Caught up with my good friend (and semi-loyal reader) @TurkNorton on Sunday. He was overjoyed, because the Bears are enjoying a good year, irrespective of whether they clinched the division. I asked him what surprised him most about how 2018 has played out for the Windy City's favorite sons. "Matt Nagy. After watching the stagnant play-calling last year ... watching the way he uses his utility players. When the whole team can be behind every play ... I think that makes the locker room strong." My buddy is from Naperville, Illinois, and upon meeting him the first time, he showed me his kickoff return TD in '98 from high school. (You can look it up on the internet.) What does @TurkNorton see as Chicago's biggest strength going forward? "Offensive play-calling. The defense is great, but after watching that Rams game and how they negated Aaron Donald ... I mean, if anybody else is gonna beat us, cool. But (the Rams) are the tops of the NFC right now. Anyway, the play-calling and offensive scheme will keep defenses on their heels." Biggest concern? " Cody Parkey. Missed a few kicks a few weeks ago, and kicking seems more difficult than it used to be. He is super-jacked, though." We, uh, had to edit some of his take. This is a family website.