The Chicago Bears' defense got a major boost last week when the team hired defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to Ben Johnson's coaching staff. The former New Orleans Saints' head coach and defensive coordinator is a defensive-mastermind who always had high ranking units under his guidance.

In his initial media scrum as a Bears coach, Allen described the type of defense he plans to bring to Chicago, which brings back similarities to defenses that have been well known through Bears history.

The reason: he was Johnson once. Allen, the Bears ’ new defensive coordinator, was a 39-year-old first-time head coach when the Raiders started their 2012 regular season. Johnson will be 39 when the Bears play their first game with him as their head coach.