As sports pundits punch in with their way-too-early Super Bowl XLVIII predictions, the Chicago Bears have at least one heavyweight in their corner: Da Coach. Former Bears coach Mike Ditka picked the Bears to go all the way to the Super Bowl this year -- the only one of 35 ESPN pundits to do so. Five analysts picked the team to win the NFC North division and two others threw them a Wild Card bone. Still, the majority of ESPN talking heads didn't have high hopes that the Bears are bound for the post-season. Sports Illustrated, meanwhile, said Chicago was among the best teams that still won't make the playoffs: "While new head coach Marc Trestman has what it takes to get Jay Cutler's mechanics...
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