Fred Mitchell at the Chicago Tribune quotes cornerback Tim Jennings on the problems that the Bears defense face with Seattle wide receiver Mike Williams, who ripped them for 10 catches for 123 yards last time they played:
“For me it’s real tough, a guy like that. But that’s one thing about this defense. If it was just a lot of man-to-man and no help over the top, it would be a problem. But for us as a defense, we play a lot of Cover-2 and Cover-3, we’ve got guys running to the football.”
This is the obvious problem with Jennings and why the Bears need to be worried about their cornerbacks going forward. Jennings is good in the Bears base defense but his height puts him at a disadvantage whenever he has to handle anyone one-on-one. He’s 5’8″. Williams is 6’5″.
Look for the Bears to have taller cornerback Charles Tillman following Williams around the field and look for the Seahawks to be doing everything they can to get Williams into a mismatch whenever the Bears are in a zone defense. I’d be surprised if he didn’t spend a lot of time in the slot. It should be interesting.