After Al posted in the other thread about people saying 9-10 wins, I figured I'd start one here to get peoples opinion, and if you believe 9-10, PLEASE tell me why, I'd be curious to know where that comes from. Here's the schedule: Sun, Sep 10 vs Falcons 10:00 AM Sun, Sep 17 @ Buccaneers 10:00 AM Sun, Sep 24 vs Steelers 10:00 AM Thu, Sep 28 @ Packers 5:25 PM Mon, Oct 9 vs Vikings 5:30 PM Sun, Oct 15 @ Ravens 10:00 AM Sun, Oct 22 vs Panthers 10:00 AM Sun, Oct 29 @ Saints 10:00 AM Sun, Nov 12 vs Packers 10:00 AM Sun, Nov 19 vs Lions 10:00 AM Sun, Nov 26 @ Eagles 10:00 AM Sun, Dec 3 vs 49ers 10:00 AM Sun, Dec 10 @ Bengals 10:00 AM 15 Sat, Dec 16 @Detroit 4:30 PM 16 Sun, Dec 24 vsCleveland 1:00 PM 17 Sun, Dec 31 @Minnesota 1:00 PM
I'm not taking anything for granted after last year, but this list does have the Browns and 49ers, and with NFL teams ever changing, there's always a chance that some of these teams that looked formidible last year take a step back.
1st time I've seen someone put the numbers in that order. I say 4-6 (6-4?). 49ers and Browns at home are games the Bears should be favoured. I see them winning at least 1 game vs the NFC South. At least 1 division win. Likely vs Detroit. Maybe the Ravens as well or Bengals in the final week. There is room to win 7 or 8. I would not count out 9. I'm sticking with 4-6 wins but won't think you are crazy or anything for saying 7-9 wins.
Been predicting 4-12 since the draft so I'll stick to it. I believe most wins come in the second half of the season and with Trubs starting by that point.
Yeah, I started from the top and went down, but now reading it, I might be retarded. So there's that. Also, it's pretty cool you can click on the votes and see who voted for what. So @tunafat is the one that's looking at between 0-3 wins right now. Frankly, I think a 9 win season would be a miracle for this team. IF it did happen, I would think Fox would get re-upped and it would probably also mean Glennon wasn't complete crap, which would be interesting if nothing else.
With some reservations I'd say 6-4. I'd also like to know who voted 16. The Bears board is no place for morons.
LOL I really wanted to go higher but I learned to set the bar low for this team to avoid future disappointment. Did you see Glennon???
Setting the cutoff at 3 games and then 4 games made it pretty hard, but the pessimist in me won out. With Glennon starting, teams will load the box to stop Howard and Glennon will not step it up.
I went 9-7. I was originally thinking 6-7 wins. I'm feeling good tonight so I voted the high side. I'd love to steal one from Atlanta, but that's just so I can have fun with it at work (living in ATL). I'm thinking the following are possibilities. Can they pull each one off? Probably not but I'll give em the nod. Bucs Ravens Saints Lions Vikings 9ers Browns
Varder are we now including preseason results here? I mean its the only way the team gets close to 9 wins but still, thats politician level fiddling the figures right there! Yep thats me too blang buddy. I still have us winning 4 games. I have us with 1 win going into the bye in week9 and even that is from beating the Vikes at home which im not at all convinced we'll do. We could easily go into the bye winless.
The first 3 games are wrong. They are preseason. The Lions, Browns and Vikings are missing at the end of the season.
Well I did the 9-7 with the boat listing heavily towards 7. Reasons are mostly about probabilities and a mix of team talent level. Injuries: Bears effectively played their practice squad last year. No NFL team, even a good team but lacking depth is going to win much. (Bears had neither). ST should see improvement esp considering less roster churn. Last year was plain crazy with no continuity game to game. I doubt they ever ran the same group a second time all game or all season. Position groups have more time together ergo: clicking and communicating better without having to think about it as much. It simply seems improbable Bears suffer another year decimated by injuries. Though I'm sure we'll have some and hopefully McPhee becomes situational rather than every down and keep him fresh and 16-game healthy. I think that could be key to get the D off the field more consistently. Hopefully the regime has in place a system to check ALL meds and supplements so no suspensions due to PEDs Most teams, I.E. opponents, rise and fall from year to year so there's a chance to steal some wins. The bitter sting of defeat in some of those games last season should result in a better chance they've learned how to WIN a bit more. LowGains had to constantly adjust and strip the playbook to account for a constant churn at QB. Barkley, who wasn't even a Bear for camp last year started the most games at a mere six. His first game-snap under center was the first snap he ever had with the first team. Ever! Especially difficult to establish rapore/ connection with WRs. Should see growth in some of last year's rooks. On paper there appears to be greater depth with some vets coming from a winning culture. Some interesting prospects from this year's draft who seem to be able to contribute immediately as depth or situational. It's been awhile we've had any glory and it's statistically impossible to duplicate the Browns. My dream is Bears at best and hopefully sneak into a Wild Card slot just to help the team grow in 17 and help form some identity and confidence going forward, which is sorely lacking for the last three years. I think that helps to fine-tune draft selections in 18. Yep. I'm a die-hard fan and the glass-is-half-full type of guy. Though I've recently budgeted for more alcohol this year as a backup plan. That's 4 years in a row! So go ahead and dump on me.
Wow, I would put the cap on this team at 5 wins but am leaning more in the 2 or 3 range. Just don't see enough there for them to be any better than last season. 7 or more is just crazy in my opinion, not sure where they get to 7. They are 0-4 out of the gate so even 7 wins means a 7-5 record the rest of the way. Not going to happen. I look for improvement and hopefully development of the young players so they are ready for the next coaching staff.
Yeah, I copied from Google's results for "schedule" and apparently they just stop at the next 16 games? I should have noticed the dates. Plus you think the Preseason will go better for the Bears? The depth has to be worse than other team's depth, but hey, we always get the Browns for that 4th game. I don't see the edit option, so here's the copy from ESPN : http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/chi/chicago-bears Sun, Sep 10 vs Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX 2,027 Tickets Available from $88 2 Sun, Sep 17 @ Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX 3,674 Tickets Available from $30 3 Sun, Sep 24 vs Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS 2,103 Tickets Available from $120 4 Thu, Sep 28 @ Green Bay 8:25 PM CBS 2,129 Tickets Available from $158 5 Mon, Oct 9 vs Minnesota 8:30 PM ESPN/WatchESPN 2,849 Tickets Available from $56 6 Sun, Oct 15 @ Baltimore 1:00 PM FOX 3,592 Tickets Available from $53 7 Sun, Oct 22 vs Carolina 1:00 PM FOX 2,573 Tickets Available from $57 8 Sun, Oct 29 @ New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX 4,271 Tickets Available from $49 9 BYE WEEK 10 Sun, Nov 12 vs Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX 2,543 Tickets Available from $123 11 Sun, Nov 19 vs Detroit 1:00 PM FOX 3,142 Tickets Available from $43 12 Sun, Nov 26 @ Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX 5,298 Tickets Available from $70 13 Sun, Dec 3 vs San Francisco 1:00 PM CBS 2,958 Tickets Available from $26 14 Sun, Dec 10 @ Cincinnati 1:00 PM FOX 5,560 Tickets Available from $42 15 Sat, Dec 16 @ Detroit 4:30 PM NFL 3,745 Tickets Available from $52 16 Sun, Dec 24 vs Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS 3,022 Tickets Available from $18 17 Sun, Dec 31 @ Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX 7,797 Tickets Available from $58
