Coaches' Views on Promising Defensive Players

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Positional coaches on D talking about players to keep an eye on or have high expectations of during the season.

Link: https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/talking-points-five-things-learned-from-bears-defensive-coaches/

Roy Robertson-Harris is taking the right steps toward filling the starting hole left by Mitch Unrein’s departure.

Last year at this time, Robertson-Harris — an undrafted free agent out of Texas-El Paso in 2016 — was in the early stages of a major adjustment. The Bears moved him from outside linebacker to five-technique end. To make the shift, Robertson-Harris added roughly 30 pounds to his 6-7 frame. He’s now listed at 294.

“He doesn’t have the mass, meaning the 300-and-plus pounds that maybe somebody else does,” defensive line coach Jay Rodgers said. “But he’s big and he’s strong. He can move. He can swivel his hips a little bit. And he does have a good burst, so he’ll make a lot of hustle plays.”

Robertson-Harris’ athleticism makes him a unique force in the base defense next to Eddie Goldman, but also in sub packages with Akiem Hicks. Robertson-Harris appeared in 13 games last season and made two sacks.

“He got a full season of what it’s like,” Rodgers said. “Now he’s got an expectation that’s a little bit different, almost a higher expectation for himself, because he understands it. It’s just a matter of going out there and mastering all the techniques, run and pass, in order to get production on the field.”
 

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Must've been a short discussion - according to "Vaunted" Vic he ain't got much to work with . . .

. . . The man is a master . . .
 

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Must've been a short discussion - according to "Vaunted" Vic he ain't got much to work with . . .

. . . The man is a master . . .

Technically, you're right there shoop. Since it was an interview with various positional coaches, there's only one or two lines from Vic himself. Mostly all just other scrubs who are talking about their own positional players, so obviously super biased anyway.
 

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