Windy City Gridiron - Being who you thought we were since 2005!

If you truly don't think Brian Urlacher will be enshrined in Canton some day, then you haven't been paying attention.

The optimism is at an all-time high this time of year before the upcoming season. Let's take a look back at what players and coaches were saying in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

The Chicago Bears have to decide if they want to bring back free agent middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, and his recent comments place the onus on general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman. Urlacher would like to stay in Chicago.

Or what Brady and Baltimore can teach Mel Tucker about beating Green Bay

Toss a coin 144 times and you'd expect 72 heads. If it comes up 81 times, no statistician would blink an eyelid. Lovie Smith's 81-63 coaching record in Chicago was statistically no different.

Some quick thoughts and key highlights from the Chicago Bears' press conference introducing new head coach Marc Trestman.

In this ongoing series, we'll take a position by position look at the Bears roster with an eye towards 2013. We'll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we'd like to see. We'll also utilize the unique content of PFF.

Regardless of who is hired by Phil Emery to be the new Bears' Head Coach, they need to bring back Rod Marinelli to run his defense.

Marc Trestman was hired by the Bears to fix the offense and win games. He's seen his fair share of injured QBs and bad O-lines, and seems to have found an answer.

The Chicago Bears head coaching search is over a dozen deep now... Are you growing impatient? Are you starting to doubt general manager Phil Emery, or are you OK with his prolonged and detailed coaching search?