Chicago Bears: 3 Overreactions from Week 4 loss vs. Colts

The Chicago Bears defense is washed up

This is almost as ridiculous of a claim as the notion of firing Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy. But while it may sound insane, it’s not too far off from the truth. This defense likely won’t return to its clear number-one status that it reached a couple of years ago. Part of that is on the offense’s inability to keep them off the field, while the other part is simply a result of trying to stay afloat in a competitive league.

Nobody thought this defense would return to 2018 status, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating to watch. The part that’s most difficult to watch is perhaps the fact that this defense doesn’t bring the same energy each week that they used to. In 2018, the team played fast, tough, and inspired. The performance today was not bad by any stretch – they only allowed 19 points – but the team just had extremely low energy.

That may be a difference in coaching philosophies between Vic Fangio and Chuck Pagano, but regardless, I’d like to see a resurgence of energy. Many people will claim that a large portion of this is on an offense that can’t stay on the field, but in reality, the time of possession has either been in the Bears favor or close to even as in the Colts game. This team needs to find a way to create more pressure and should aim to create more turnovers as the season continues.