Apr 21, 2021
Since defensive coordinator Vic Fangio left the Bears to coach the Denver Broncos, there have been 32 regular-season games played.
This amounts to 96 starts by players the Bears lined up at the three cornerback positions, counting the slot defensive back because he is on the field more than half the defensive snaps.
There have been only four interceptions made by those players in that period, and the guy who made them was allowed to leave in free agency. That s Kyle Fuller.
Not one other Bears cornerback who started a game for them the last two seasons made an interception.
Even if they had Fuller back, they d be looking at a great need to pick up the interception pace from their cornerbacks.
Apr 20, 2021
This year s tackle class is being touted as one of the best in years. Not only is there premium talent at the top, but there is a great deal of depth. Similar to last year, there is a grouping of four to five players at the top, and once again, there isn t a consensus of who is the best.
Many thought Mekhi Becton would be the first tackle selected in 2020, but he went third overall. It appeared that Penei Sewell would be the best player in the draft coming into the season. His sophomore film was deemed to be excellent, protecting the blind side for quarterback Justin Herbert. However, after opting out of the 2020 season, and began finding holes in his game and some claim he isn t the same prospect he was billed to be before the season.
Thousands of Virginia Tech students got vaccinated at Lane Stadium Thursday
The clinic was the largest hosted by the New River Health District to date
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Thousands of Virginia Tech Hokies are now one step closer to being fully vaccinated.
On Thursday, the New River Health District teamed up with the university to host a mass vaccinate site at Lane Stadium, vaccinating an estimated 4,000 Virginia Tech students.
New River Health Director Dr. Noelle Bissell says the clinic is happening at an important time.
“They are going back home to friends and relatives who might be higher risk not just their low-risk social circle, and they might not be vaccinated yet so we thought that we really do need to get it out,” said Bissell.
Apr 10, 2021
Bears GM Ryan Pace has built a reputation for finding players in Rounds 4 and 5, and last year came up with possibly the steal of Day 3 in the NFL Draft with Darnell Mooney.
Mooney wasn t the league s only late-round success, and there were some really late-round successes last year. Pace hasn t really been able to accomplish this type of thing in Rounds 6 and 7, but it was done elsewhere last year.
Kamren Curl went to Washington with the second pick in Round 7 and became a safety starter with 63 tackles, two interceptions and three sacks. New England found right tackle Michael Onwenu in the sixth round, a 6-foot-3, 344-pound mauler who became the starter. The Rams took safety Jordan Fuller in Round 6 and he eventually started three-quarters of the season and two playoff games, making 60 tackles, five pass deflections and three interceptions. A passer rating against of 99 and 80% completions allowed showed he has work to do, but not a bad effort for a sixth-rounder.