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Chicago Bears 2023 Position Battles: Linebacking like it’s 2006!

The Chicago Bears don’t run the exact same Tampa 2 style of defense that Lovie Smith used during his nine-year stint in Chicago, but head coach Matt Eberflus values many of those same schematic philosophies. One of which is the middle and weakside linebackers are expected to be three-down impact players.

In year one of Eberflus’ scheme, defensive coordinator Alan Williams didn’t have the talent to run things how they wanted to, so they dove into free agency for a new Mike and Will linebacker.

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