Gene Chamberlain covers the Chicago Bears for Bear Digest. He answered five questions from All Lions to preview Sunday’s matchup between Detroit and Chicago.
Gene Chamberlain: They tried to rebuild the team by gutting it last year, and for cap purposes, could only sign free agents on one-year deals who were bottom of the barrel players. So, essentially, they were making it into a two-year process. This year, they had plenty of money, and there wasn’t enough talent available or players at the spots where they needed the help who wanted to come to Chicago, namely the defensive line. So, they signed Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards, because they badly needed linebackers but didn’t really have their defense together and going until last week. The starting defense never practiced together all offseason and preseason due to injuries. Now, they finally have Montez Sweat commanding double teams. Things are looking up with three wins in the last six after their 0-4 start.
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