If you don’t count the historic amount of drops, missed assignments defensively, and the now mandatory one serious injury the football gods have mandated the Chicago Bears must suffer in each game this season - there’s actually aspects to be pleased about. At this point in the season, moral victories are the name of the game. It doesn’t matter if they’re inherently meaningless - they don’t carry over from game to game or season to season - these are individual developments players can count on.
In their loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, the Bears displayed your cliches of grit, but ultimately too many mistakes along with too many injuries and suspensions did them in.