It's reasonable at this point of the season that the Chicago Bears have more skeptics than supporters, but the fate of this team in 2025 is firmly in their own hands.
Regardless of what anyone thinks about the job the Bears have done up to this point, or the sustainability of their status as the first-place team in the NFC North, this team has shown some impressive resolve and grit under rookie head coach Ben Johnson.
With seven games left to play this season, the Bears control their destiny in the NFC North. There's a lot of football left to be played, which is the biggest reason skeptics like those at Bleacher Report view Chicago as a "pretender" rather than a true contender.