It’s easy to see the most surprising and improved aspect of this Bears team thus far. It’s not secondary, because everyone expected them to be this good and they were. An NFL-best passer rating of 68.2, leading the Vikings by 2.1 points, makes it clear they’re succeeding, and they’re tied for third in takeaways with 11. That’s their line defensive, hands down. When the Bears completed talent acquisition in the offseason, general manager Ryan Poles’ work was considered a failure in some ways, as the only edge players they added were rookie Austin Booker and fellow veteran Jacob Martin. Martin hasn’t even played, remains on injured reserve and is eligible to return now. He didn’t do it. Even with
