Pregame links: Everything you need to know before opener

As we count down the minutes until the Bears’ season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, here’s a look at all today’s Sun-Times coverage:

• Here’s our season predictions.

• How the Bears and Bengals matchup, with our staff picks for today.

• Adam Jahns’ Playbook section focuses on Mel Tucker’s tweaks to a new, old defense.

• Mark Potash said Bears have more playmakers than before.

• Rick Morissey says the Bears’ mystery beats what they’ve had lately.

• I wrote about Alshon Jeffery losing a boatload of body fat this offseason.

• And finally, here’s what Mike Ditka had to say.