Will the real 'D' stand up?
Published 11/4/2009 by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Mike Mulligan: The progress of the Bears' defense has been treacherously betrayed by the man running it. The supposed improvement in the NFL rankings this year -- they jumped from 16th to 11th after beating woeful Cleveland on Sunday -- is nothing but a mirage. Sure, you take progress where you find it, even in a hollow run up the table to the defense's highest ranking since the Super Bowl year.
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