Matt Eberflus has avoiding being heavy-handed about the defense he will be rebuilding as coach of the Bears. It’ll have his stamp on it, but he has all but handed over the day-to-day reins to defensive coordinator Alan Williams.
Eberflus turned to another former coach this week to help point that defense in the right direction, and he couldn’t have picked a better one — former Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, who was a guest at veteran minicamp Tuesday and will speak to the team Wednesday.
Marinelli’s credentials as one of the best defensive line coaches in the NFL over the last two decades are well-established — with the Buccaneers (1996-2005), the Bears (2010-12) and the Cowboys (2013-19).