The Chicago Bears reached the Super Bowl in 2006 and have made the playoffs in just one of the past five seasons despite finishing no fewer than two games under .500 in any season.

With mixed success, the Bears replaced Jerry Angelo with Phil Emery at general manager this offseason.

RealGM has been using a statistic called the Trench Counter to rank NFL teams since the 2007 season.

The Trench Counter accounts for average yards per pass, yards per carry, penalty yards, first downs and turnovers to determine how well teams control the game in the most meaningful ways.

The Bears rank 24th in Trench Counter from the 2007 season through 2011.

Below are Chicago’s season-by-season rankings, Trench Counter totals and actual record in parentheses.

2007: 27th, -6.5 (7-9)
2008: 18th, +0.4 (9-7)
2009: 25th, -3.8 (7-9)
2010: 16th, 0.0 (11-5)
2011: 19th, -1.4 (8-8)