The Chicago Bears have recently taken up a new regime in terms of their front office and coaching staff. With new additions such as Head Coach Matt Eberflus, and General Manager Ryan Poles, and a complete overthrow of the last regime, the team plans to follow through on a complete rebuild.

In the NFL, rebuilding a team normally means focusing on developing young players and losing a majority of their games to achieve a higher draft pick in the next year’s draft. Teams that attempt to rebuild tend to take multiple seasons to return back to winning form because developing young players can be a lengthy process. This season the Bears have one of the easier schedules  with an opponent win percentage of 0.471. This may interfere with the team’s plan to rebuild, as having a schedule of this strength can tempt teams with a competitive nature to win more games.

Morton West Senior and Chicago Bears fan Alan Robledo, when asked what he predicted for the 2022-2023 season, answered that the Bears will finish the season with a 7-10 record. He felt that the new general manager failed to make any big off-season additions, and though the schedule has little difficulty, the inconsistency at offensive positions may make this season a repeat of last year. Lastly, Robledo predicts that star quarterback Justin Fields will improve moderately with his experience from last year and the new coach focusing on developing his strengths.

Currently, the Bears stars includes players such as Justin Fields, David Montgomery, Roquan Smith, and Robert Quinn. Other notable young talents are receivers Darnell Mooney, Cole Kmet, along with offensive linemen Braxton Jones, Larry Borom, Tevin Jenkins, and rookies Velus Jones Jr., Jaquan Brisker, Kyler Gordon. The organization is hoping for some of these guys to make a leap in this upcoming season and become solidified starters. With so many of these players being in their 1st, 2nd or 3rd season in the NFL, the new coaching staff has the chance to develop these young talents into good players that could help the organization become a winning franchise.