ey are who we thought they were http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-kyle-fuller-jersey , and we let them off the hook. Any time the Bears play the Cardinals, that famous Dennis Green quote will forever live on. For the first time in three years while matching up against Chicago, perhaps the Cardinals are actually who we thought they were: one of the worst teams in the NFL. Though, for posterity's sake, I guess you could still say that about the poor Bears offense led by Mitchell Trubisky for the time being. The Bears have the heavy advantage over Arizona at most every position. Whether they take advantage of it is a different story that still needs to be told. Here's Windy City Gridiron's staff picks for Bears-Cardinals.Robert Zeglinski: Bears 26 Cardinals 10The Cardinals might be the worst team in the NFL, and the Bears well, aren't.Lester Wiltfong Jr.: Bears 23 Cardinals 10Matt Nagy reigns things in just a bit on offense, and they play more efficiently, but the defense will be who we thought they'd be.Aaron Leming: Bears 27 Cardinals 10The Bears' elite defense against a struggling Cardinals team? Yeah, good luck with that Arizona. Jacob Infante: Bears 24 Cardinals 9The Bears defense has a field day with one of the worst offenses in the NFL.Sam Householder: Cardinals 6 Bears 3This is a trap game. The Bears aren't good and I don't trust them Bryce Callahan Jersey , even against a team that's scored six total points this season.Jack Silverstein: Bears 30 Cardinals 14Jordan Howard's big day (21 carries, 122 yards, two touchdowns) balances another dominant defensive drowning (six sacks, three takeaways, with Roquan Smith's first interceptions).Ken Mitchell: Bears 24 Cardinals 17Under John Fox, the Bears were 1-8 in games they were favored by Las Vegas.This isn't Fox's team anymore. The Bears are a better football team than the Cardinals, and will find a way to win this road game. Andrew Link: Bears 31 Cardinals 3The offense takes another baby step and the secondary eats Sam Bradford's, then Mike Glennon's lunch. E.J. Snyder: Bears 27 Cardinals 13The Cardinals quarterbacks have to be dreading this one after watching Chicago's pass rush round into shape so quickly this season.Steven Schweickert: Bears 21 Cardinals 17I had to make sure Glennon wasn't taking snaps. The kind of game a good team should destroy and not look back. Naturally, it'll be closer than we want it to be.Erik Duerrwaechter: Bears 27 Cardinals 6 Trubisky takes a needed step forward, and the Bears defense feasts on a low-powered offense anchored by a suspect offensive line. Whiskey Ranger: Bears 27 Cardinals 6I'm not sure the Cardinals are even showing up for their games at this point Authentic Charles Leno Jersey , or if they are subcontracting local high school teams to play for them (I'm sure there's an app for that).WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter; Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Andrew Link; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook.Ten Thoughts on the NFL After taking an offseason break from my general NFL musings, I'm back with my Ten Thoughts on the NFL for the 2018 season!This series actually predates my time writing at Windy City Gridiron, as I started it when I was the "official" Bears' blogger at the Sporting News, back when the Sporting News had that kind of a site. On to my Thoughts!With one week down, I think I know all I need to know about the NFL so far. At least if I listen to what social media is telling me. So with that mindset, here are my hottest of hot takes (#taeks) for the start of the 2018 season!1) Fitz Magic is real, and it's spectacular.Ryan Fitzpatrick led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 48-40 upset of the New Orleans Saints, which crippled about half of the survivor pool entries in the world. Including mine.Jamesis Winston may never get his starting QB job back, and the Bucs are clearly the class of the NFC South with Fitz under center.Who you tryin to get crazy with ese? Don't you know I'm loco?2) How 'bout them Cowboys? How about they suck. The Carolina Panthers barely beat them Youth Akiem Hicks Jersey , so they are a step above suck. 3) The Football Gods kept trying to shut down the Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins game. The game took seven and a half hours to play before the 'Fins finally pulled out the win. If I remember correctly, the Football Gods sent a hurricane through Miami last year cancelling their season opener, so I guess they have an agenda. 4) Jimmy Garoppolo was exposed for a fraud that lucked his way into a 5-0 run last year. Him and the 49ers had no answer for the Minnesota Vikings and they have no chance in the NFC West, even though it may be the worst division in all of football except for the next team I'll mention.5) The Los Angeles Rams are the class of not only the NFC West, but the NFL as well. They smacked the Oakland Raiders around last night, and part of the reason is the Raiders couldn't get any consistent pressure on Ram QB Jared Goff. If only the Black & Silver had a All Pro pass rusher on their team...6) Matt Patricia is just another in a long line of assistant coaches that fail as head coaches when they leave the comforting embrace of Bill Belichick. How in the hell does Patricia, a defensive guru, allow a rookie QB to lead the Jets to a blow out win?And how in the hell is 52-year old Matt Cassel still playing in the NFL?This Lions team may challenge the 2008 Lions team.7) But the New York Jets are gonna be trouble for the AFC East. The Patriots reign is ending and New York's Sam Darnold is the best of the best of the young quarterbacks. 8) Unless that title belongs to Patrick Mahomes who chucked 4 TDs in just his second start for the Chiefs. I thought spending almost a whole season sitting and learning a system, then taking over in year two wasn't a viable way to groom a youngster.9) I saw the best stat flash across Twitter yesterday. The Cleveland Browns, at 0-0-1 http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-kyle-long-jersey , are off to their best start since 2004. There's a new power house in the AFC North. 10) Same old Bears. Matt Nagy is no different than Marc Trestman. From his 'everyone is a captain' crap, to his pass happy offense, the Bears blew it in Green Bay in a game they should have won. Easily.Then again, maybe he's more like the new age John Fox with his sphincter clenching second half of play calls. Play to win, man...I'm not even going to go in on Mitchell Trubisky, he's toast in this city. Let's get Chase Daniel's arm warmed up because he's the only hope the Bears have moving forward.