Would improvement at defensive tackle 'change everything' for Bears, coach Matt Eberflus?

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. #99 stretches before practice at the NFL team’s practice facility in Lake Forest, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesAshlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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The Bears have been on a quest to find bulldozing defensive tackles for coach Matt Eberflus since his arrival and they’re still looking.

The hope at Halas Hall is that the improvement comes from within, mainly on a massive step forward by second-year player Gervon Dexter. They’re pairing him with journeyman Andrew Billings, who impressed them so much last season that they gave him a two-year contract extension in November.

But Eberflus has high standards. When he was the Colts’…