Da' Bears Blog · Sep 4, 2018
Establishing New Expectations for Khalil Mack & the 2018 Chicago Bears
I thought I was done writing about the Bears until the bye week, but then they went and traded for Khalil Mack. That warrants an article. I had written pretty clearly about my expectations for the 2018 Bears, expecting them to be better but end up around .500 and short of the playoffs. Adding a player of Mack’s caliber warrants a re-examination of that prediction.
In fact, I think that this trade makes it pretty likely the Bears will make the playoffs in 2018. Here’s why.
Non-Trubisky Upgrades
Let’s start by comparing the 2018 roster to the 2017 version, which went 5-11. I’m going to look at everything outside of Trubisky first, and then consider Trubisky in a moment.
Defense
