Finally Chicago Bears fans, competitive football is just around the corner. The Miami Dolphins will come to Chicago on Thursday for both team’s first preseason game of 2015.
It’s been a long off season of changes for the Bears, as former general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman were jettisoned following a disastrous 5-11 campaign in a season where the Bears were trendy playoff picks. The team’s offensive performance, a strong positive in 2013, dropped off, while for the second straight year the defense was one of the worst in franchise history.
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Topping it off, internal strife between players and coaches made the team an even bigger laughingstock than their play on the field did.