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Chicago Bears: Building the Next Coaching Staff

By Erik Lambert

GREEN BAY, WI - AUGUST 28: Special teams coach Dave Toub of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on in the first half of the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on August 28, 2014 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - AUGUST 28: Special teams coach Dave Toub of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on in the first half of the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on August 28, 2014 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Chuck Pagano looks on prior to a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Chuck Pagano looks on prior to a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Defensive Coordinator:  Chuck Pagano

Some might be wondering why a current head coach is listed here as a defensive coordinator. The simplest reason is that rumors remain strong that Chuck Pagano will likely lose his job at the end of 2017 with the Indianapolis Colts. He’s under the proper conditions for that to happen. The Colts hired a new GM in Chris Ballard who may have his own ideas for a head coach. Then there’s the fact that Andrew Luck is injured and not due back for some time.

This translates to losing and there’s no doubt Ballard will cut him loose if that happens. So why should the Bears have interest? Though his head coaching tenure has fallen on hard times, Pagano is still a highly respected defensive mind. Despite numerous personnel issues the Colts fielded the 9th ranked scoring defense in 2013 and the 11th total defense in 2014. His lone year as a defensive coordinator came in 2011 with the Baltimore Ravens. They finished 3rd that season. After he left? They dropped to 26th. Last but not least, his background is in a 3-4 system.

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