CSN Chicago · Jan 12, 2019
What can the Bears expect from new defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano?
From a talent perspective, Chuck Pagano is walking into an ideal situation for his first gig as a defensive coordinator in eight years.
The Bears have only three members of their best-in-the-league 2018 unit hitting free agency: Slot corner Bryce Callahan, safety Adrian Amos and outside linebacker Aaron Lynch. Callahan and Amos are both starters, but focusing on them too much may miss the point.
Returning to the Bears in 2019: Akiem Hicks, Eddie Goldman, Khalil Mack, Leonard Floyd, Danny Trevathan, Roquan Smith, Kyle Fuller, Eddie Jackson and Prince Amukamara. Depth pieces like Roy Robertson-Harris and Sherrick McManis played well, too, when they were on the field in 2018.
