While the Chicago Bears won’t be able to play the “disrespected” card in 2019, that won’t stop me from doing just that right now before the season even begins.

Pete Prisco of CBS Sports released his post-draft power rankings, and it was of the utmost disrespect to the Bears, who are coming off a 12-4 season, an NFC North title and a playoff berth.

The Bears dropped three spots from No. 9 to No. 12 after what was a quietly productive free agency and draft, which happens when you don’t have any real needs on your roster, outside of kicker. The Bears didn’t need to make a splash this offseason because they were already contenders.

Here’s what Prisco had to say about Chicago:

The defense, even with new coordinator Chuck Pagano, will be good again. How far they go will be all about Mitch Trubisky’s improvement.

While it’s entirely true how far they go this season will coincide with Mitch Trubisky’s continued development, you can’t ignore that the Bears have one of the most well-rounded rosters in the league.

This Bears defense returns all but one starter and has added some new pieces in free agency and the draft. Not to mention they return three All-Pros in Khalil Mack, Kyle Fuller and Eddie Jackson. The offense is entering its second year in Matt Nagy’s scheme, which becomes about fine-tuning what was already in place, and they have one of the deepest receiver rooms in the league.

But perhaps more concerning than the Bears falling outside the top 10 in any power rankings, at this point this season, is where they placed one of Chicago’s NFC North rivals.

They have the Green Bay Packers at — wait for it — No. 2.

Ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs. Ahead of the New Orleans Saints. Ahead of the Los Angeles Rams. Ahead of the Chicago Bears.

While the Packers certainly had a good draft and picked up some key players in free agency, until they prove they can upset the Bears as Kings in the North, there’s no way you can rank them higher than the Bears — or 30 other teams — at this point in the season.