By signing Jesse James the Chicago Bears might have better blocking at the tight end position but there could be other issues as a result of this addition.

Analysis: The league had plenty of coaching staffs fired and numerous assistants available but the Bears have had several coaches decline to come to town and there's one good reason for it.

The loss of key defensive players and facing the potent New Orleans Saints offense could make for a long day and a short stay in the postseason for the Chicago Bears, and they also have to worry about the quarterback/coach dynamic always so pervasive with the Saints.

The Chicago Bears on Sunday won't be facing Green Bay Packers tackle David Bakhtiari due to a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice so depth will be a big issue.

The Los Angeles Rams' upset loss to the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week should alert the Bears how they need to win several controllable matchups in order to avoid an embarrassing end to their playoff hopes.

One Chicago Bears pass rusher is struggling and it could be due to a medical issue according to the Chicago Tribune.

Here are several built-in possibilties the Chicago Bears ownership can use to avoid firing coach Matt Nagy and staff at the end of this season.

Sunday might have seemed like a crushing, season-killing loss to most but Bears players and coach Matt Nagy view it as what goes on in the NFL on a year-by-year basis with regularity.

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano has been unwilling to do what's necessary by blitzing to halt a deteriorating situation on the field.

The Chicago Bears had trouble matching up with the Detroit Lions in the season opener and pulled out a win, and it doesn't look to get much easier even with a new Detroit head coach for this game at Soldier Field Sunday.

The Chicago Bears need their best players to step up against weaker Detroit Lions matchups to end a five-game losing streak.

The Detroit Lions' firing of GM Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia carries with it an impact for the Chicago Bears and possibly even a message, although it's probably not exactly what you'd think.

The Chicago Bears face real problems trying to handle quarterback Aaron Rodgers but there are several other positions where they have difficulty matching up against the players in green in Sunday night's game at Lambeau Field.

Many projections of Allen Robinson hitting the free-agent market and an early ranking so high on the market tend to mean little when the actual deadlines approach.

Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy needs to adopt a more realistic approach to game situations, and realize kicking long field goals is a more beneficial to his defense than failed fourth-down attempts

Analysis: Social media suggestions about the fates of Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace are way too premature based on the thorough process the McCaskey family has always used to conduct business.

It's not a simple one-step procedure for the Chicago Bears to find a running attack in the final six games but it has to be done or they not only can forget about the playoffs, but they might be putting coaching jobs and personnel jobs in jeopardy

Analysis: Offensive lines struggle and injuries come and go to all teams but coaches who make decisions to dump quarterbacks and change play callers can put themselves on the hot seat without really meaning to do it.

Pro Football Focus has given Chicago Bears rookie cornerback Jaylon Johnson what should be a nice compliment by putting him on the all-rookie midpoint team but is it really a compliment when they've scored him below some real struggling players so far?

Takk McKinley probably could have had more tact in the way he made his desire to leave Atlanta known, but he could be a productive player for the Bears if they had interest in a pass rusher capable of more than one sack in more than half a season.

Some of the most dependable or explosive Chicago Bears players appear to be facing difficult matchups when they play the New Orleans Saints Sunday at Soldier Field.

The Chicago Bears already beat 43-year-old Tom Brady and Sunday get to go for the 40-something sweep by facing 41-year-old Drew Brees

Big hits from cornerback Kyle Fuller have fired up the Bears defense even if they sometimes have led to questionable penalties

Akiem Hicks, Roquan Smith, Jimmy Graham and Anthony Miller have opportunities to make big impacts in Monday night's Bear game with the Rams.