The 2022 NFL regular season is here, and optimism for most NFL fanbases will never be higher. For a team like the Chicago Bears, many fans are entering the year with tempered expectations. Despite general manager Ryan Poles not directly calling this a “rebuild,” he turned over (65%) of the roster in his first off-season as the team’s top personnel leader.
Couple the turnover with the league’s third highest figure ($62.2 million) in dead space, and historically, you’ll have a team that isn’t likely to be competitive. The national narrative around the Bears hasn’t been a kind one.