Chicago Bears: 5 Reasons Nobody Believes In Them
By Erik Lambert
Nobody is saying the Chicago Bears are going to the Super Bowl in 2016, but it really is staggering how many respected experts think they will be one of the worst teams in football.
While most local media have come to an agreement that they should hover somewhere between 7-9 and 9-7 after a productive off-season, many on the national circuit aren’t buying it. For reasons they never fully specific outside of generalized opinion, they think this is going to be a bottoming out season. It doesn’t matter that they’re a younger team with a solid coaching staff. Just ask Michael Wilbon of ESPN who summed up his thoughts in a simple phrase.
"The Bears STINK. I think they're a 2-14 team..." #Wilbon 9/6/16 #NFL
— Mike Wilbon Said (@MikeWilbonSaid) September 6, 2016
That bad, huh? Honestly a lot of Bears fans have taken to social media venting their frustrations over the lack of respect. They can’t understand where it’s coming from. If it’s answers they’re looking for, than this article is going to provide them. These projections aren’t coming out of thin air. Doubters won’t reference exactly why they dismiss the Bears. Sure they’ll list classics like the division is too strong or they just don’t trust Jay Cutler.
Laziness at it’s finest. These are the real reason Chicago isn’t getting the love.
They were 6-10 last year
It always starts with what happened the season before, even if the NFL has shown countless times that it’s never wise to judge a current team on a past one. The Bears finished 6-10 in 2015. That is an undeniable statistic that will remain in the record books forever. Thus experts believe the same team will be taking the field this season and the same or similar result should be expected. Never mind the fact that just five players (Jay Cutler, Alshon Jeffery, Kyle Long, Kyle Fuller and Tracy Porter) are the only returning starters from that team that opened last season.
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