Post by JABF on Sept 15, 2021 21:45:13 GMT -6
The plane is in the air and it's too late to swap out the engines. I know the Bears have been working out some D guys off the street, but they are on the street for a reason. They are not worth being on an NFL roster. Could be a long season with this defense.
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Why aren’t the Bears addressing their secondary more aggressively?
The Bears have less than $3 million in salary-cap space, so at this point to shuttle new guys in and old guys out, they’d be making moves for the sake of making moves. High-caliber cornerbacks and safeties aren’t sitting on the couch at home on Sundays.
The defense got diced up by Matthew Stafford and it was a collective failure. The pass rush, which the Bears have invested so much in, didn’t do its part either. For the defense to work, the pass rush needs to get home, make the quarterback uncomfortable and force the ball to come out early. None of that was happening so stress was put on the back end and the Bears made some critical mistakes.
What can the Bears do? It wouldn’t surprise me if they swap out nickel cornerbacks this week and try Duke Shelley, who was inactive for the opener. Marqui Christian had a tough matchup going against Cooper Kupp, but good offenses are going to challenge the slot cornerback every week. There isn’t any way for the Bears to make wholesale changes in the secondary and making roster moves just to make them isn’t going to lead to progress.
Why aren’t the Bears addressing their secondary more aggressively?
The Bears have less than $3 million in salary-cap space, so at this point to shuttle new guys in and old guys out, they’d be making moves for the sake of making moves. High-caliber cornerbacks and safeties aren’t sitting on the couch at home on Sundays.
The defense got diced up by Matthew Stafford and it was a collective failure. The pass rush, which the Bears have invested so much in, didn’t do its part either. For the defense to work, the pass rush needs to get home, make the quarterback uncomfortable and force the ball to come out early. None of that was happening so stress was put on the back end and the Bears made some critical mistakes.
What can the Bears do? It wouldn’t surprise me if they swap out nickel cornerbacks this week and try Duke Shelley, who was inactive for the opener. Marqui Christian had a tough matchup going against Cooper Kupp, but good offenses are going to challenge the slot cornerback every week. There isn’t any way for the Bears to make wholesale changes in the secondary and making roster moves just to make them isn’t going to lead to progress.
