A storyline that developed over the past couple of weeks was that Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was at odds with coach John Fox. Fangio scoffed at suggestions that a rift existed to the point of his planning to leave the Bears at the end of this season.
The “frustration” part of the story was accurate. But sources familiar with the situation said that Fangio’s true frustration was less anything with Fox than with the magnitude of the rebuilding task that confronted the incoming staff, with a deficient roster left behind by then-GM Phil Emery and the Marc Trestman coaching staff.