Jeff Schwartz
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The second thing they did last year, which is not going to happen again, is they won six regular season games.
They're trailing with two minutes left.
Six of them.
They won the seventh in the postseason.
That's not going to happen again.
Now you can argue that they might not play as many close games because they're better.
Certainly fair.
But the NFL is a seven-point league in the fourth quarter.
It's what the NFL is.
So I think the Bears could be better defensively.
Caleb Williams is better this year, completes more passes.
They're better per se, but so are the Vikings.
So are the Lions.
So are the Packers.
And the 50-50 games...
go not in their direction, they're 9-8, right?
But they're sort of better DVOA, better efficiency, better EPA.
Williams is better.
So the Bears, to me, stand out as a team that could even finish last in the division, but really not be that much worse than last season or even be better.
This is going to sound odd to say, but I really do believe this.