The Bears are no different from the other 31 NFL teams in feeling optimistic about their 2017 prospects.
General manager Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox addressed the media prior to the Bears' first day of training camp and discussed that this season feels different.
Coming off a 3-13 record, the Bears had a busy offseason in moving on from both Jay Cutler and Alshon Jeffery, signing quarterback Mike Glennon and drafting the future face of the franchise in quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
With a defense that is just about set as far as starters go, as well as a veteran offensive line featuring three Pro Bowlers, Fox and the coaching staff will be doing less evaluating and more progressing, teaching and improving. That in itself should yield more results and, hopefully, wins.
"I don't like putting records on seasons but...there's a lot of optimism, both in that locker room and (with) the coaching staff around our building," Fox said. "This is the first training camp I've been to where I wasn't looking at hypotheticals, as far as who's going to be on the roster in certain positions. So where that takes us time will tell, and that's why we're here."
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