Chicago Bears not expecting the same Vikings from last week

Last week the Philadelphia Eagles spoiled the Minnesota Vikings' perfect season, defeating them 21-10 and dropping them to 5-1, thanks in part to 6 sacks of quarterback Sam Bradford.

Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio took notice of what the Eagles did to turn up the heat on Bradford, who was pressured into his first 3 turnovers of the season. But Fangio has to assume the Vikings will take the necessary steps to shore up their protection so that the same tactics don't work against them again.

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer publicly called out his offensive line after noting that Bradford was hit early and often. "It's probably hard to evaluate his performance when (the line) looks like a sieve," Zimmer said.

The Eagles blitzed Bradford at times, but they also got pressure while rushing just four, something the Bears haven't been able to do with any consistency.

"You have to be careful not to get outside what you do well and what your players are accustomed to doing," Fangio said when asked if he could duplicate the Eagles' game plan. "If you start trying to do a bunch of new stuff because you saw it work for somebody else, that invariably leads to problems."

Through their first five games, the Vikings turned the ball over just once, but they had 4 giveaways in the Eagles loss. Fangio expects to see the Vikings' offense that was on display the first five games this season,

"Those guys were 5-0, they had the (limited) turnovers, and they were doing well up until that game," Fangio said. "I'm sure they'll just get back to basics and try to clean it up that way, rather than trying to reinvent the wheel."

Cubs update:

After coach John Fox began his Friday new conference with a typically long injury update, he was asked if he envied Cubs manager Joe Maddon getting Kyle Schwarber back less than seven months after having knee surgery to repair two torn ligaments.

"I'm sure Joe was pretty happy about that, just looking at the other night's performance," Fox said. "I don't know if envious is right. But what the Cubs are doing, and have done, we aspire to do the same thing. We're in that process, but it always helps to get your players back. I'm sure Coach Maddon will tell you the same thing."

Injury update:

Guard Josh Sitton (ankle) returned to practice on a limited basis Friday. Running back Jeremy Langford (ankle), wide receiver Cam Meredith (shoulder), linebacker Pernell McPhee (knee) and cornerback Tracy Porter (knee) were also limited.

Linebackers Nick Kwiatkoski (illness) was a full participant after missing Thursday's practice. Six players did not practice: wide receiver Eddie Royal (toe), guard Kyle Long (triceps), nose tackle Eddie Goldman (ankle), linebacker Danny Trevathan (illness) and cornerbacks Bryce Callahan (hamstring) and Deiondre' Hall (ankle).

Season of giving:

The Bears launched their 28th annual coat drive this week with a goal of collecting 20,000 winter coats for those in need throughout the Chicagoland area.

Fans are encouraged to donate new or gently used coats at any of the 186 local participating Jewel-Osco stores through Jan. 1. Anyone in need of a winter coat may contact the Salvation Army at (773) 725-1100 or visit a Salvation thrift location.

Ring it up:

Dick Butkus, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton and Gale Sayers will each receive their Ring of Excellence, symbolic of their induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, during a halftime presentation Monday night.

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