3 reasons why a Chicago Bears head coaching vacancy should attract top candidates

Reason No. 3: The Chicago Bears defense still has some fuel in the tank

While this Chicago Bears defense isn’t what it was in 2018-2019, it’s still a defense that can — for the most part — be a rather competent defense.

That being said, it’s obviously a defense that’s aged a bit, and with that comes worse play. With a good handful of the starting eleven either 31 or older, it’s definitely not the reason a candidate would pick the Chicago Bears, which is somewhat new it seems.

Now, I’ve said many times that this team is a highly emotional team; if emotions are high and positive, the team plays well, however, if the emotion is running low and negative, the team plays poorly.

With an offense that should hopefully be able to pick up the slack — given that their offensive identity is finally found — the defense won’t have to be as impactful as they might have to be now.

Not only do the Chicago Bears have a defense with fuel still in the tank, but the defense also has some young captains to build around. With Roquan Smith, Jaylon Johnson, Bilal Nichols, Trevis Gipson, and some others being 25 or younger, this defense is by no means ancient. It has players that can be built around, but it’s more of a “win now” defense— I’d say.

All-in-all with the young offense, Justin Fields, and the “still capable” defense, there are plenty of reasons to consider the Chicago Bears potentially open head coaching position an enticing one for the top candidates going into the 2022 NFL season.