PREVIEW

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By Gil Brandt:

Chicago Bears
Chicago is now Lovie Smith's town -- he could be as big as Mike Ditka was if the Bears can succeed. He also has Terry Shea as his offensive coordinator, and he should really spice things up for them. I like Ron Rivera coming back to the Bears as defensive coordinator; he comes from a very aggressive Philadelphia team. Expect lots of blitzing from the Bears. On offense, the additions of John Tait and Thomas Jones should help them a lot. The only question mark I see is Rex Grossman -- is he ready to excel after playing in only nine NFL games?