All the numbers and on-field production point to a Bears defense light years ahead of the start of last season but there are doubters.
The excitement builds over the Bears offense with a new quarterback and receiver, while their defense almost seems to be assumed.
After all, they decided against defensive help at No. 75 to draft tackle Kiran Amegadjie, then even igored it in Round 4 with punter Tory Taylor.ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck criticized the Bears draft for not paying attention on defense until the Round 5 selection of Austin Booker at defensive end. The other reason for concern is the loss of defensive tackle Justin Jones as the 3-technique. They'll apparently replace him with Gervon Dexter but it's a big leap of faith considering Dexter's poor Pro Football Focus grades against the run.
Goff threw for the second-most yards, had the ninth-best quarterback rating, the seventh-best yards per attempt He came into the game with the Bears with a 96.3 passer rating in three straight starts, 726 yards, four TD passes and one interception and they picked him off four times. He had a 54.3 passer rating for that game.Even in the finale when the Bears lost to Green Bay, the Packers scored 17 points. The Bears defense had no support from their feeble offense in that one.
The pass rush stil produced just 20 sacks for the last nine games, a healthy amount but not among the best in the league.
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