The Bears 2024 prediction thread

[Lake Shore Drive]

Lil, Champaign/Orange juice or a Bloody Mary or two pregame might help, get you into the spirit of it all?

Edit: I'm looking forward to this season. I believe it will be a fun one to watch/anticipate. It is interesting to note, Poles mentioned he is not finished with the tear down/rebuild. We have all seen a ton of improvements (we all hope pan out positively) but it makes me curious where he is going to take this team!

Yeah, I caught a quote from him where he said there's still another phase remaining to complete the rebuild. I'd say he's done a pretty good job getting us to this point. He's spending the holiday weekend scouting a few college games. I'm guessing or at least hoping that he'll be focusing on the trenches. I believe these are the two groups that could most benefit with fortifying.

Amazing when you think about it how most of the units on this team are pretty much set for the foreseeable future. QB, WR, RB, LB, CB, S. All these spots are largely set. There's always room for improvement here and there, but for the most part we're good at those positions. Maybe this is what Poles means by the next phase - the all important trenches might be in his sights.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Food for thought. In the previous 15 years, only six teams had a +60 point differential in their respective preseason games. All six teams would go on to make the playoffs in those seasons. This year the Bears had a +68 point differential in their preseason.

Things that make you go hmmm......

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Fuck it, enough of this vacillating back & forth. I'm going with 10-7

 

[richig07]

Fuck it, enough of this vacillating back & forth. I'm going with 10-7

Just take the full all-in plunge to 11-6. You're so close! Just do it! It feels so good and liberating!

I'm in on this team! I'll come back and eat my words. Lord knows it won't be the first time!

 

[averagejoe]

Da optimist in me sees them running the table all the way up to the SF game. Even if it doesnt happen, the koolaid says 12-5.

Da pessemist sees yet another hyped QB that will need to find his NFL sea legs. But still can go 9-8 due to a favorable schedule.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

My Norris standings prediction:

Detroit 12-5
Green Bay 11-6
Chicago 10-7
Minnesota 7-10

Three teams from this NFL's toughest division make the playoffs.