Chicago's defense is not as bad as it looked last season. Injuries to key players gutted the defensive side of the ball and results spoke for themselves. Despite that, there are several quality pieces in place that Bears should be able to build to create a unit that stymies opposing offenses.
The front 7 of the Bears defense is pretty solid when they are all on the field. Akiem Hicks was an excellent addition last year and Eddie Goldman has skills and size to lock down the nose tackle job. Behind them Jerrell Freeman played very well after coming over from the Colts but before he got suspended for using PED's.