh properly (if at all). We may go through a 5-6 game losing streak right out of the gate until things begin to "click".

Optimist: The D will be back better than ever !
Pessimist: They still have no true proven edge rusher that scares the pants off any O or any single player the Offense must key on in order to be successful. As such the D will have good games.... and bad games. When the D broke down this last year it was failure of execution as much as scheme.

Optimist: It appears that finally there is a coaching staff in place that seems to have positioned itself to grow the young talent (indeed, the staff and the talent can grow together as they have a few seasons to mesh).
Pessimist: Talent can only grow if there is some to begin with. With Pace buying the groceries the staff will have no real idea of what they are going to get (especially in FA). For every Hicks acquired, a sub-talent hacks have been paid for (Glennon is a good example) and the remainder are also-rans.

Optimistic: The Bears will make the playoffs next year !
Pessimistic: The Bears are a 4-6 win team at best next year.


I am more of an optimist than a pessimist about the Bears chances for the next few seasons, but having seen a playoff irrelevant team for over half a decade it is a cautious optimism. My pessimistic side comes from discussions with others more than my own conviction.

Here's to a winning Bears' Dynasty ! After all living depressed is not living at all.... :)
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