All of the focus for the Chicago Bears fandom right now is on the 2017 off-season. Nobody can blame them for that. It could end up being one of the most pivotal in at least a decade, perhaps longer for this franchise. GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox are about to make a change at the quarterback position for the first time in eight years. They hold the highest pick the team has had since 1972 and hold a significant amount of salary cap space.
If these cards are played to their maximum effect, it could put the Bears in position to be major players in the NFC for the first time in seven years. If they’re squandered like so many other opportunities, it could set the franchise back yet again. To say people are nervous about what’s to come is an understatement.
So why would they even consider looking ahead to February of 2018? The simple reason that their favorite team has a chance to make football history yet again.
