The second phase of the fallout from the Jeremiah Ratliff incident is coming, not necessarily in form of the investigation by the NFL into circumstances surrounding the incident and Ratliff’s behavior, although that is yet to play out.
Before all of that, the Bears face the prospect of dealing with an NFC North division rival — the Minnesota Vikings — and one the great runners in NFL history — Adrian Peterson — with not only a depleted defensive line, but also a battered offensive line. That latter looms as significant if only because the best defense against Peterson always has been to keep him and any Minnesota offense off the field.