Chicago Bears: Looking Ahead To Address Team Needs After 2010
Published by Bob Warja on December 15, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
Only the most optimistic of the Chicago Bears Kool-Aid drinkers thought this current Bears team would be in first place with an easy chance at double digit wins this late in the season. In fact, most fans were thinking that this might be Lovie Smith’s final season as head coach. Instead, this resilient Bears squad has clawed its way to a 9-4 record and the division lead.
Still, the surprising success does not mask the fact that this team has holes. A national audience watched the New England Patriots rip apart the Bears on Sunday, and if the vestiges of that carnage don’t tell you something, perhaps the sight of QB Jay Cutler’s prone body laying on the turf 43 times this season screams a bit louder that changes are needed.
But even if this team didn’t have blemishes, consider the fact that the Bears have some players eligible for free agency following the season. For example, on an already shaky offensive line, Olin Kreutz can walk after the season.
It is with all this in mind that we examine the moves the Bears may make this off-season in order to continue contending into the near future.
