Week 14: BEARS at Packers, Sunday Night Football

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To be fair, the Bears did have Johnson following Adams around the first time they played. Johnson was similarly good on the outside and got beat pretty handily in the slot. But IDC if you have to change your whole defense, you can't let DeVante Adams roam all over the field and face man coverage with Xavier Crawford, or LBs or a safety. If he beats Johnson (joke here) from the slot, then so be it. Get beat with your best on their best.

 

yea. Its puzzling why the Bears didnt just play spy with Adams/Johnson.

 

IIRC, in the first meeting JJ followed Adams to the slot and didn't have the same success as he did on the outside. Slot corner is talked about like a different position and I can see how it would be. JJ appears to be best as a boundary corner. Someone with more in depth football knowledge than me might be able to explain why beyond just being in the middle of the field.

 

Man, I literally said this in the quoted post. LOL

 

But yeah, outside vs. slot CB can be very different. The outside guy has the sideline on his side, so he can use that in his coverage technique to his advantage. The slot guy has a 2-way go. The WR could go on an in-breaking route or an outside route, so the slot requires a guy with more change of direction skill and enough hip flexibility to turn either way with the WR.