The Chicago Bears could have been like the Los Angeles Rams

The Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams were on a similar trajectory when both teams made the postseason in 2018. The Bears ended up having the Cody Parky game end their season while the Rams went on to become NFC Champions. They lost the Super Bowl to the New England Patriots but there is no doubt that it was a great year for them.

The Bears were just as good as them that year but they didn’t go out of their way to fix their clear needs. Chicago even beat Los Angeles that season but it ended up not mattering in the end. Since then, one team made good decisions and one made bad decisions.

The biggest thing is that the Rams realize that Jared Goff wasn’t the guy who is going to lead them to a championship. Instead of being too ignorant to do something about it, they traded him to the Detroit Lions in a deal that brought them back Matthew Stafford.

Their roster was so good that an elite quarterback like him would get them to the promised land. On Sunday night, the Rams won Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals by a final score of 23-20. It was an outstanding game that both teams will one day be proud of.

The Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears went in completely different directions.

When you see what adding an elite quarterback to an elite roster can do right in front of your eyes, it had to make you as a Chicago Bears fan extremely annoyed. If they added someone significantly better than Mitchell Trubisky, they might have won something in 2020 or 2021.

Chicago’s defense was so good for a long time but they were never able to take advantage. The Rams decided to make it even better over the years by adding guys like Jalen Ramsey, Von Miller, and Leonard Floyd. The Bears made some okay acquisitions on that side of the ball but nothing like the Rams did.

You can even look at the offense. Adding someone like Odell Beckham Jr. clearly made a difference for them. The Bears thought it would be a good idea to play games with Allen Robinson’s contract instead of making their star playmaker mad.

Last but not least, the coach makes a major difference. They had Sean McVay continuing to evolve and make his team better around him Yep, the Bears kept Matt Nagy even after he proved that he wasn’t the man for the job.

These two teams were really coming up at the same time with a lot of similarities. As mentioned over and over again, the Bears did not do what they needed to take that next step. It is unfortunate because this team is a sleeping giant.

In Super Bowl LIV, the Rams were down for a fair amount of the game. Joe Burrow did an outstanding job leading his team in only his second year but the Rams defense was just a bit too much for them. It is a team that pushed all of its chips and was rewarded for it. At this point, they are a model NFL franchise.

Aaron Donald made the game-winning play on defense which solidifies him as one of the best defensive players who ever lived. It was outstanding to see one of the game’s all-time great players win a Super Bowl with that level of impact.

Hopefully, with a new group leading the way, the Chicago Bears are going to start to make the right decisions that lead them to this level of success. It was a pleasure to watch the NFL in 2021-22 but now it is time to improve the club.