You are banking on the 2019 Bears being nearly 150 percent more productive at rushing the quarterback with pretty much the same personnel. That’s a tall ask for the 2019 Bears to set what would also stand as the NFL record for sacks in a season. It’s a different game now. In the last decade only one team has come within 12 sacks of the 1984 Bears — the Panthers in 2013. You don’t see as many seven-step drops by quarterbacks where they’re sitting ducks in the pocket. There are also more quarterbacks now who can move around in the pocket and tuck the ball and run. Offensive coordinators have gotten smarter and require their quarterbacks to get the ball out quickly. This defense should be among the leaders in the category this season and the Bears should no doubt aim to lead the league in the category. They were tied for third a year ago and one of the impressive things is that 15 players had at least one sack. Leonard Floyd should produce more than four sacks and inside linebacker Roquan Smith has shown real ability to blitz and get home, so he could have more than the five he had as a rookie. Khalil Mack is one of the most feared pass rushers in the game and he’ll lead the way. But pushing the mark of 72 set by Buddy Ryan’s defense the season before the Super Bowl XX run seems like a stretch. It’s not one of those records that appears unbreakable, but it’s really going to be something to see a team top that mark. Richard Dent (17 ½), Dan Hampton (11 ½) and Steve McMichael (10) combined for 39 themselves that season.