The Chicago Bears Under 7 wins -150
Line available at the Las Vegas Westgate SuperBook as of August 10, 2015
It didn’t take long for the Bear brass to realize that the Marc Trestman two-year experiment (13-19, 5-11 LY) was a complete failure as the Bears totally collapsed in 2014 with nine losses of more than a touchdown and seven by double-digits. The defense
was abysmal finishing 30th against the pass and 30th overall. Quarterback Jay Cutler had a nightmare season and once again starts a season as one of the most vilified players in the NFL.
Enter John Fox, unceremoniously dumped by the Broncos after a 46-18 four-year tenure that produced dubious results results in the playoffs. Fox had a long run at Carolina and with 208 games as a head coach, had to know what he was getting into when he took over the Bears. There are still a couple of quality pieces and some good young players to work with but top to bottom this team is by a long way the least talented in the ultra-tough NFC North and probably in the lower quarter of the league. The Bears did get
of to a good start with ax excellent draft and Chicago will need these players to produce from the git go.
It remains to be seen if Jay Cutler can be rehabilitated at this point in his career. Now in his 10th year in the league and his seventh in Chicago, the former Vanderbilt Commodore still has a to back in Matt Forte back and an elite wide out in Alshon Jeffrey. The Bears took burner Kevin White with their top pick but he’s been limited in camp with shin splints and might start the season on the PUP list. The defense got a shot in the arm with the hire of Vic Fangio who was responsible for the recent 49er stop units. He’ll have his work cut out for him to put a dent in last year’s horrific numbers.
The Chicago schedule is a nightmare and if Detroit and Minnesota improve as we expect, there is a very real possibility of the Bears going winless in division. The NFC North faces the AFC West in their flip plus all four teams in the NFC West. The Monsters start with Green Bay and Arizona at home before traveling to Seattle making Chitown a likely 0-3 before hosting Oakland which is not a gimme. At Kansas City and at Detroit follows making Chicago a probable 1-5 heading into the bye. It doesn’t get easier with Minnesota, at San Diego, at Rams, Denver and at Green Bay. We have the Bears 1-10 before 49ers, Washington, at Minnesota, at Tampa Bay and finally hosting what could be a desperate Detroit. The final five games are winnable but more likely a split and who knows where Chicago will be if they start as poorly as we think.
It’s going to be a tough year at Soldier Field and we just can’t find seven wins. Play the Under