The Chicago Bears are 6-3 and right in the thick of a playoff hunt, but the evaluators around the NFL do not believe it quite yet.
In a recent ESPN article, their insiders were asked which team around the NFL is getting contender treatment but is the biggest pretender. Dan Graziano said that he believes many around the NFL are skeptical of the Bears' start.
"In the NFC, the Bears are 6-3 and tied with the Lions atop the NFC North, but a lot of the folks I talked to think they have a suspect defense and have benefited from some miracle comebacks that aren't likely to keep happening.