They had a winning record, not a winning season. You don't have to win the Super Bowl to have a winning season. It takes luck to win the SB, even the best teams get knocked out of the playoffs early but you do have to make the playoffs to have a shot at the SB. I don't ask that the Bears be SB champs every year because that obviously would be unrealistic. I don't think its unrealistic to expect the Bears to have a playoff caliber team at least 50 to 70% of the time. 2006 was the only year under Lovie that I felt this team was a contender and that was before Tommie went down. Fans of the Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Giants, Packers, 49ers, Falcons, Saints and possibly a couple others feel like they are contenders on a yearly basis even if their teams haven't won a SB recently. Is that to much to ask?
I can't figure out how people think being mediocre is successful.