Dec 21, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Exterior view of Soldier Field prior to an NFL game between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. The Lions defeated the Bears 20-14. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
All-2000s Offense:
QB: Rex Grossman / RB: Thomas Jones
WR: Marty Booker, Bernard Berrian, Muhsin Muhammad / TE: Desmond Clark
OL: John Tait, Ruben Brown, Olin Kreutz, Chris Villarrial, Big Cat Williams
All-2000s Defense:
DL: Adewale Ogunleye, Tommie Harris, Keith Traylor, Alex Brown
LB: Roosevelt Colvin, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs
DB: Peanut Tillman, Nathan Vasher, Mike Brown, Tony Parrish
There you have it. The decade didn’t result in the one thing that we fans crave the most — a championship — but it did produce a handful of all-time Bear greats. All things considered, we could’ve done a lot worse.
Think somebody got snubbed? Or maybe somebody on here that doesn’t belong? Let us know in the comments. And let’s hope when we do this for the current decade, we’re referencing a Super Bowl run. Bear down!
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