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Bears' secondary desperately needs offseason makeover

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CHICAGO -- Significant progress has been made on defense, but the Chicago Bears' secondary is in dire need of a makeover.

The biggest indictment of the defensive backfield is lack of turnovers. Spurred on by a vastly improved front seven, the Bears have 37 sacks but just seven interceptions to show for that quarterback pressure.

Veteran Chicago cornerback Tracy Porter, 30, had a rough afternoon against the Redskins. That is putting it nicely.

"S---ty performance by me, man," Porter said. "I embarrassed my teammates, embarrassed the coaches and myself. It started with me.