Chicago Bears’ Problems Lie in Defense, not Offense

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Published: July 1, 2009

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... class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-212" src="http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chicago-bears-logo.gif" border="0" title="chicago-bears-logo" width="161" height="163" />The Chicago Bears' defense, once great, is now old and worn out. They get run over by receivers, and read like a book by opposing quarterbacks. With Jay Cutler, the Bears offense should be able to provide solid production, but defense does, and will always, win games.

The Bears' defense has declined in talent after the Super Bowl loss to the Colts in 2006. It was ranked fifth in the league that year. They also posted a 13-3 record.

In 2007 the rank dropped all the way to 28th in the league, and so did the win percentage. The team’s record in 2007 was 7-9.

It was a huge disappointment after playing in the Super Bowl the season before. Last season the defense wasn’t great but was at least better than the 2007 season, ranked at 21st.

The defense was h...

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