Lost in the Shuffle: Amos

[dennehy]

There was so much shit in yesterday's game, particularly from the refs but also injuries, weekly poor WR play, spotty but encouraging play from Trubisky.

Adrian Amos's outstanding play was lost in the shuffle. Aside from giving the Bears' offense one last chance with a forced fumble and recovery, I saw some outstanding play from him elsewhere. He has a tackle for loss on an out route (rarely happens for a safety) which he diagnosed perfectly and laid the wood. He was excellent in run support and I don't remember him giving up much in coverage either.

Certainly part of his emergence has been the change to SS and the increased amount of talent around him. Kudos to Pace for that. On the downside, I feel like the coaching staff should have known he was 1. a much better SS and 2. better than Demps.

Anyway, the Bears can count on Hicks, Floyd, Goldman, and Trevethan. With the emergence of Fuller, Amos, Jackson, and Jones, and solid play from other starters, this unit is becoming elite.

 

[WindyCity]

He is playing his way towards a contract extension and him and Jackson look good together.

He looks so much better at SS.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Agreed. I like the pairing of Amos/Jackson. They could be good together for a long time.

I also like the thought of keeping Demps on the roster moving forward next year. Depth and veteran experience.

 

[AussieBear]

jackson/amos....dats the aussies safeties.. dey be alright side by side.. lets see if they get 2-3 yrs together to get real guuds

 

[greg23]

Actually....the lost in the shuffle Amos play was his forced fumble/recovery at the end of the game.

What the fuk was drew beers doing right there to make a tackle?

If he's 5 yards away or running out a fake the other way that fumble is a touchdown return for Amos as he was tackled immediately by drew fking brees.

 

[ijustposthere]

Amos has played solid. I think Jackson has allowed him to just do what he does and not worry about having to be a playmaker. The strip/recovery was beautiful.

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[hebs]

Amos played well most of the time, however on 2 occasions he was jogging towards the play and if he was sprinting towards it he may have made a bigger impact on those specific plays. One being that 50+ catch down the sidelines in the first.

I think he's our SS for the next several years, but I was a little disappointed in those plays.

 

[legendxofxlink]

Amos is a linebacker that can MOVE. He's a phenomenal athlete and has been healthy for 3 years, finally trained his way into sniffing the ball out. If he keeps progressing, he could be a pro bowler. But this just shows it takes some young players a while to "get it", especially in the later rounds. Shaheen is one of those that might take a while.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Amos has taken over SS and the "Hitman""Whitman" role. With playmakers around him he will be around more loose balls.

I have always included him in what I consider to be the "Pace mold" of player. Bullard/Goldman/Amos/Whitehair/Trubisky/White/Howard/ is a large chunk of his early to mid picks and fit a profile if this were Quintanimo

Blue collar, big school, stout football body,

 

[Bearly]

Amos played well most of the time, however on 2 occasions he was jogging towards the play and if he was sprinting towards it he may have made a bigger impact on those specific plays. One being that 50+ catch down the sidelines in the first.

I think he's our SS for the next several years, but I was a little disappointed in those plays.

The other was the TD on the sideline where he thought he didn't need to help but could have easily knocked the guy out if he had just continued his line and lowered a shoulder.

I've always said he was a SS playing FS and should switch. Overall, he's been doing really well.

 

[dennehy]

Amos played well most of the time, however on 2 occasions he was jogging towards the play and if he was sprinting towards it he may have made a bigger impact on those specific plays. One being that 50+ catch down the sidelines in the first.

I think he's our SS for the next several years, but I was a little disappointed in those plays.

I actually missed that play. Thanks.

 

[modo]

almost everyone on the defense has improved.....changes like this general start up front and work their way back into the secondary.

 

[SugarWalls]

almost everyone on the defense has improved.....changes like this general start up front and work their way back into the secondary.

I agree with this 100 percent but I have seen quite a few coverage sacks this year. I think fuller has played incredibly well and amukamara and cooper have been decent. The secondary's ply has definitely helped the line so far this year.

 

[Bearly]

Here's the loaf I was referring to. Amos at 40 sec. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000869046/Bears-vs-Saints-highlights-Week-8

 

[Jack Lame]

Perhaps the signing of Demps was just the motivation Amos needed to up his game?

 

[dennehy]

Here's the loaf I was referring to. Amos at 40 sec. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000869046/Bears-vs-Saints-highlights-Week-8

He was loafing, but it's very difficult to pick an angle until after the initial tackle is missed (and that was an atrocious effort by Callahan). If he's sprinting there's no guarantee it will be to the correct spot. Notice Jones was doing the same thing.

 

[LiverpoolBearsFAn]

Zach Miller's TD on Sunday got lost in Alberto Riveron's Truffle Shuffle.

Here is his most compelling evidence to confirm the call:

 

[Wild_x_Card]

Perhaps the signing of Demps was just the motivation Amos needed to up his game?

Or the fact that he's now playing his natural position.

 

[Washington]

This has been a very pleasant surprise. This team needs some of these unexpected type wins like this one is turning out. I'm guessing Amos playing SS and getting a little motivation from the Demps signing and the Jackson drafting was some motivation. I'm betting his best days are still in front of him. The secondary this year is vastly improved from what we had last year. I didn't see it coming and was tough on Pace over the Cooper and Prince signings, but they were nice signings too.

Having Fuller step up is also another small win but it could be short-lived if we can't resign him at a reasonable price. I'd be very content going into next year with this same group knowing they will need to draft a high end CB in the next couple of years though.