Let's look at how the Bears have been doing for the past two years. We see in 2000, the owner of the bear growls like another horrible 5-11 season rookie played by LB Brian Urlacher, the Bears first-round pick from New Mexico. Urlacher makes comparisons to Dick Butkus as he earns NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
In 2001, nobody expected much from the Bears. This was his last year at Soldier Field before renovation. Despite that, the Bears were a young and exciting team based on a strong defense.
After losing their first game, the Bears won their next four were in first place in the NFC Central. A week later against the Cleveland Browns the Bears trailed by 14 points less than 2 minutes to play a TD and a recovered onside kick set up an incredible game tying Hail Mary which sent the game to OT, where Brown continued realization of a week earlier to get the Bears to 06.01.
The Bears would only lose two more games the rest of the way, good enough to win their first division title in 12 years with a 13-3 record, as exciting RB Anthony Thomas earned Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, and coach Dick Jauron won the year. As luck would end in the playoffs, as the Bears lost 33-19 to veterans, "The Philadelphia Eagles" in the divisional round.
In 2002 the Soldier Field under construction, the Bears had to play their home games at the University of Illinois at Champaign, which was over 136 miles from Chicago. The Bears get off to a good start to the rally in the 4th quarter to win their first two games.
The Bears suffered numerous injuries for all positions, as the trip seemed too much for them to handle. The Bears suffered a frustrating eight-game losing streak. Bears would not recover as they finished in 3rd place in the NFC North with a terrible record of 4-12.
In 2003, the season the Bears had a difficult start, because it dishonored his name on their first two games on the road. After an early bye week, the Chicago Bears returned home and a new version of Soldier Field, which had been completely remodeled. In his first game at Soldier Field II the Bears would host the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.
They were beaten 38-23. However, with an eye on the future of the Bears take on rookie Rex Grossman in the last three games. Grossman looked sharp leading the Bears to two wins, as the Bears finished with a 7-9 record by winning four of their last six overall. It was not enough to save her said they struck the caboose as Lovie Smith after the season Coach Dick Jauron is replaced.
In 2004, the new head coach Lovie Smith of the season would have a terrible start as the Bears lost at home against the Detroit Lions 20-16. But a week later he will recover with a great 21-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on the road.
The rest of the time the bears have to fight, because they could not find a starting quarterback to try Criag Krenzler, Jonathan Quinn and Chad Hutchinson on the road, as I found the way to a last place 5-11 season.
Now in 2005, so far this year is more injured QB Rex Grossman may also be Wally Pipp rookie Kyle Orton has the opportunity to be this year Ben Rothlisberger. However, the Bears team is not doing as well as the Steelers and a rookie playing well not be strong enough to end the Bears last season.