Bears 2017 Schedule Released.

[Middleguard]

All the Bears have to do is lose their first 10 games, then they can fire Fox as the worst head coach in Bears' history.

[bearsfaninaz]

Weird how we get that tough a schedule being worst in division

[BearsFanInMN]

Really excited about being 0-3 and facing the Packers on 3 day s rest.

[DaSuperfan]

Jesus. The Bears might not win a game until December.

At that point, probably better to tank it for a chance at the 1st pick.

[britbear]

Looks like we are on the fast track to arguing over who the bears should draft at 3 next year. Gonna be a long season!

Come on, let's give the Browns and 49ers some credit. One of them has to improve on last year! That'll be the Niners, cos the Browns are the Browns. So it's pick #2 for the Bears then!

[Mikefive]

Looks like we are on the fast track to arguing over who the bears should draft at 3 next year. Gonna be a long season!

95% of the time, I'm the guy saying we're going to win 9, 10 or 11 games. But 3-5 wins looks about right this time around. Ugh.

[wab]

Sept 10 Falcons - Loss
Sept 17 at Bucs - Win
Sept 24 Steelers - Loss
Sept 28 at Packers - Loss
Oct. 9 Vikings - Loss
Oct. 15 at Ravens - Loss
Oct. 22 Panthers - Loss
Oct. 29 at Saints - Win
Nov. 5 bye
Nov. 12 Packers - Loss
Nov. 19 Lions - Loss
Nov. 26 at Eagles - Loss
Dec. 3 49ers - Win
Dec. 10 at Bengals - Loss
Dec. 16 at Lions - Loss
Dec. 24 Browns - Loss
Dec. 31 at Vikings - Win (because it'll fuck up the draft position)

So...I could see the Bears winning as few as 2 games and as many as 5.

[Boris13c]

Weird how we get that tough a schedule being worst in division

look at it the same way as Division 1 College Ball ... the big name teams always schedule Little Sisters of the Poor as a tune up game before they actually have to play someone who can compete ... and the NCAA allows this

so it would seem the NFL also has this, perhaps unofficially, where top teams get scheduled breathers ... that's where the Bears now fit in ... the NFL's Little Sisters of the Poor

and they even get a prime time game or 2 to be a very public sacrificial lamb

[VA_Mountain_Bear]

I can see only two games I consider definite Ws - 49ers and Browns.
This is a bye bye John Fox season unless miracles abound. Which I don't mind honestly, I've never been huge on Foxy. But I would like to keep Pace.

On the other hand, if Glennon sucks we will in good drafting position for next years better QB class.

[CRM 114]

2-14 with wins against New England and San Diego.

[VA_Mountain_Bear]

2-14 with wins against New England and San Diego.

We don't play either team - whose schedule did you look at?

[staleystarch]

All the Bears have to do is lose their first 10 games, then they can fire Fox as the worst head coach in Bears' history.

I'm guessing you missed the Gibron era?

[Boris13c]

All the Bears have to do is lose their first 10 games, then they can fire Fox as the worst head coach in Bears' history.

I'm guessing you missed the Gibron era?

or the Neil Armstrong era, when the chant was they sent the wrong one to the moon?

[wab]

2-14 with wins against New England and San Diego.

We don't play either team - whose schedule did you look at?

No kidding. Are you even trying anymore?

[RING4CHI]

Bears will go into December with one, maybe two wins. Beat San Francisco and Cleveland and screw themselves out of the Sam Darnold sweepstakes.

[RING4CHI]

Weird how we get that tough a schedule being worst in division

14 of the 16 opponents are decided based on the rotation. The Bears and Packers are playing 14 common opponents. The only difference is the Bears play the 49ers and the Eagles while the Packers play the Seahawks and Cowboys.

It's already known in 2018 the Bears will play their six divisional games along with hosting the LA Rams, Seattle, New England and NY Jets while playing at Arizona, San Fran, Buffalo and Miami. The only thing that is yet to be determined is who the Bears will play from the NFC South and NFC East (because the Bears play every team from the NFC West) to fill out the schedule. Those two games will be based on division finish in 2017. If the Bears finish last in the NFC North, they'll play the last place teams from the East and South.

[Middleguard]

All the Bears have to do is lose their first 10 games, then they can fire Fox as the worst head coach in Bears' history.

I'm guessing you missed the Gibron era?

or the Neil Armstrong era, when the chant was they sent the wrong one to the moon?

I was there for them both. Gibron, at 11-30-1 (27.38%) is Fox' competition. Armstrong at 30-34 (46.88%) isn't even close.

I did make a mistake in my math, though (decimal point). Fox is currently at 9-23 (28.13%). All he has to do is lose his first game (not 10) this year to sink to 9-24 (27.27%) the worst in Bears' history.

[staleystarch]

All the Bears have to do is lose their first 10 games, then they can fire Fox as the worst head coach in Bears' history.

I'm guessing you missed the Gibron era?

or the Neil Armstrong era, when the chant was they sent the wrong one to the moon?

I was there for them both. Gibron, at 11-30-1 (27.38%) is Fox' competition. Armstrong at 30-34 (46.88%) isn't even close.

I did make a mistake in my math, though (decimal point). Fox is currently at 9-23 (28.13%). All he has to do is lose his first game (not 10) this year to sink to 9-24 (27.27%) the worst in Bears' history.

After looking at the percentages laid out, I was curious and checked the record of another infamous Bears head coach, namely Jim Dooley who came in at 20–36 (.357) making Fox worse than him. Anything can happen, but I don't see the Bears winning their opener. To be fair, I would wait to see what Fox's record is after he has coached 42 games. At this time, he is a strong contender to unseat Abe.

[Magnum_Ursus]

Looks like the Bears are playing lottery for the #1 QB next year

On the other hand, if for some reason the bears are winning, it'll be something to take notice of.

[DaSuperfan]

If they can find their QB of the future in this draft, they can focus on other areas of need in next year's draft with their high pick.

[Boris13c]

Looks like the Bears are playing lottery for the #1 QB next year

no ... they will win just enough to prevent that from happening

[wab]

If they can find their QB of the future in this draft, they can focus on other areas of need in next year's draft with their high pick.

Yeah, but who says the new staff next year will want the one this staff drafted?

[Funkster]

If they can find their QB of the future in this draft, they can focus on other areas of need in next year's draft with their high pick.

Yeah, but who says the new staff next year will want the one this staff drafted?

Fucking sad you guys are already talking about next season

[staleystarch]

Looks like the Bears are playing lottery for the #1 QB next year

On the other hand, if for some reason the bears are winning, it'll be something to take notice of.

Also known as the Sam Darnold sweepstakes.

[wab]

If they can find their QB of the future in this draft, they can focus on other areas of need in next year's draft with their high pick.

Yeah, but who says the new staff next year will want the one this staff drafted?

Fucking sad you guys are already talking about next season

[RING4CHI]

If they can find their QB of the future in this draft, they can focus on other areas of need in next year's draft with their high pick.

Yeah, but who says the new staff next year will want the one this staff drafted?

Fucking sad you guys are already talking about next season

Hell, I'm already focused on 2019. That's when the Bears will start competing again, at the earliest.

[Richie]

Can't figure how this team gets primetime games.

Really not hard to figure out man...

Primetime is about marketability. The Bears have one of the biggest followings in the NFL.

[Richie]

Lol, every year the schedule gets released and every year this is the reaction. One of these years we'll get the Browns 8 times, don't worry.

Thank you... Vikings and Lions could very well be sub .500 teams. Every year, there's teams we think are going to be tough, and they have injuries or under-perform. On the same token, every year there's a game or two we think should be a W, and winds up being a tough team.

For all we know, the Falcons will suffer the good ole "Super Bowl hangover" and not even be any good. Which is probably the toughest game on our schedule. Who says Big Ben isn't hurt when we play Pittsburgh?

People are so knee jerk reactionary... silly.

[Rusty Trombagent]

Lol, every year the schedule gets released and every year this is the reaction. One of these years we'll get the Browns 8 times, don't worry.

Thank you... Vikings and Lions could very well be sub .500 teams. Every year, there's teams we think are going to be tough, and they have injuries or under-perform. On the same token, every year there's a game or two we think should be a W, and winds up being a tough team.

For all we know, the Falcons will suffer the good ole "Super Bowl hangover" and not even be any good. Which is probably the toughest game on our schedule. Who says Big Ben isn't hurt when we play Pittsburgh?

People are so knee jerk reactionary... silly.

i would have dug up THE EXACT SAME POSTS from last year, except... the bears rewarded my optimism with three wins.

sooooo...

but i did think that a good forum contest would be to design a schedule that you think the bears could emerge from over .500, because i generally dont know what that would look like.

[wab]

but i did think that a good forum contest would be to design a schedule that you think the bears could emerge from over .500, because i generally dont know what that would look like.

If the Bears played the Bears every week?