BOURBONNAIS — Ryan Pace was busy this offseason boosting the Bears. At least he hopes the additions he’s made will end up classified as upgrades.
Perhaps nowhere — other than the quarterback position, of course — did the Bears receive a bigger makeover than the secondary, a response to what has seemed like a few years’ worth of problems.
Last season, it was the team’s jaw-dropping lack of interceptions, only eight on the campaign, a number better than just one other NFL team (Jacksonville Jaguars) and one which came as a shock to those who remember the turnover-heavy heyday of Lovie Smith’s old defenses.