Following their 2006 Super Bowl appearance the Chicago Bears have had two 7-9 seasons and a 9-7 season. Going into this year Lovie Smiths job was in jeopardy. As A Lions fan I am excited that the Bears, contrary to my preseason prediction, have put together another winning record. This means Lovie Smith gets to keep his job another year. The Bears under Lovie Smith are eerily similarly to the Lions under Wayne Fontes. They win in the years when the competition is inferior and lose when they have to play good teams. This year the Bears have managed to beat two teams with winning records while facing the 8th easiest schedule. In addition they have lost very little time to injuries and have not had to put a single stater on IR this year.
I think the Bears will be one of the worst teams in the playoffs and I would be surprised if they manage one win in the playoffs this year let only two. This is unfortunate since next year the Bears will struggle to get to 8 wins and without a good playoff run Lovie could again be on the hot seat.
If Lovie is smart he will send Mike Martz, Rod Marinelli, and Mike Tice on vacation around the NFL draft because those three guys (the first two in particular) are awful talent evaluators.
Good Luck Big Buck.
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