I think people underestimated the impact players like Jett, Bookie, Crumedy, Pickering, Shawn Preston, Nicholson, Richardson, Page, and Banks can have on a defense.

In 2022, we had Jalen Green, Charlton, Ty Wheat, Jackie Matthews, and Cam Young.

I mean those guys carried the defense for multiple seasons for us. Who have we replaced these guys with? There are almost 10 guys above that were in NFL training camps. We don't have that now.

Its a massive talent problem. That can't be fixed with scheme. It takes portal and recruiting. Even that, at least as far as defense goes, it takes a ton of time. The bears are just now fielding a good defense and they have been portal recruiting since day one.