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The Bears are in a unique situation in which general manager Ryan Poles has been building the roster for four years, so it should be ready to contend by now, yet new coach Ben Johnson is just at the onset of putting his fingerprints on the organization.
It’s a problem of their own making by sticking with former coach Matt Eberflus too long and exacerbated by painful personnel missteps, but the reality is the Bears aren’t ready yet. Anyone can see that, and even with a 4-2 start, they still have the 20th-best odds to win the championship.