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When you win, you play exactly TWO different games than the other teams in your division. This is always made out to be a way bigger deal than it should be...
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What I like is, I don't see the Bears losing to any of those teams...
The way the end-of-the-year Bears spanked the Rams, Packers and Vikings... but then again, who can explain the Eagles loss?
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Playing the Saints and Rams instead of the Bucs and Arizona could easily turn a 10-11 win season into an 8-9 win season. It's huge.
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That's true. But there's something to be said of the curse of when a good team has an easy schedule... they tend to coast on pride and don't improve as much -- and then get punched in the face in the playoffs.
Bears were actually coasting some games last year. I think it's a good thing the Bears will feel challenged throughout the year. Should pay dividends, cause they are easily one of the best teams.
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It was predicted to be one of the easiest before, but ended up being the 8th toughest once calculated after 2018 season ended! Still went 12-4 & lost 4 of 5 by a FG or less, "so they've got that going for them, which is nice".
^this. See link...
Looking back at 2018, the SOS ended up being the exact same as the projected 2019 SOS is now!
Both schedules = .520
https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2...n-2019-sos-is-a-trash-stat-matt-nagy-trubisky
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It wouldn't surprise me if after 2019 season it's still one of the toughest. Note that it's only 2 opponents different from the rest of the NFC N, so as long as GB or MIN don't sweep their "easier" opponents while CHI drops one or both "harder" games, it should average out okay, Bears being the better team.
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And the Bears will still be favored in nearly every game.
I think that's something people are forgetting. Yes, the schedule is tough. But this Bears team is good---so good, that when you go line-by-line, game-by-game, understand that the Bears should still be better than most of the tough teams they're facing.
The first five games are Packers, Broncos, Redskins, Vikings and Raiders going into the bye. The Bears will literally be favored in every single one of those games.
Hey look, anything can happen. Parity exists. "Any given Sunday" exists. But going into the bye, this team should be at least 4-1, probably 5-0. I think people are making too much of the schedule. Yes, they're playing good teams. But the Bears are also a good team and will be expected to win.
Hell, they'll probably be favored at home against the Saints, Chargers and Cowboys, which account for 3/5 of their toughest games on paper.
I think that's something people are forgetting. Yes, the schedule is tough. But this Bears team is good---so good, that when you go line-by-line, game-by-game, understand that the Bears should still be better than most of the tough teams they're facing.
The first five games are Packers, Broncos, Redskins, Vikings and Raiders going into the bye. The Bears will literally be favored in every single one of those games.
Hey look, anything can happen. Parity exists. "Any given Sunday" exists. But going into the bye, this team should be at least 4-1, probably 5-0. I think people are making too much of the schedule. Yes, they're playing good teams. But the Bears are also a good team and will be expected to win.
Hell, they'll probably be favored at home against the Saints, Chargers and Cowboys, which account for 3/5 of their toughest games on paper.
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Fortunately for us, All the teams in our division play the same tough schedule. New Orleans and the Rams weren't all that to end the season and I can see the Falcons and Panthers being good, negating our rivals lower tier games. We only had one loss last year that I felt we deserved, and even that game came down to two return touchdowns.
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Our SOS is more difficult this year but won't look that way later, after beating teams drops their own rankings. 1/2 way through a season fans will (hopefully) say our SOS was easier but it reflects that you beat those teams and dropped the SOS. SOS ranking goes down while difficult of your schedule may not actually have changed. Team's level of play also can change a lot from year to year. Those 2 reasons are why SOS doesn't mean much.
That said, it's easy to see that it's a tougher schedule this year. Our division had a down year in 2018 with Minny acclimating to their new QB and GB in turmoil. Both have good playoff possibilities. Who knows about the Lions but they are capable of a spoiler role.
That old mantra still holds true. Beat the teams in your division, make the playoffs.
That said, it's easy to see that it's a tougher schedule this year. Our division had a down year in 2018 with Minny acclimating to their new QB and GB in turmoil. Both have good playoff possibilities. Who knows about the Lions but they are capable of a spoiler role.
That old mantra still holds true. Beat the teams in your division, make the playoffs.
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It's the only reply we need in this thread, because this is fact
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Speaking for myself, I am not saying the schedule is tough, we are screwed. I am saying the schedule is tough. And it is.
It's the equivalency to saying the restaurant is expensive, but we can afford it.
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Just like the strength of schedule is made out to be a much bigger deal than it is.
Reality is if you want to win a Superbowl then you need to be able to beat the "tough" teams .
Currently we have a strong division, so every year we could essentially be looking at a tough schedule....
You can only play who is on your schedule....
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For one, you're really only talking about 2 slightly tougher games than your other divisional rivals. For another, those 2 teams who played well last season might suck the next.
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That can happen in certain situations, but it's far less likely when the division winners you have to face are teams that are clearly still the most talented teams in their division.
In a season where playoffs are likely to be decided by a game, having the Saints and Rams instead of the Bucs and Cards/Niners could easily be the difference between getting in or not.
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11-5. SB win. Book it.
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As long as da Bears play in BEAR WEATHER, dey will win all da gaemz.
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All first place teams face the same and always have. Just seems like those who don't make it back to the playoffs the following year tend to suffer more of a complete collapse.
Meh, just don't let the sun shine down on their sideline.
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