Comments on: Tim Jennings signs two-year deal to stay with Bears

By: mcdeez22

mcdeez22 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:54:32 +0000

gallopingghost says:
Mar 13, 2012 4:11 PM
bearsrulepackdrool says:
Mar 13, 2012 3:29 PM
“We gotta do better than him. He’d be good in the slot but we need somebody better opposite Peanut.”

We call that the nickel on defense. I’m not splitting hairs, but “slot” indicates man coverage of a slot receiver. The nickel back also helps out on the outside lanes and sometimes blitzes attacks the line of scrimmage. D.J. Moore is a great option at the nickel… literally a heat seeking missile.

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Not splitting hairs, but D.J. Moore is figuratively a heat seeking missile, not literally.

By: cronybomb

cronybomb — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:33:47 +0000

As I Lions fan I approve of this signing, although the thought of Brandom Marshall running through our secondary makes me feel a little uneasy..

By: InFact

InFact — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:24:04 +0000

Green Bay fans like this re-signing.

Greg Jennings has torched his eponymous CB competitor in recent meetings…….

By: randolph32

randolph32 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:16:23 +0000

Bump…he’s not that good….

By: gallopingghost

gallopingghost — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:11:57 +0000

bearsrulepackdrool says:
Mar 13, 2012 3:29 PM
“We gotta do better than him. He’d be good in the slot but we need somebody better opposite Peanut.”

For those of you who don’t think he’s physical, I probably can’t help you. He’s literally the only Bears CB I’ve seen in years who can get a jam off at the line of scrimmage (usually coaching call, but they make the call based on their personnel). Also had some pretty impressive run stuffing plays, which is HUGE in the cover 2 because it covers the Strong Safety in the flat.

The cushion you guys are referring to is a different defensive scheme the Bears unfortunately call too much when they are scared, known as the “prevent” defense. Mike Ditka always says it prevents you from winning, and it cost the Bears 2011 3 games in my mind (how do you think Tebow worked the 2 minute drill on us))

I agree, though, we should draft a big guy to step up into the system. Mario Williams first, then remaining cap room AND 1st round pick on a big receiver, 2nd round pick on an offensive tackle. There should be options in the 3rd round, so they can draft linebackers and secondary.

oh crap they just traded for marshall

By: mute617

mute617 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:02:18 +0000

Not a Jennings fan. He’s a tiny CB who plays overly physical to make up for his minute stature

By: chiadam

chiadam — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:43:34 +0000

And the first stone has been cast into Lake Stupid. If you enjoy watching a team alternate between starting, benching and extending the same player in the shortest conceivable time period, the Bears are for you.

By: hodous

hodous — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:43:30 +0000

This makes it more likely they will grab Mario Williams. With the cover two any average CB’s can be above average with a stellar pass rush. If the Bears go for Mario they are really putting all their chips in the middle for Lovie and the ‘infamous’ cover-2.

By: brennankm46

brennankm46 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:43:30 +0000

p31squared says: Mar 13, 2012 3:29 PM

Tim “15-yard cushion” Jennings is “physical”?? Bwahhhhahahahahahahaah!
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Just watch the games, please. Tim Jennings is a physical defender. His replacement, Zach Bowman, is a 10 yard cushion guy.

By: writersrstupid

writersrstupid — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:42:25 +0000

tim jenninggs WHOOOOO! LOL.

By: hooterdawg

hooterdawg — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:32:29 +0000

Forget Rotoworld as a source. They have no career stats for Jennings, and no stats beyond last season.

By: urlacherbacker

urlacherbacker — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:29:33 +0000

Congratulations Tim. I assume that maybe the Bears really are going to go after Mario since the cover two is pretty worthless without a ton of pressure coming from the D line…

Now, can we get this Free Agency ball rolling already!!!….

By: dabearstjm

dabearstjm — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:29:27 +0000

Not a bad idea to retain him for next season, although an upgrade at corner should be a priority in the future.

By: bearsrulepackdrool

bearsrulepackdrool — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:29:17 +0000

We gotta do better than him. He’d be good in the slot but we need somebody better opposite Peanut.

By: p31squared

p31squared — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:29:04 +0000

Tim “15-yard cushion” Jennings is “physical”?? Bwahhhhahahahahahahaah!

By: bigbearincali

bigbearincali — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:28:12 +0000

Good signing, not a great player but fits our def. draft a cb in 2nd/3rd rd and create some competition. Pass rush can make your secondary look better, let’s go get Super Mario Williams.

By: dino2997

dino2997 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:27:39 +0000

Good move by the Bears and also for Tim Jennings. He fits in well with their Cover 2 system.