For the entire month of August, the Sportable Staff will look at one National Football League team a day. We?ll look at their offense, defense and in the end, assess their playoff chances. Previews will be done by division, starting with the NFC East. Each new division will also feature a new podcast devoted entirely to that division.

Monsters of the Midway are Back for Another Run
For a team that went 13-3 and made a trip to the Super Bowl, doesn’t it seem like the Chicago Bears have more questions than your average conference champion? Most of those questions surround Rex Grossman, who had the uncanny ability to look like an MVP for one play and someone who should be bagging groceries the next. Whether or not Sexy Rexy plays like a decent quarterback, the Bears should easily win the NFC North again.

Offense
The Bears offensive numbers are a bit misleading. They scored 427 points last year, which tied them for second-most in the league. However, the Bears scored nine touchdowns on defense and special teams, far more than any other team in the NFL. Which Rex Grossman will show in 2007? He had seven games with a quarterback rating of more than 100. But some of his performances were an abortion to the quarterbacking position. He registered a fat rating of 0 against the Packers and threw three or more interceptions in five different games. The playoffs were a similar story for Rexy. He threw just one interception in the NFC Playoffs, only to throw two in the Super Bowl loss in Miami. Lovie Smith felt 2006 was the equivalent of a rookie season for Grossman. I’m not sure I buy it.

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