The Bears lost much more than the Packers did this offseason

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 18: Kevin Byard III #31 of the Chicago Bears sits on the field during the third quarter of an NFL divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field on January 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) | Getty Images Look, I don’t want to make the entire offseason about Mike Tanier , and I also don’t want to just spend all my time criticizing the Chicago Bears, who I really and truly believe are now extremely competently run, well-coached, and true contenders. HOWEVER.

There were a bunch of factual errors in Mike’s last big thing about the Packers and when I start to see factual errors in a piece, I start to wonder if its basic premise is even true — in this case, that the Packers have lost a bunch of guys in free agency that they failed to replace adequately, when compared to the rest of the league. As I was just perusing the Bears’ statistics , I noticed the following: They REALLY relied on turnovers on defense last year to an absurd extent; That’s likely to regress to the mean pretty hard; Their top FIVE players in interceptions last year are ALL no longer on the team ! I found it hard to believe that the Bears have lost fewer players/snaps/value than the Packers.

It seemed impossible. Kevin Byard, who led the team with 7 picks, is a Patriot. Nahshon Wright (5 picks) is a Jet.

Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (4 picks) is a Giant. CJ Gardner-Johnson (2 picks) is a Bill. And Jaquan Brisker, who tied with a few other Bears at one interception, but is conveniently listed next on their leaderboard at PFR, is a Steeler.