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Bears interim coach Thomas Brown trying to avoid another slow start

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Interim coach Thomas Brown is trying to find a way to fix one of the most maddening parts of the Bears’ season — slow starts. In 13 games this season, the Bears have managed just two field goals in their first drive of the game. They’ve gone three-and-out an amazing eight times.

“I think it’s more psychological than it sounds when it comes to the approach overall. …” he said Saturday. “Plays are on paper until you bring them life. There’s an understanding of how to get guys going earlier in games, but that’s just making plays and being efficient, being detailed and not just hunting for big plays all the time, which I don’t think we do that, for the most part, in the first half of games.