There are lots of indicators {that a} staff has nice management, and one in all them is gamers holding different gamers accountable. We noticed that on two events throughout Chicago Bears observe on Tuesday.
Throughout the session, defensive lineman Grady Jarrett, who is among the high leaders on the staff, reprimanded fellow lineman Jordan van den Berg and edge rusher Montez Sweat when each have been on one knee throughout a interval of observe.
“We additionally noticed Grady Jarrett yell ‘Stand up!’ at Jordan van den Berg and Montez Sweat when each have been on a knee through the lengthy drive drill,” CHGO Bears’ Adam Hoge reported. “This degree of player-led accountability is a very good factor, particularly when you think about how a lot the Bears lacked it through the (Matt Eberflus) period.”
Based on beat writers, the lengthy drive interval was an exhausting one, which is why van den Berg and Sweat have been on one knee like that. It positively wasn’t these gamers merely slacking, simply to be clear.
In a separate scenario, cornerback Jaylon Johnson introduced the staff collectively earlier than the pink zone interval and advised the gamers their efficiency throughout observe wasn’t adequate, Cam Lewis mentioned, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin.
“I feel identical to form of ramping it up slightly bit as we have been getting going with a few of the staff stuff and form of simply heightened the competitiveness, environment and I believed that was good by Jaylon,” tight finish Cole Kmet mentioned, per CHGO Bears.
Kmet went on to say he thought the Bears had their greatest observe of camp.
Alongside along with his gathering the staff collectively, Johnson additionally helped Sweat up and again to the sideline whereas he was down on a knee, Cronin reported.
“One other instance of Johnson’s management on show at this time was when he helped Montez Sweat again to the protection’s sideline after the long-drive drill,” Cronin wrote. “Understandably exhausted, Sweat was closest to the offense’s sideline so he took a knee there after the drive ended. Johnson walked over, helped him up and jogged with him again to the protection’s sideline.”
As Hoge factors out, accountability was most positively a problem through the Matt Eberflus period, as the previous Bears head coach sorely lacked in that space.
The most effective issues you may see on a staff is gamers holding one another accountable. The very last thing you need is for veterans like Jarrett and Johnson to see issues they do not like from their teammates and to allow them to slide.
Nice groups usually have nice management, and what Jarrett and Johnson did confirmed the Bears have that.
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