Matt Forte

ble to reach his potential as a burner at WR.  The Bears will also be returning their star RB, Matt Forte, who impressed last season with over 1,200 yards.  Their defense should be solid as always, but the major question will be chemistry with Cutler and the WR's.  By week 2, will they have enough time together to have their timing down?  Probably not.  I give the Steelers 8/10.

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 Moving on, is Matt Forte going to be the ground hog we all hope, or will he join the long list of promising running backs who disappear in Chicago. Rashaan Salaam, Curtis Enis, Cedric Benson; ring any bells? Why the Bears elected to go with Benson instead of Jones after their Super Bowl run two years ago is beyond me. I think that Forte shows high aspirations of filling his shoes. While he seemed a bit banged up towards the end of the season, I think that he is a solid back that could leave Chicago as one of the greats in team history. I'm not sure he would rank with the likes of Jim brown, or Walter Payton, but only time will tell.

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relatively simple to contain.  They thrive on establishing the running game with rookie phenom Matt Forte, then letting Kyle Orton heave the rock downfield to his big, athletic (although not all that talented) wide receivers and have them make plays in single coverage.  So, stop the run (the Vikings' specialty), and you usually stop Da Bears.  Again, that bodes well for the Vikings.

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26 YDS 4 TD 5.1 YPC, 18 CTH 92 YDS 1 TD
          Matt Forte (CHI): 147 CAR 515 TDS 4 TD 3.5 YPC, 29 CTH 223 YDS 2 TD

WR = DeSean Jackson (PHI): 32 CTH 505 YDS 1 TD, 5 CAR 49 YDS, 22 PR 11.3 AVG 1 TD (68 YDS)

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e team down the field, and that is pretty much all a team needs to beat the Vikings.  Plus, RB Matt Forte is a tough runner (in typical Bears style) who will not be deterred by a few early stuffs by the Williams duo (which is always a good possibility).

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