On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll is joined by former Chicago Bears defensive end Corey Wootton, now of CHGO Bears. They chat about the loss of linebacker T.J. Edwards and what that means for the defense at the position. They discuss the uptick in pressure against Green Bay and dive into what the secondary may look like with Kyler Gordon and C.J. Gardner-Johnson both on the field. Taylor and Corey also touch on Ben Johnson’s offense and what the Los Angeles Rams have to game-plan
against the most vs. Chicago.
But Wottoon is a defensive guy, and he was impressed with Chicago’s second-half adjustments last week.
“On the coverage end, they were getting more physical with the wide receivers,” Wootton said. “And I think that’s the key thing. Whenever you look at when the defensive backs get physical with the receivers, kind of the timing of the routes between Jordan Love and company, so that kind of got disrupted there.”
A big part of Chicago’s defensive comeback last week was nicklebacl Kyler Gordon.
“When I look at Kyler Gordon, I think a big thing is get your hands on guys, be a little bit more physical, especially until you’re 100%,” Wooton said about Gordon. “I think he’s got to be physical, especially with the guys at wide receiver. You got to get your hands on them, you got to reroute them, things of that nature. But it’s definitely great to have him out there. He made a couple of plays. But I think in general, when I look at this Bears defense, defensive backs, you’ve got to get physical, especially this week against the Rams.”
“That’s the key theme for me going forward this week.”
Taylor is also joined by her teammate at 1010XL, Aaron Williams, who is a huge Rams fan, to discuss the L.A. side of things, their explosive offense, and their dominant pass rushers. They also touch on what the cold means this weekend.
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