Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2017 17:10:54 GMT -6
John Fox on Tarik Cohen: 'Defenses are doing more to take him away'
By: Lorin Cox | 2 hours ago
Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen was the offense’s secret weapon to start the season, but since they lost the element of surprise, that weapon has looked more like a gimmick as of late.
Head coach John Fox offered his explanation on Cohen’s recent ineffectiveness when he spoke to reporters on Monday.
“We went through a stretch there where maybe we didn’t throw it as much as some people. But he’s involved quite a bit,” Fox said, via Adam Hoge of WGN Radio. “Defenses are doing more to take him away. I think there were situations in that game yesterday where he was doubled so we had to go to somebody else.”
In the first four weeks of the season, Cohen rushed for 181 yards. In the five games since then, he’s rushed for 48. As a receiver, 150 of his 249 yards came in the first four weeks, and his only big play since was his 70-yard catch against the Panthers.
Cohen touched the ball just twice against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, and the Bears are going to need more from the player offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains called their “best play-maker.”
