LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago has more of a no-name defense than Vic Fangio coordinated in San Francisco — and he's adjusted well.
Denied the head coaching job by the 49ers after former coach Jim Harbaugh left, Fangio has crafted a Chicago Bears defense ranked second in the NFL against the pass and 14th overall.
Now he gets his chance against his old team with San Francisco visiting Chicago on Sunday.
"We're 5-6 — all I'm thinking about is trying to get to 6-6," Fangio said Wednesday. "I just look back on the four years with the 49ers with really good memories.