During an interview with CSNChicago.com before the start of the season, John Fox was a realist about how he anticipated his first season as Bears coach playing out:
“Our first four games, and a little preseason, there’ll be a learning curve,” Fox said. “Whenever you have a new staff, it’s just not as well-oiled early. Going back to both places I’ve been (Carolina, Denver), it didn’t start great. By the time you finish that first year, then it consistently gets better because you have some core players that know your system.
“It doesn’t happen overnight, even from just the learning curve.