Bears vs. Eagles: LeSean McCoy Will Further Expose Chicago's Overrated Defense

Everyone is excited to see how Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles' high-octane offense will matchup against Brian Urlacher and the Bears' vaunted defense. This matchup has little to do with Vick though, and after tonight, LeSean McCoy will prove that the Bears have a defense littered with big names and gaping holes.

When you think Philly, you think Vick. He's the face of the franchise, but this season has been all Shady McCoy. The screen game we saw substitute the run game last season has been replaced by McCoy's spectacular performances on the ground.

McCoy is leading the league with 107.7 rushing YPG coming into this game and has 311 yards and three touchdowns in his last two outings.

He's up against the Bears' defense, whose bark is bigger than their bight. Urlacher, Lance Briggs and Julius Peppers are huge names, but what was a top-notch defense a season ago has regressed significantly.

The Bears allow 380.6 YPG. That's more than the Seahawks, Panthers, Dolphins, Rams and Broncos. After tonight, McCoy and the Eagles are going to expose their defense even further.

The Bears have had a bye week to get their gameplan ready and they are right on the cusp of taking their 11th-ranked run defense into the top 10.

Unfortunately, they don't have the team speed to keep up with McCoy. They allowed 163 yards to Jahvid Best, who possesses the same sort of elusiveness and breakaway speed McCoy does.

It's going to be ugly.

Jay Cutler's lack of protection and Matt Forte's contract situation are constantly in the news, but it's their giant step backwards defensively that is the real culprit behind their woes.