I think the Bears might surprise people this year. They improved from 5-11 in 2014 to 6-10 last year in John Fox's first season as head coach, and if history is going to repeat itself under Fox, they could be in for a big jump here in 2016. You cant worry about what you saw in those meaningless pre-season games.

Both the Broncos and Panthers took huge leaps in Fox's second season with Denver, winning 13 games while the Panthers won 11 games in 2003, up from seven in the 2002 season.

I think Cutler may have figured things under Fox's system. He had his lowest interception total since 2011, and with the team now relying on the run a bit more, Cutler wont have to pass as much and they'll have a balanced attack keeping the defense on their toes. Also, with the Vikings losing Bridgewater I thing they win one of their 2 games versus the Vikes and the Lions will also struggle this season so there is another win. They also have Jacksonville, Tenn, SF, Philly, Dallas and TB on their schedule

The defense should be better than the unit that gave up 24.8 PPG last season since Fox will have more of his guys in his system this year.

LETS PLAY OVER 7.5 SEASON WINS FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS