No doubt it’s been a rough year so far for Bears defensive coordinator Bob Babich. The Bears defense has gone from elite to above average since he took over for now Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera. Sure, factors not under his control, like key injuries to the secondary, must account for some reason to why the defense is vaunted no more. But don’t tell me the discrepancy in performance from 2006 to now isn’t mainly due to Babich being totally ill-prepared. Because it is. (more…)