Chairman George McCaskey says every fan he talked to during the Bears’ long offseason brought up how the team’s playoff run ended last season in a 16-15 first-round loss to the Eagles.
“Not the kick,” McCaskey said. “The kicker.”
But then they’d say something else.
“Every conversation went along those lines: ‘This is the year. Let’s get it together. Let’s get it done,’ ” McCaskey said recently. “I tell them coach [Matt] Nagy says, ‘Don’t peak too soon.’ ”
The peaking — make that peeking — starts Thursday night, when Bears fans get a look at a team that has championship aspirations.