Long before the double nickels belonged to Lance Briggs, another Bears Pro Bowl linebacker wore the number 55, "Mama's Boy" Otis Wilson.
Unlike Briggs, Wilson boasts a Super Bowl title on his resume, and he believes the current 55 and his defensive teammates are the key to the Bears winning another one.
The old 55 has been catching up with these new Bears quite a bit lately, watching their Fan Night practice Saturday at Soldier Field and then joining them at their next practice back in Bourbonnais. He told me he's heard a lot of good things about new coach Marc Trestman from Hall of Famer Steve Young, among others, as an excellent offensive minded coach but that he's always believed "offenses win games, but defenses win championships."
Wilson knows how important the offense has become around the league. Looking at the challenge Trestman faces, Wilson said, "Lovie (Smith) had a real hold on these guys and it was almost like a father-son relationship.
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