The defense as a whole sucked against the Vikings, but the secondary really looked like shit. The secondary should be playing better than they are. They aren't composed of super-stars, but they are capable of playing better than they have been. Here's a rundown of this group who played terrible.
1. Ricky Manning Jr., #24-Corner Back. He's in for the injured Nate Vasher, who is a badass. Ricky Manning Jr. has 12 tackles this season, which is one less than the league average 13, but he hasn't started every game so this stat is a little deceiving. All of his tackles have been solo tackles this year though, and he should be coming up to assist the linebackers on running players.
2. Charles Tillman, #33-Corner Back. I don't have much complaint with Tillman. He was injured in week 4 against the Lions, but he has 23 tackles and 3 forced fumbles. 2 of those forced fumbles came against the packers, and basically won the game for the Bears because those 2 forced fumbles ended scoring drives for the packers.
3. Daniel Manning, #38-Safety. 2nd year player out of Abilene Christian, he has 22 tackles and an interception on the year. He's getting better as the year goes on, but he still has problems with letting receivers get behind him.
4. Adam Archuleta, #20-Safety. I saved the worst for last. You know a player has fucked up when Lovie Smith gives the old "Adam Archuleta is our safety" bit. Archuleta is a household name for what he did with the Rams, but he sucked in Washington last season, eventually getting benched, and hasn't been playing very well for the Bears this season. He has 26 tackles, but he has more tackles than the rest because quarterbacks pick on him. He does have one interception but the Bears expected him to be a leader in the secondary (I'm not really sure why since fucking Washington benched him) but the Bears benched him after he stood around and watched Adrian Peterson past him several times in the game against the Vikings. To his defense somewhat is the fact that Adrian Peterson looks like he could be the most impressive back in the league.
1. Ricky Manning Jr., #24-Corner Back. He's in for the injured Nate Vasher, who is a badass. Ricky Manning Jr. has 12 tackles this season, which is one less than the league average 13, but he hasn't started every game so this stat is a little deceiving. All of his tackles have been solo tackles this year though, and he should be coming up to assist the linebackers on running players.
2. Charles Tillman, #33-Corner Back. I don't have much complaint with Tillman. He was injured in week 4 against the Lions, but he has 23 tackles and 3 forced fumbles. 2 of those forced fumbles came against the packers, and basically won the game for the Bears because those 2 forced fumbles ended scoring drives for the packers.
3. Daniel Manning, #38-Safety. 2nd year player out of Abilene Christian, he has 22 tackles and an interception on the year. He's getting better as the year goes on, but he still has problems with letting receivers get behind him.
4. Adam Archuleta, #20-Safety. I saved the worst for last. You know a player has fucked up when Lovie Smith gives the old "Adam Archuleta is our safety" bit. Archuleta is a household name for what he did with the Rams, but he sucked in Washington last season, eventually getting benched, and hasn't been playing very well for the Bears this season. He has 26 tackles, but he has more tackles than the rest because quarterbacks pick on him. He does have one interception but the Bears expected him to be a leader in the secondary (I'm not really sure why since fucking Washington benched him) but the Bears benched him after he stood around and watched Adrian Peterson past him several times in the game against the Vikings. To his defense somewhat is the fact that Adrian Peterson looks like he could be the most impressive back in the league.
