Chicago Bears Tickets

Chicago Bears Tickets

The Chicago Bears have entered the 21^st century. Yes, not only do they have a quarterback who likes to throw the football downfield in Jay Cutler. Lovie Smith has a new offensive coordinator in Mike Tice who has whipped the offensive line in shape to give Cutler time actually throw the ball. Those diehard fans with Chicago Bears tickets for the last couple of seasons at Soldier Field have watched as their new franchise quarterback has too often ended up on his backside. It is nice to see the guy ending the play on his feet when he is not just handing the ball off to Matt Forte.

The offensive line was the biggest issue heading into the 2012 NFL regular season. In the preseason it looked bleak. Heck, it looked bleak in the first two drives of Week 1. Eventually, the group found its footing and Cutler could take advantage of the next biggest acquisition, wide receiver Brandon Marshall. Marshall is a huge guy with an incredible wingspan and great physicality. Sometimes his hands fail him, but he makes enough great catches, especially in the end zone, to be forgiven for any drops. In addition, Marshall used to play with Cutler back in Denver put up some of the best numbers in his career. Now he is poised to do much the same in the Windy City.

Of the returning players, the fans were happy to see Matt Forte in the backfield and Brian Urlacher in place as the middle linebacker. Forte is hitting holes and has learned to slow the game down enough to make the right cuts to turn what used to be a 2-yard gain at most into a 20-yard scamper. Urlacher is no longer the all-world talent who can single-handedly cover a radius of 20 yards. He is still a very good middle linebacker for the Cover-2 defensive scheme, but the safeties have to step up their game to ensure the defense can bend and not break. If not then every quarterback in the league is going to be hitting the seam and spoiling a potential playoff season.

New general manager Phil Emery has put together a talented roster, building on what was left. Head Coach Lovie Smith knows he has to impress with a deep run in the postseason lest he wants to lose his job. Forte is well aware he needs to justify his big contract. Cutler is equally aware he has to make the jump from good to great. The pressure is on but the talent is there and it appears so is the follow through, making Chicago Bears tickets some of the most sought after in this sports-obsessed city.