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It would be quite the understatement to suggest the Chicago Bears are a hard team to predict in 2017—they are almost impossible to figure out.

The direction isn't hard to see—the Bears are on the upswing of a significant rebuild and have gone all-in around the strategy put forth by general manager Ryan Pace, whose apparent affinity for small-school prospects is counteracted by his resume of roster building in places like New Orleans.

But 2017 itself? It's hard to nail down how a team with two new potential franchise quarterbacks, completely revamped wideout corps and secondaries will perform, on an individual level and as a team.

However, what fun would the offseason be without trying to figure out some of the finer details? Below, let's nail down some bold predictions and explain the how and why while the team gets ready for training camp.