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Why Your Team Won’t Win the Super Bowl: Chicago Bears Edition

June 21, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

No, I am not picking on just the Chicago Bears! This is a series that I am doing for all 32 of the NFL teams, Why Your Team Won't Win The Super Bowl   (click the link to see the other teams).
In the 2008 offseason, the Bears made their moves, banking on them being what the team needed to make it to the top of the NFC North. They traded for their franchise QB, Jay Cutler, and it cost them Kyle Orton, and two first round picks.
I am not going to, for a second, say that was a bad move. The rule most teams live by is if you don't have a franchise signal caller and you can get one, you do.
I am not even going to put all the blame on Cutler for the 2008 season.
The only reason Lovie Smith is still the coach of the Bears is the uncertainty of the 2011 season. If there were no question, Lovie probably would have been shown the door.
Mike Martz was brought in as the offensive coordinator, and he has not always gotten along with head coaches....

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