As long as the OP want's to post Detroit Lions pages, here is one I am sure he will enjoy:
Chicago Bears
Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers - Win
Week 2: @ Denver Broncos - Loss
Week 3: @ Washington Redskins - Win
Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings - Loss
Week 5: @ Oakland Raiders (London) - Win
Week 7: vs.
New Orleans Saints - Loss
Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Chargers - Loss
Week 9: @ Philadelphia Eagles - Loss
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions - Win
Week 11: @
Los Angeles Rams - Loss
Week 12: vs. New York Giants - Win
Week 13: @ Detroit Lions - Loss
Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys - Win
Week 15: @ Green Bay Packers - Loss
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs - Loss
Week 17: @ Minnesota Vikings - Loss
Final record: 6-10
Reasoning: Oh boy, I can’t wait for Bears fans to ‘roast’ me for this prediction. “But we were 12-4!” they will say. “Trubisky is improving!” they will say. “Another year in Nagy’s offense!” they will say.
I, for one, say otherwise. This is a team primed for regression, and
serious regression at that. The 2018 Chicago Bears were a good team, I won’t deny that. However, I doubt that this success will continue in 2019. Their defense was beyond outstanding last season, and a lot of their wins are primarily due to them smothering opposing offenses. As seen with Jacksonville the year before, repeating such an impressive defensive campaign is extremely unlikely. They led the league with 27 interceptions, five of which were returned for touchdown—for reference, the last time a team had more than 27 interceptions in a season was Seattle in 2013. Despite all of those picks, Chicago had a turnover ratio of just +12 last season—still good for third in the league, but well below what it could have been. Teams that win the turnover battle tend to win games, which the Bears benefited from last season. However, turnovers are an extremely volatile and unpredictable stat, and there is little chance they replicate their 2018 totals.
Fumbles and interceptions were a huge problem for
Mitchell Trubisky last season, along with being an actual NFL quarterback. I will give him credit for his rushing ability, and it remains his best trait. However, decision making continues to plague
Trubisky, and he was fortunate not to have a higher interception total. He was one of PFF’s lowest ranked quarterbacks, and for good reason: the Bears won games despite him, not because of him. It still floors me that he made the
Pro Bowl over
Matt Ryan.
The Bears did not improve over the course of the offseason either. They lost
Adrian Amos and
Bryce Callahan, opting to replace them with
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and
Buster Skrine, both of whom are significant downgrades. Coupled with the departure of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, I doubt that the Bears defense will reach their 2018 heights.
Their offense is also lacking. They feature essentially no running game, jettisoning
Jordan Howard (whom I believe to be underrated) and replacing him with their first pick in the draft, third rounder David Montgomery, whom I was not a fan of as a prospect.
Tarik Cohen remains an excellent change-of-pace running back, but his strength is receiving, not rushing. Allen Robinson,
Anthony Miller,
Taylor Gabriel, and
Trey Burton are good receiving options, but they lack the quarterback to exploit them.
In terms of schedule, I expect the Bears to finally get punished for Trubisky’s lackluster play and mistakes. I do not expect their defense to bail them out as many times as they did last season. The Fangio’s Broncos in Denver should be a challenge, and the Vikings have a good chance of sweeping. As well, they have the misfortune of facing the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams, both of whom boast excellent offenses and defenses.
A lot of things went the Bears’ way in 2018 (aside from some Audible Dongs), and a regression seems imminent. Chicago really needs Trubisky to develop into a serviceable quarterback this season, or they could be looking at a last place finish in the NFC North.
It’s way too early to predict records, so let’s do it anyway!
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