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Aftershocks from Bears' Khalil Mack trade: Runaway expectations should also be tempered

Aftershocks from the Bears’ strike to acquire rush-linebacker Khalil Mack from the Oakland Raiders, trading away two No. 1 draft choices as part of a multi-pick exchange…

Anything short of suggesting a Michigan Ave. parade to celebrate the outfitting of one of the three or four best defensive players in the NFL in a Bears ‘52’ jersey may sound like picking nit or saying nay. It’s not. It’s just perspective, different from going from a 6-10 Bears prediction to talking playoffs, and it’s exactly what Mack would say. Did say, actually, about his being the missing piece for a franchise seeking a second Lombardi Trophy for its lobby.