Chicago Bears: 2016 Interactive Fan Confidence Test
By David Mamola
How confident are you in the Chicago Bears for the upcoming 2016 season? Take our test and find out!
The Chicago Bears finished the 2015 season with a 6-10 record, yet with a strong offseason, many are predicting the team to be a playoff contender in 2016.
Do you agree with this? Are the Bears on the brink of a Championship season, or are they closer to picking first in the 2017 NFL Draft? Our fan confidence test can help you decide!
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Simply choose one answer per question, record the points associated with the answer, and at the end of the test, add up all of your answers and use our key to see your confidence level in the team!
Good luck, and have fun!
- How many yards will quarterback Jay Cutler throw for in the upcoming 2016 season?
- More than 5,000 yards (10 points)
- 4,000—5,000 yards (7 points)
- 3,000—4,000 yards (4 points)
- Cutler stinks; he’ll throw for less than 3,000 yards (1 point)
- Wide receivers Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White will:
- Combine for over 2,000 yards and 16 touchdowns (10 points)
- Combine for 1,500—2,000 yards and 12 touchdowns (7 points)
- Combine for less than 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns (4 points)
- Jeffery and White? They’ll both be injured by the season opener! (1 point)
- The Bears’ running back by committee approach will:
- Flourish; let’s start thinking of creative nicknames for the group already! (10 points)
- Be above average; three backs are better than one! (7 points)
- Be below average; their inexperience will catch-up to them (4 points)
- Terrible; where’s Matt Forte? (1 point)
- Left tackle Charles Leno, Jr. is:
- A stud; he’ll play left tackle for the next decade (10 points)
- Serviceable; he’s not great, but he’ll get the job done (7 points)
- Below average; there’s no guarantee he’ll be the starter week one (4 points)
- Comedian Jay Leno would do a better job at left tackle! (1 point)
- Rookie pass rusher Leonard Floyd:
- Will have a Pro Bowl season and be named Defensive Rookie of the Year (10 points)
- Will get 8-10 sacks and make others around him better (7 points)
- Will struggle against the run and see his playing time suffer (4 points)
- Won’t be able to gain enough weight and will be labeled a “bust” (1 point)
- New linebackers Danny Trevathan and Jerrell Freeman:
- Are the second-comings of Mike Singletary and Otis Wilson (10 points)
- Will combine for over 200 tackles and immediately improve the run defense (7 points)
- Will struggle in Vic Fangio’s defense and won’t live-up to their contracts (4 points)
- Who? (1 point)
- Second-year safety Adrian Amos:
- Is the next Bears’ Hall of Famer (10 points)
- Will have a great season and provide stability in the secondary (7 points)
- Will struggle against the run and not provide any big plays (4 points)
- Will be benched during the season (1 point)
- Kicker Robbie Gould will miss how many field goals in the upcoming season?
- 0-2 (10 points)
- 3-5 (7 points)
- 6-8 (4 points)
- 9 or more; Kyle Long will double as a guard and kicker by midseason (1 point)
- The Bears will beat the division-rival Green Bay Packers:
- Three times…twice in the regular season, and once in the playoffs! (10 points)
- Twice (7 points)
- Once (4 points)
- The Bears should just forfeit those games now (1 point)
- Head coach John Fox:
- Is a “leader of men” who has the Bears on the right track (10 points)
- Isn’t the best coach in the NFL, but he gets the job done (7 points)
- Is on the “hot seat” and could be fired by year’s end (4 points)
- John Fox? No. Bring back Marc Trestman! (1 point)
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Key:
- 100 points: Greatest team of all-time!
- 90-99 points: Super Bowl, here we come!
- 70-89 points: Playoff-bound!
- 60-69 points: 8-8 record at best
- Less than 60 points: Is it 2017 yet?