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Bears brass, coaches focus on talent evaluation at Senior Bowl
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Dennis Allen aims for QB disruption with his Bears defense - SI - The plan for coordinator Dennis Allen’s Bears defense is being more aggressive, and it starts with bulking up their pass rush.
Allen wants his Bears defense to be ‘aggressive, attacking’ - 670 - New Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen wants to bring an “aggressive, attacking” scheme to Chicago as he oversees a unit that was inconsistent in 2024.
Harbor shares Senior Bowl prospects who are fits for Bears - 670 - The Senior Bowl festivities are well underway in Mobile, Alabama, and Chicago Sports Network analyst and Score contributor Clay Harbor has been closely following the action.
Bears’ Declan Doyle never imagined such a sudden rise - 670 - New Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, who’s just 28 years old, never imagined his biggest professional break to date would come together like this.
2 Bears assistants leave to join Matt Eberflus in Dallas - 670 - The Cowboys on Wednesday officially hired Bears linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi to the same position in Dallas and safeties coach Andre Curtis as their defensive passing game coordinator.
Declan Doyle eager for Bears role as Ben Johnson’s ‘table-setter’ - Chicago Sun-Times - As offensive coordinator, Doyle’s job will be to make Johnson’s job easier. “I have to do that work that he’s not gonna have time to do, and he’s going to have to be able to trust me that I’m gonna give him the correct information he needs.”
Dennis Allen vows to attack on defense — and support Bears head coach Ben Johnson - Chicago Sun-Times - Allen, 52, gives Johnson something former head coach Matt Eberflus never had — a former NFL coach on staff.
Assistant coaches at Senior Bowl say Bears nailed it with hires of OC Declan Doyle, DC Dennis Allen - Chicago Sun-Times - Both coaches blossomed under future Hall of Famer Sean Payton and have a lot to offer to new Bears coach Ben Johnson.
Former coach Matt Eberflus hires two assistants from Bears for new staff with Cowboys - Chicago Sun-Times - Linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and safeties coach Andre Curtis are leaving...
