Bears Defense

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Welcome to the Bears team defense fantasy football outlook archive. At this section of the bears defense player page you will notice our past thoughts and advice for fantasy football.

Summer of 2011: Fantasy Projections

The Bears are deserving of a top ten defense to draft for fantasy football but this team tends to have a problem putting two strong years together in a row. Brian Urlacher enjoyed a great season coming back from a wrist injury that cost him the season before, and I wonder if that extra rest played a part into his success last year.

I’m not sold this group will find the success they had in 2010, so be on guard that they could bust for you as a starting defense to begin the season. When you look a their 2011 schedule, it doesn’t look good for them to start as they play the Falcons, Saints and Packers in the first three weeks of the season. This team could start the year without a win in the first three games and that wouldn’t be good for quarterback Jay Cutler as he’s already in hot water with the fan base. Let’s hope things don’t go that bad but the Bears defense could have a slow start.

	Sacks	Int’s	Fumbles	Avg PA
2011 Projected Stats	38	18	20	20.5

2010 Preview

The Bears have a rich history for great defensive players and this offseason they added another potential great in defensive end Julius Peppers. If Peppers is up to the challenge of playing great football in Chicago, it should rejuvenate this one time productive unit. Another key will be getting Brian Urlacher back and healthy. Put it all together and this is a defense you might want to select at your fantasy draft this coming season.

2010 Fantasy Football Outlook

2009 Fantasy Year In Review: Things started out bad for the Bears’ defense as star linebacker Brian Urlacher broke his wrist and was done for the year after the teams first game. Defensive tackle Tommy Harris seemed more concerned with squabbling than getting down to business, and it looked like this group was headed for a possible rebuilding phase.

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2010 NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings: This offseason the Bears’ defense got some new energy as top free agent defensive end Julius Peppers signed with the team in March. Bringing in a player like Peppers is the kind of spark this group needed as they have another playmaking star on the team.

All of a sudden, it is possible to believe that the Bears may not just be better in 2010, but they should probably be a fantasy worthy squad. With Peppers and the return of Urlacher, this group should be ready to handle its business and get to the quarterback.

Now, we need to see Jay Cutler and the offense not fall into the big slumps from last year that hurt this defense and put them in bad field position. Look for the Bears’ defense as a sleeper to be had at the end of your draft.

Assets

- Should Make Plays

- Addition Of Peppers Is Big

Liabilities

- Secondary Is Still Shaky

- Potential Injury Problems