How do you come to that conclusion? If Cutler is a better QB than Favre, that means the Bears improved more than the Vikings in the offseason. There was only one game of difference between the two teams last year. Little separation between the teams plus the Bears being more improved than the Vikings leads to Minnesota being more likely to win this year? I don't understand. As hard as this is to believe though, the Bears probably had a better QB situation last year than the Vikings. So did they really improve more? Absolutely. They went from a halfway decent QB who, if all goes well, won't lose you games, to a guy that can win games. The Vikings got a QB that will lose them games, repeatedly. Chicago relied on their defense and running game to make up for a lacking passing game, and stood toe to toe with Minnesota all season. Cutler makes the Bears defense better, Favre will not make the Vikings defense better.