Prior to the league-shifting transaction that sent All-Pro linebacker Khalil Mack to his new home in the Windy City, the Chicago Bears were going into the 2018 season with a lot of promise; especially on the defensive end.
Much of the improved success of the Bears’ defense has to be attributed to the tenured defensive guru, Vic Fangio. After taking a Bears’ unit that ranked in the bottom third in defense in 2015, Fangio has organized and groomed this defense to be a top-10 unit last season, and arguably the best defense in football this year.