Everyone knows about needing a stud QB, a monster left tackle, stopping the run, etc, etc....
Here are three, somewhat under-the-radar aspects of football that I feel are mainstays of solid teams:
1.Being able to run consistently successful screen plays
2.Having a reasonable amount of confidence that a cornerback/safety runnng free on a blitz will NOT get juked and end up running straight passed the QB
3.Having wide receivers who run hard with the ball and don't scare you to death that they're going to fumble
4. Special Teams that aren't a net negative (more important in college)
These three small things actually encompass quite a few qualities of good football teams:
athletic offensive lineman, good play calling, solid tackling, defensive awareness, ball security, and fundamentals. If you can get your prima dona wide receivers to buy in to tough football, then it's pretty clear that you have an overall hard-nosed team. Having good tacklers in the secondary fits into this "toughness" mantra as well.
Show me these three things, I'll show you a quality team. I'd say the Bears have 2 of the 3 so we'll see how that works out.
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