For a new defensive coordinator like Chuck Pagano, there aren’t many jobs better than taking over the loaded Bears defense. Any time you have Khalil Mack, Eddie Jackson, and Akiem Hicks, among others, you’re going to be in fantastic shape. Ask Sports Illustrated, though (and a general underlying consensus), and last year’s No. 1 defense in pro football is due for more lapses in the 2019 season.
On Friday, analyst and noted “tape-grinder” Andy Benoit published his latest round of preseason predictions with the arrival of NFL training camps looming.