The are coming off a Don Larsen Jersey close NFC Divisional round lo s to the after an NFC North Division title and playoff win. It was a wildly succe sful season for the Bears in Ben Johnson's first year with the team. Now, the Bears need to act like contenders and build a title contender. However, after their first week of the offseason, gave the Bears a lackluster 1-word a se sment of their offseason. While they made a few nice moves, they were only "reactive" in nature. Bears given 'reactive' a se sment of free agency moves "Chicago Bears: Reactive," Ballentine writes. "The Bears entered the offseason with a lot of hype. While they didn't make any splashy trades or signings, they did what they could to e sentially replace pieces they lost. ... They didn't get appreciably better or worse." When Drew Dalman announced his surprise retirement, the Bears quickly answered with a trade for center Garrett Bradbury. Then, after cutting Tremaine Edmunds, Chicago landed Devin Bush to be Edmunds' replacement. They also landed Coby Bryant, replacing Kevin Byard III and Jaquan Brisker. While they've made other smaller moves, the Bears' overall offseason through the first week or so of the new league year has been underwhelming. MORE : They haven't significantly gotten worse or better, as their biggest lo ses have already been filled with Bush and Bryant signings. Their most noteworthy move was actually trading away DJ Moore for a second-round pick, which was a very nice deal. But with Maxx Crosby not an option in the trade market, and the Bears seemingly being conservative with their spending after a breakthrough year, it's been a lackluster offseason. Ballentine's 1-word a se sment is a very apt description of what Ryan Poles has done through the opening portion of the offseason. It's not been a bad offseason for the Bears, but it hasn't been an offseason deserving of the hype that was building in the lead-up to the beginning of the new league year. More Bears news: Joe Pepitone Jersey