DanielCCSBears
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1). How the fuck did you not realize how bad he was against the run?![]()
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The Chicago Bears transformed their offense this offseason in preparation for Caleb Williams to take over at quarterback and propel the team forward.
Though they made a couple of strategic additions on defense, the overall approach has been more one of keeping faith with the young players they have in place and letting them improve as they develop.
One of those key defensive players is the team's 2023 second-round defensive tackle, Gervon Dexter.
Dexter flashed potential as a rookie, and the Bears are extremely high on him, but he recorded a 36.2 PFF run-defense grade in his first season. His pass-rush production was significantly better, with 29 total pressures coming from 297 pass-rushing snaps, but Dexter needs to take that leap in Year 2 to justify Chicago’s faith and not put a cap on how good this defense can be.
I didn’t realize he was that awful against the run.
2). Most of his pass rush productivity came from the defensive end spot.
3). They better hope he gets more physical at the point in year two because 6-6 defensive tackles that are great are exceptionally rare.
4). Hopefully the offense is so good none of the first three will matter as much as it did last year.