At this time last season, the Bears were still nursing a heartbreaking playoff loss. And yet, expectations for the team heading into 2019 were sky-high. Chicago was dubbed Super Bowl contenders before training camp started — and they hadn’t even won a playoff game.
Still, considering that the Bears maintained their offensive and defensive cores — and added some new faces — it was a fair expectation for the Bears to be repeat playoff contenders.
Instead, the Bears finished the season 8-8 (which felt more like 3-13), and they’re left pondering how to fix the offensive disaster that was the 2019 season.
So you wouldn’t expect the Bears to be considered Super Bowl contenders, yet alone playoff contenders. But, apparently, the Bears have 25/1 odds to win the Super Bowl next season, according to BetOnline.
The Bears rank ninth in the NFL, tied with three other non-playoff teams (Chargers, Falcons, Rams) and two playoff teams (Seahawks, Vikings) from this season.
Let’s be honest, the only reason Chicago’s odds are that high is because of the Bears still-dominant defense, that should healthy, heading into 2020. There are a multitude of questions on offense — and Mitchell Trubisky remains the starting quarterback on an underwhelming offense. At least for now.
