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Viewpoint: Plenty of questions need to be answered by Bears
A year after starting the preseason with the highest expectations, the Bears face radically different circumstances.
They will not be the defending NFC champions, returning most of their key pieces to go with some intriguing new ones.
No, when training camp begins Wednesday at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, the Bears will be just another NFL team fighting for respectability.
Some cause for optimism: The last time the Bears were considered also-rans going into a season was 2005. They went on to finish 11-5 and take the No. 2 seed into the NFC playoffs.
To approach such success in 2008, the Bears must answer a lot of questions. Here are 10 of the most pressing:
1. Does the Super Bowl loser jinx expire after a year?
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