Is Pace saying the close games are evidence the Bears are competing better than their 7-22 record the last two seasons would indicate? A cynic might interpret Pace as saying the thing the Bears are missing most, besides a completely revamped corps of wide receivers, is a coach to get them over the hump after what will be the organization’s fourth consecutive last-place finish in the NFC North. Pace clearly believes in the talent assembled on the roster and would appear to be making a case for stability, at least in the front office, to gain additional time to assemble the roster.