Post by JABF on Oct 3, 2016 10:57:28 GMT -6
I'm splitting up the Brad Biggs "10 Thoughts" article into topics for discussion today. I thought that might make it better rather than having the various topics all lumped together in one thread. Biggs is definitely my favorite sports writer covering the Bears. I like his writing style, and the fact he doesn't sensationalize like so many of the other writers do. Here are some of his observations regarding our young secondary.
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In my Bear Essentials column on Sunday, I wrote about how the team was making a youth movement in the secondary and it’s really not something that’s been done by choice. Those young players looked good. It was a really lousy effort by Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, but part of that is the defense playing well against him. Bryce Callahan was really physical with Golden Tate, who wound up eventually being benched. Tate knows all the tricks of the trade to get open and is a very physical player. Callahan matched that and more and that was really good to see. Jacoby Glenn was in the right place at the right time when Stafford and Tate had a mixup at the end of the second quarter. That’s kind of been the book on Glenn, who has logged more playing time than any cornerback but Tracy Porter so far.
“I liked Glenn coming out of college (Central Florida) last year,” said one scout I reached out to this week. “He was always around the ball. He got killed in the draft because he was ‘slow.’ He’s got good instincts and that is the key to making plays. I’m glad he is balling.”
Glenn was projected to be a late-round pick but when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds at the scouting combine, that did him in. The nice thing is Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has lauded him for playing some deep balls.
Look for more of Callahan, Glenn and rookies Deiondre’ Hall and Cre’Von LeBlanc in coming weeks. If the Bears can find a starter for the future out of this collection of players, that will be a big boost for general manager Ryan Pace.
In my Bear Essentials column on Sunday, I wrote about how the team was making a youth movement in the secondary and it’s really not something that’s been done by choice. Those young players looked good. It was a really lousy effort by Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, but part of that is the defense playing well against him. Bryce Callahan was really physical with Golden Tate, who wound up eventually being benched. Tate knows all the tricks of the trade to get open and is a very physical player. Callahan matched that and more and that was really good to see. Jacoby Glenn was in the right place at the right time when Stafford and Tate had a mixup at the end of the second quarter. That’s kind of been the book on Glenn, who has logged more playing time than any cornerback but Tracy Porter so far.
“I liked Glenn coming out of college (Central Florida) last year,” said one scout I reached out to this week. “He was always around the ball. He got killed in the draft because he was ‘slow.’ He’s got good instincts and that is the key to making plays. I’m glad he is balling.”
Glenn was projected to be a late-round pick but when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds at the scouting combine, that did him in. The nice thing is Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has lauded him for playing some deep balls.
Look for more of Callahan, Glenn and rookies Deiondre’ Hall and Cre’Von LeBlanc in coming weeks. If the Bears can find a starter for the future out of this collection of players, that will be a big boost for general manager Ryan Pace.
