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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.

2013 won't be the first time Jay Cutler has worked with the West Coast Offense. This will actually be his 5th professional season working in some form of the WCO, so how has he fared in the past?

Evaluating Lovie Smith, not only as a coordinator, and but as a coach, and how responsibility for his product stacks between him and the rest of the NFL

Bears fans, I know you're hoping to see Kellen Davis as far from meaningful snaps as he can be, but I highly doubt that will happen.

The go to argument many Bears fans use when trying to justify Dane Sanzenbacher on the 53 man roster is Jay Cutler likes him, so the Bears will keep him. I don't buy that at all.

Stand back ladies and gentle giants; Mike Martz -- he of the Greatest Show on Turf and of the Other Show on Whatever Soldier Field Calls Its Grass -- will now be an NFL game analyst for FOX. This...

Stop by as we break down the tight end position for the Chicago Bears and speculate on how the position fits in with the final 53 man roster.

Brandon Marshall will open so much up for the Chicago Bears offense, what kind of numbers are you expecting from the 3 time Pro Bowl wide out?

We missed the SB Nation TE rankings from a couple weeks ago, so we'll bring it to your attention now to gauge Bears fans reactions.

Our series rolls on naming the 10 Most Important Chicago Bears for the 2012 season. Next up at number 4 is the first and only coach on the list. New offensive coordinator Mike Tice.