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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
Yeah im just wondering if the bears defense is legit or was it just playing bad teams. To me it looks too much like the raiders 2016 season. The raiders offense looked good but there were a lot of close wins.
That division doesnt seem to have a dominant team right now.
Any of the other three could be the 2018 bears this season and then no playoff next year.
As long as we dont have to watch the patriots in the super bowl again this century i would be happy.
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They still have the pieces to be a top 5 D this season if they stay healthy imo. We'll see if guys like Akiem Hicks and Prince Amukamara will still hold up now that Fangio isn't running that defense.
Also a factor I forgot about before: interceptions. Their 27 interceptions last season were the most since 2013 Seattle, when teams as a whole threw nearly 20% more picks than they do now. It's likely that number regresses this season considering the amount of competent QBs nowadays and the way teams rarely put the ball in harm's way through the air anymore.