Chicago Bears 2010 Year in Review: Top 12 Moments From 2010 Season
Published by Bob Warja on December 28, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The holiday season has us all in a giving mood and let’s face it, as Bears fans, our team has given us a better gift than many of us ever had expected to receive in 2010: a trip to the playoffs.
What a year it has been for the Chicago Bears. Left for dead in the preseason by many prognosticators (including yours truly), the team surprised us by winning the NFC North division and making the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Prior to the season, the three main brain-trust of the Bears, Ted Phillips, Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith, held a press conference taking the blame for last season and promising better things ahead. There was even a veiled threat that Lovie and Jerry’s jobs were on the line if they didn’t make the playoffs, though that was later denied by Phillips.
Still, it was apparent that fans and management alike had seen enough of the failed expectations. So, the Bears went out and signed three free agents on the first day of the free agency signing period—the biggest of which was DE standout Julius Peppers.
Well, the results have spoken for themselves, as the Bears currently sit at 11-4 and in position to take the number two seed in the playoffs. What a turnaround from last year.
Meanwhile, the journey back to the playoffs has not always been a smooth ride, but it certainly has been exciting. While I can’t afford to send each of you readers a present, I can give you, in the spirit of the holiday season, a look back at the biggest highlights from the season.
Get ready to “Bear Down.”
