When the Chicago Bears hired away Vic Fangio from the San Francisco 49ers in 2015, the move was hailed as acquiring one of the very best defensive coordinators in the NFL. He was supposed to be the man to turn around the team’s historically awful defense from 2014.
Logistically, not many could deny his credentials. The results and numbers spoke for themselves.
In Fangio’s tenure with the 49ers from 2011-2014, their defense ranked 4th, 3rd, and 5th (twice) in yards, respectively. They only dipped outside of the top five in least amount of points allowed, once, in 2014 towards the end of their short, but successful run.