Thread: Article predicts Bears third in the division

Well first of all it's that rag Bleacher Report. They must do research with guys sitting in a bathtubs smoking cigars and reading Sports Illustrated stories. If they said the world will end tomorrow I'd still try to book a tee time before noon.

We got hammered by the Lions in the first game last year because we didn't block. OMG was playing RT and getting beat on every play. After Cutler revamped the offense himself we trounced them completely shutting down Megatron with Tillman. With the offensive personnel we've added and the fact that OMG will never again play OT for the Bears we're a far better team on paper than they are at virtually every position.

So now ay the Lions finish ahead of the Bears.

Now we're about on par with the Packers offensively and better defensively. The main advantage they have is more time playing in their offense and the fact that they're very tough to beat at Lambeau. But even with an inferior team we've still managed to play some games heads up with them. They don't generally dominate.

No, this year it's the Pack and the Bears fighting it out for the NFCN title. I love the part about again LB's. Briggs makes the Pro Bowl for the 7th time and Urlacher has another great year and should have been in the Pro Bowl too but because of that injury he couldn't have played anyway.

As usual the B/R is making to huge assumptions. One is that the line won't be improved at all this year and I don't buy that. And two that a decline on our defensive play due to age is imminent. We keep hearing that but each year those old guys come out and play like the pros they are. They want a ring and they'll play until they need to carried of in order to get one.

Nope. My guess (I never predict) is that we go 10-6 at the very worst and maybe as good as 13-3.

Nah, they are full of shit.

1. Packers
2. Bears
3. Lions
4. Purples

There is no way the improvement of the Bears offense doesn't make them a better team than the Lions. I'm not sure that translates into offensively being equal with the Packers, but as you've said... The lousy play of the Packer defense allowed the Bears to remain extremely competitive.

Bears fans act like the Packer D will remain as it was, and automatically assume vastly improved play of the Bears offense. While I agree that the Bears offense is greatly improved, I don't discount the Packers draft class. Vast majority of draft picks went to shore up some of the defensive needs, and while they aren't "seasoned" players, they aren't scrubs either. The addition of Perry alone should cause fits for offensive lines. Double teaming Matthews isn't gonna be much of an option anymore. Of course, like all drafts, that depends on how the player develops during transition from NCAAFB to the NFL. Perry has the size and speed, so as long as he is developed correctly, him and Clay could make one hell of an anchor to a defensive line.

Will the defense be as good as it was a couple of years ago? Probably not yet, but they WILL be better than last year.

Nobody knows for sure at this point how the division will play out. Injuries, or lack of them, can move teams around quite a bit. We have as much of a chance at winning the division as anyone at this point.

Originally Posted by loki520

Nah, they are full of shit.

1. Packers
2. Bears
3. Lions
4. Purples

There is no way the improvement of the Bears offense doesn't make them a better team than the Lions. I'm not sure that translates into offensively being equal with the Packers, but as you've said... The lousy play of the Packer defense allowed the Bears to remain extremely competitive.

Bears fans act like the Packer D will remain as it was, and automatically assume vastly improved play of the Bears offense. While I agree that the Bears offense is greatly improved, I don't discount the Packers draft class. Vast majority of draft picks went to shore up some of the defensive needs, and while they aren't "seasoned" players, they aren't scrubs either. The addition of Perry alone should cause fits for offensive lines. Double teaming Matthews isn't gonna be much of an option anymore. Of course, like all drafts, that depends on how the player develops during transition from NCAAFB to the NFL. Perry has the size and speed, so as long as he is developed correctly, him and Clay could make one hell of an anchor to a defensive line.

Will the defense be as good as it was a couple of years ago? Probably not yet, but they WILL be better than last year.

I think that's a fair way to evaluate it. With the exception of the Vikes, who are still trying to rebuild and have to contend with whether or not AP will comeback as the same dominant RB he was, you can pack the other three in pretty tight. In a perfect world with no injuries, everyone playing at full strength, the Lions would not best the Bears or the Packers.

As far as who finishes on top. It could go either way. The Bears plugged some major offensive holes and the Pack some major defensive holes. As those were the weaknesses of each team last year that only makes sense that those are the areas the improvements will come in.

On paper I think the Bear offense matches up pretty well with the Packers offense. The only reason I'd give the Bears a defensive edge is experience but that goes down the tubes fast if a couple of key players are injured. Defensive depth at LB and DE is suspect. The Bears ST's hold an advantage in the return game but the Packer might hold a slight edge in the kicking game.

It should be about as even as you could make it between the Packers and the Bears. Breaks, injuries, the hotter QB any of those things may make the difference but come December I'd be shocked if it wasn't those two playing for the NFCN title.

Originally Posted by motownbear

perhaps they should rename bleacher report dumb ass report.....

Dumb asses!! What do they know?