It's a leap the Bears, with one playoff appearance since the 2006 team's Super Bowl run, are trying to make.
They have a new general manager in Ryan Pace and coach in John Fox after firing Phil Emery and Marc Trestman following last year's collapse.
"Whether things were going good or they were going bad, we never gave up," Rolle said. "We kept fighting. We kept pushing. We were looking for the victory. We were seeking, we were trying to find it, trying to find it, we just came up short. I think that says a lot."
They're putting more emphasis on the run and less on quarterback Jay Cutler. A defense that ranked among the worst in franchise history the past two years has a different look, with a revised roster and a switch from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4.
There was just a little more depth and detail to the questions the three-time Pro Bowl safety fired at coaches, something developed over a decade in the NFL.
LAKE FOREST,Alex Iwobi Arsenal Jersey UK, Ill. (AP) — Demontre Hurst could sense Antrel Rolle's impact on the Chicago Bears right from the first workouts and meetings.
Rolle, who played the past five seasons with the New York Giants, was signed to a three-year contract in March with the idea that he would give the Bears a playmaker and a stabilizing force.
"We weren't always the most athletic team, we weren't always the most talented team, but we played together and we played fast," Rolle said. "And we fought, we fought with every inch of our body and this team is going to get to that. I'm pretty sure of that."
That's because he sees a few similarities between these Bears and the struggling Cardinals teams he played on his first few years.
They jumped to 8-8 in 2007 and went all the way to the Super Bowl the following season after going 9-7. Arizona wound up losing by four points to Pittsburgh,Cheap NHL Jerseys, but playing for the championship was another huge step.
The Bears looked like a team with a plan and showed the sort of fight they rarely did during last season's collapse. They hung in, even if they ultimately came up short.
The Bears (0-1) host one of his former teams when Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals (1-0) come to Soldier Field on Sunday. And Rolle could not help but take a look back while he began to get ready for this weekend's game.
The fight the Bears showed brought back memories of his first two seasons, when Arizona went 5-11 both years and a knee injury limited Rolle to five games as a rookie. He got better and so did the Cardinals.
Chicago opened with a 31-23 loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers last week. But while the result was awfully familiar for a team coming off a five-win season, the effort was not.
"He's been successful for a long time," rookie safety Adrian Amos said. "You respect that."
"You pay attention," Hurst said. "You want to relay everything he's doing because he knows exactly what he's doing. He's been in this league for a long time. You just try to learn a lot of his habits — studying,Wholesale Air Max Tn, on the field. Hopefully, when I get my chance I can be that vocal, too."
This week,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, he's seeing a bit of his past.
Hurst,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, in his second season, said he has tried to pick up as much as he can from the veteran, whether it's through observation or communication. He said Rolle is constantly telling him what to look for,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, offering tips.
"He's always one step ahead of the coaches," Hurst said. "He's played so many downs and seen so many things from different coaches, players, different quarterbacks he's faced in the league."
