Chicago Bears: Top 2011 Offseason Needs the Team Must Address

July 16, 2011   ·   Brett Lyons   ·   Jump to comments

The image of the Bears quarterback standing on the sideline of the NFC Championship game with his over-sized coat and knit cap is one that Bears fans will not forget anytime soon.
The 2010 season was surprisingly good to the Monsters of the Midway, despite the sour taste it left in fans' mouths back in January. Considering that the Bears had a QB who still had a whiff of "new quarterback" smell, a brand new offensive coordinator in Mike Martz, key splurged free agent signings, no go-to No. 1 wide receiver, a porous offensive line and an aging defense, the Bears did just fine with the pieces it had. The squad finished 11-5 on the season, securing the NFC’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs.
Without high expectations whatsoever, the Bears played a fantastic and exciting season of football last season. Now with the bar set even higher, will Chicago be able to live up to the new expectations?
With talks that the current NFL lockout may be coming to an end within days (perhaps...

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