Packers quietly won the offseason over the Bears (without trying that hard)

Are we reliving last year? Are the Green Bay Packers, once again, watching the Chicago Bears win an offseason as their fan base celebrates without having won a thing?

Yes. Yes, we are. But, while the Bears did have a strong offseason, there is an argument to be made of why the Packers are in better shape. Stick with me, here.

But wait, the Bears hired offensive guru Ben Johnson! They fixed their offensive line! They added Grady Jarrett on defense and got lucky enough to draft Luther Burden in Round 2 after adding arguably the draft's best tight end!

Yep, they did all of those things, but here's the catch: Green Bay was already coming off a strong season, and they were able to keep the important parts intact while the Bears now start from scratch.

There is no reason the Bears should be counting wins before they happen

We've seen this time and time again. Teams have great offseasons and go on to fall flat on their faces. Just ask the Washington franchise of old. Call up Vince Young and ask him about the Philadelphia Eagles' "super team" once assembled.

The list goes on.

The Packers are bringing back the league's No. 5 offense and No. 6 defense, with the majority of impactful players still on the roster. They still have Matt LaFleur. They still have Jeff Hafley, despite Hafley receiving interest from other teams in the past to be their head coach.

Jordan Love is still ascending. The ground game thrived behind Josh Jacobs. And, the Packers invested at the wide receiver position.

Green Bay still has all of the pieces they need to be the team they were last year, but even better.

Meanwhile, the Bears have to learn new schemes on both sides of the ball. They still have question marks in the back field and at edge rusher. Plus, the Bears are having to integrate several new names at key positions.

So much has to go right for the Bears' big offseason to pay off. What are the odds it all goes according to plan?

If we're talking about teams currently in the best position to succeed, the Packers still deserve to be ahead of the Bears. Chicago has done nothing more than adding flashy names, and as we've long-known, that is often not enough.