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Bears’ defense needs much more than ‘tune up’ as coordinator Sean Desai takes over

New Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai said all the right things in his opening press conference — especially dropping Vic Fangio’s name as often as possible — and painted a rosy picture of his momentous task.

It wouldn’t have been prudent of him to come out in his first public comments and give a detailed critique of the Bears’ roster flaws and the ways in which his predecessor, Chuck Pagano, failed to maximize the talent he had. It might be Desai’s first coordinator job, but it’s far from his first day in the NFL.

“I’m not a big car guy, so my analogies may not be great, but this is like a tune up,” Desai said of what is needed on defense.