Chicago Bears Betting Odds – NFL Football Future Lines
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Let’s take a look at the numbers:
Last season – 7-9 SU, 6-10 ATS
Projection this season – 8-8 (third in NFC North)
Desperate times require desperate measures, and it doesn’t get any more desperate than Mike Martz, who has been brought in to:
A. Make sense of Jay Cutler’s game and
B. Save Lovie Smith’s job.
Martz and Smith are now tied to the hip, and if the offensive guru can’t get through to the headstrong Cutler, heads will roll at Soldier Field, primarily Smith’s and Martz’s.
Martz’s re-emergence in the division (he actually breathed life into the Lions’ offense a few years back) gives the NFC North the two of the three biggest egos in the league (the others are the coach/quarterback for the Vikings and the owner/GM of the Raiders), and will have a profound effect on the Bears, good or bad.
Chicago instantly becomes a passing-centric, full-throttle offense, with 5-wideout sets, players in motion and an occasional flea-flicker. Defensive coordinators in Minnesota, Detroit and Green Bay can no longer sit back and wait for Cutler to throw interceptions.
With the mad professor now calling the shots on offense, it’s very bad news for running back Matt Forte. RBs used to call the shots in a division that once was home to the likes of Barry Sanders, but no more. Forte dipped from 1,239 yards as the feature back in his rookie season to 929 last season. This season he’ll get the ball only if Martz needs a bathroom break.
To be fair, Cutler’s 26-interception season wasn’t the only fly in the ointment last season. The defense also stepped in it quite a bit, too. Chicago was especially inept defensively in division games – the fewest points the Bears allowed in any NFC North game was 21. Lance Briigs was a standout at linebacker, but the backers never really recovered after Brian Urlacher went down.
Smith chose to rush four linemen, and while the Bears did get to the QB 41 times, it too often left the DBs to fend for themselves. Julius Peppers should help in the pressure department, if the mood hits him often enough.
THE WAY IT LOOKS NOW – If nothing else, the Bears will be unpredictable offensively. But what happens when the winds start howling in November and December?
The final four games of the season – home against New England, at Minnesota, home against the Jets and at Green Bay – are nasty. And three of the four will be outdoors.
Next Up: Cincinnati Bengals
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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel writer from Massachusetts.
