It's Pretty Obvious What The Bears Need To Do To Guarantee Their Next Super Bowl Win

Every single pro team in Chicago has won a title since the Bears capped off the 1985 season by demolishing the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. The beloved have only sniffed the Vince Lombardi Trophy once since, but the Philadelphia Eagles once again proved the simple solution to winning a Super Bowl. The Eagles were 0-2 in Super Bowl games before finally winning it all Sunday, when Nick Foles led Philadelphia to a 41-33 victory over the Patriots and if you believe that random stats somehow cause something else to happen well then you're in luck! See, the key to winning a Super Bowl isn't having an elite quarterback, a great defense or a good running game, it's much easier than that. All you need is a former Eastern Illinois football player on your team and you're guaranteed a Super Bowl title. The play pictured to the right of Doug Pederson is special teamer Kamu Grugier-Hill, who played his college ball at Eastern Illinois. He became the eighth former Panther to win a Super Bowl ring as either a head coach or player.

Jimmy Garoppolo has two rings as Tom Brady's backup and back in the 1970s, offensive lineman Ted Petersen won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But wait, there's more! Remember how the Denver Broncos kept losing in the Super Bowl? They were 0-4 before winning two in a row in the late 1990s, but the difference wasn't Terrell Davis, it was head coach Mike Shanahan, who as you guessed it went to Eastern Illinois. It doesn't stop there. The New Orleans Saints had never even reached the Super Bowl before Sean Payton became their head coach in 2006. Four years later, the Saints beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. Of course, Payton went to Eastern Illinois. It's just a fact guys, Eastern Illinois is undefeated in the Super Bowl, as long as you're a head coach or player. Sorry assistants. (Brad Childress) Via Eastern's athletic website. EIU Super Bowl Appearances (Player/Head Coach) Super Bowl LII – Kamu Grugier-Hill, LB (Philadelphia Eagles) Super Bowl LI – Jimmy Garoppolo, QB (New England Patriots) Super Bowl XLIX – Jimmy Garoppolo, QB (New England Patriots) Super Bowl XLIV – Sean Payton, Head Coach (New Orleans Saints) Super Bowl XXXIII – Mike Shanahan, Head Coach (Denver Broncos) Super Bowl XXXII – Mike Shanahan, Head Coach (Denver Broncos) Super Bowl XIV – Ted Petersen, OL (Pittsburgh Steelers) Super Bowl XIII – Ted Petersen, OL (Pittsburgh Steelers) So, it's kind of late on the hiring a former Eastern player to be head coach because Bears GM Ryan Pace is going with Matt Nagy, but that doesn't mean there aren't players he can't sign. Yeah, Mitch Trubisky's the starter, but there's no question he could use some more mentoring. Oh yeah, you know what I'm thinking. Mike Glennon is about to be cut, so the Bears are going to need a backup quarterback and it should be non other than TONY ROMO! A quick reminder though, having a former Eastern Illinois player doesn't guarantee you making the Super Bowl, that's on the whole team to deliver, but once you win a conference championship AND have an ex-Panther then you're guaranteed to win the Super Bowl, obviously. The numbers don't lie, people. And actually, if Ryan Pace wants to commit to the stat he'll suit up, as he also went to Eastern Illinois.