Chicago Bears Report Card Week 9: Grading Each Unit
Published by Timothy Hockemeyer on November 8, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears conquered a “Dream Team” in Philly on Monday night to put themselves on the inside track to the playoffs. The Bears are now ahead of some rivals in the wild-card race, such as the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles.
The win was an important one, but arguably more important was the improvement that certain units showed in the contest with the Eagles. A fluke win would have helped the Bears. But this win was anything but a fluke.
The Bears came out of their bye week looking significantly improved and far more consistent. And that consistency is the most important development coming of the bye.
If the Bears can take this week’s performance and build it into a model for their future execution, the Bears have a legitimate chance to make a deep playoff run.
Today we’re going to grade that execution on a unit-by-unit basis. So let’s get started, beginning with…
