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I've got the jags at 10-6, wildcard.
I've got the jags at 10-6, wildcard.
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Raiders weren't the worst but I think they make the playoffs this year.
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The central? Wrong sport buddy.
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Nah rask thinks it's still 2001.
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Indeed you are right. I guess we should make excuses for GB now too? Lol
And yes.....whooping them at their house and shutting Rodgers down when they were favored by over a TD is an upset....well for GB that is:lmao:
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One reason for being bad was not enough talent on D. That's certainly not an excuse. I wouldn't say this is an excuse, but we were also decimated at WR. Our rookie 1st round pick was out all year, Alshon only played 9 games, Royal missed a lot, those were our top 3 guys. That would hurt any team. Hard to say what would happen if all 3 of those guys missed significantly less time.
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Also, we were signing guys off the street to play defense. Our depth still sucks, but it seems like a lot of people forget how much better off we are now than a year ago. If injuries are limited, the Bears have an outside shot of stealing the division. Next year though, we should be competing for real.
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Agree with this.
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too bad they aren't limited.
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Past winners:
2015 - Washington (5 game improvement)
2014 - None (although Houston had a 7 game improvement)
2013 - Philadelphia (6), Carolina (5)
2012 - Washington (5)
2011 - Denver (4)
2010 - Kansas City (6)
So it seems as though there is always atleast one team with a dramatic improvement from one year to the next and sometimes multiple.
2015 - Washington (5 game improvement)
2014 - None (although Houston had a 7 game improvement)
2013 - Philadelphia (6), Carolina (5)
2012 - Washington (5)
2011 - Denver (4)
2010 - Kansas City (6)
So it seems as though there is always atleast one team with a dramatic improvement from one year to the next and sometimes multiple.
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The most obvious would be Dallas - for all the reasons the OP said, or Tennessee.
NFC East - Philly and NYG in transition. Washington will give Dallas a run, but I think Dallas wins the division if they stay healthy. Stacked at RB, great line, Dez, Whitten, etc. Secondary an issue again. I'd have to look at schedules.
AFC South - Tennessee could emerge. Jax on the rise, but not ready yet. I don't trust Houston and Osweiler (and Watt hurt). Indy is not a well rounded team.
That brings the others:
SD - always in the conversation. Boring. KC is always middling. Oakland on the rise and will win the division. Denver's offense won't be enough.
Cleveland - umm, no.
Bears - umm, no.
Tampa - not with Carolina in the picture
SF - nope. Chip Kelly has to prove himself.
Miami - Tannehill a bum and even with Brady out 4 games, playing in the hardest division in football. Jets/Buff/NE are gonna make for a very tight division.
Those listing the Bears high are kidding themselves. Minnesota and Green Bay have years more talent than the Bears do. Not to mention the two major concerns of injuries and depth. Every team needs difference makers - ones that are healthy. Do you see a difference maker on this roster RIGHT NOW? Alshon or White could emerge, but no AP, no Rodgers, no Jordy, no Harrison Smith. This is a team devoid of talent when compared to division rivals. The Bears will compete with Detroit for 3rd place in the division.
NFC East - Philly and NYG in transition. Washington will give Dallas a run, but I think Dallas wins the division if they stay healthy. Stacked at RB, great line, Dez, Whitten, etc. Secondary an issue again. I'd have to look at schedules.
AFC South - Tennessee could emerge. Jax on the rise, but not ready yet. I don't trust Houston and Osweiler (and Watt hurt). Indy is not a well rounded team.
That brings the others:
SD - always in the conversation. Boring. KC is always middling. Oakland on the rise and will win the division. Denver's offense won't be enough.
Cleveland - umm, no.
Bears - umm, no.
Tampa - not with Carolina in the picture
SF - nope. Chip Kelly has to prove himself.
Miami - Tannehill a bum and even with Brady out 4 games, playing in the hardest division in football. Jets/Buff/NE are gonna make for a very tight division.
Those listing the Bears high are kidding themselves. Minnesota and Green Bay have years more talent than the Bears do. Not to mention the two major concerns of injuries and depth. Every team needs difference makers - ones that are healthy. Do you see a difference maker on this roster RIGHT NOW? Alshon or White could emerge, but no AP, no Rodgers, no Jordy, no Harrison Smith. This is a team devoid of talent when compared to division rivals. The Bears will compete with Detroit for 3rd place in the division.
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And that matters why?
The Green Bay Packers are a better team than the Bears and they have been for the better part of 25 years. It's like the kid who got in one good punch while getting his ass beat in the fight.
Let's not let meatball homerism and one game cloud our thinking here. The Packers went on to advance in the players while missing one of the best WR (and THE most underrated player in the NFL) the entire season. The Bears went on to an early draft pick.
Rinse. Wash. Repeat.
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You guys are forgetting the Raiders.
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So one game out of 16 defines and entire season?
Last I checked, the Packers went on to the second round of the playoffs and the Bears went home to an early draft pick.
But apparently someone made someone someone's bitch and that matters how exactly?
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It's the NFL. Injuries are never limited.
It's why depth matters and as we've seen, the talent depth on this Bears team is frightening.
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Hey Packer homer.....where did I ever say it defined a whole season or that the Bears were better? Try to respond on topic next time. As in, the most recent time these 2 teams played, the Bears shut down Rodgers big time and indeed made the Packers their bitch at their house on primetime during Favre's retirement night:yep:.....last time I checked that is.
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Packer homer? You aren't very smart are you?
Aaron Rodgers has consistently made the Bears his prison bitch. Dom Capers has made Cutler his bitch. So the Bears, en route to a 6-10 record, beat the Packers in one game. Yippee. The Packers then went 10-6 and deep into the playoffs. Like they do every year. The Packers play in the post season every year. They've won the division how many times of recent?
The reality is that any self respecting Bears fan, including this one, would happily switch places with the success that GB has had. GB has CONSISTENTLY been the cream of the crop in the NFL (like the Patriots) while the Bears have been a middle of the road to shitty team. That's just the reality.
Suggesting otherwise is just homer meatball stupidity. But hey the Bears, before they went 6-10 and drafted early yet again, 'made Rodgers their bitch' in one game
. Btw, the Bears won by 4 points. Their leading rusher was Langdord with 48 yards. Cutler and Rodgers pretty much had identical stats.
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Sorry fatbabyguy but the Packers suck. Outside of AR we have the better team. And do most years. MN is not shit either. Bears can and will compete for the div this year.
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Lol. Divisional round is "deep" into the playoffs.
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Meatballs and purple drank for breakfast?
The Packers don't suck. They don't suck at all. Neither does MN. Every person with a brain has both of those teams finishing better then the Bears and Detroit. As they should.
The Bears biggest challenges are a lack of overall talent (starters and depth), injuries and an overall lack of playmakers. But they have the 'better team'? What do like better, the always injured WR or the unproven WR? The shitty starting OL? The absolute question marks in the secondary? The running back by committee? The scrap heap tight ends?
With Nelson back healthy and Lacey having dropped 178 pounds, many have the Packers doing deep into they playoffs and rightfully so. They do every year.
I wish the script was flipped. I see no reason to think it will be.
