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Taysom Hill has had two touchdown catches in the last two games against the Bears, and shredded them with the wildcat formation in November

By Gene Chamberlain | SI

It's safe to say the Bears haven't handled the Taysom Hill experience well in the past.

So facing the New Orleans Saints in a playoff game Sunday means they can expect more big doses of a throwback type of player who does it all.

"He's a really good athlete," Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said. "He's big and he's strong. So he breaks (tackles). When he does run the football, it's like a big, power back running the ball.

"And when he runs it at the quarterback spot, you're down a player. You don't have an extra guy so you can say hey, we've got to put eight in the box or whatever. So you're short one when the quarterback runs it and he runs it well."

It was here where the Bears experienced troubles with Hill in their Nov. 1 26-23 loss to the Saints. Hill, running out of the wildcat, destroyed their struggling run defense. He ran five times for 35 yards. ...

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