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One reason every team can win Super Bowl 52

By John Buhler

Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) looks on after losing 41-48 to the New Orleans Saints at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago Bears head coach John Fox looks on during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago Bears head coach John Fox looks on during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Chicago Bears: John Fox will benefit from improved quarterback play

Of all the really bad 2016 NFL teams — say the bottom quarter of the league — the Chicago Bears seem to have more reason for optimism than most heading into 2017. John Fox is a good head coach, and ownership will probably give him one more year because he inherited hot garbage in 2015.

Let’s just assume Fox gets to coach the 2017 Bears. He has a proven track record of taking over sorry excuses for football teams (Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos), taking a couple of years to get things right and playing in Super Bowls.

Chicago will have a navigable fourth-place schedule and several high draft picks in tote. The Bears might actually like what they have in quarterback Matt Barkley. Regardless, Barkley’s success in 2016 means Jay Cutler’s tenure in the Windy City is over and the Bears can finally move on from all the things that could have been with the aloof gunslinger from Vanderbilt.

The Bears should draft a quarterback in the first round and have him back up Barkley in 2017. Competition at the quarterback position could galvanize the Bears to unthinkable heights. Crazier things have happened — Lovie Smith got to a Super Bowl with Rex Grossman at quarterback! — so you never know, Bears fans.

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