Robert Quinn must meet high expectations in Chicago Bears debut
The Chicago Bears are expected to get Robert Quinn back, and he should hit the ground running
After a disappointing start to the 5-year contract of Robert Quinn, all signs are pointing to him being on the field on Sunday. There is some talk that it may be in a rotational role, and with his lack of dropping in coverage and run defense, he is a pass rushing threat solely anyway.
Still, with that in mind, the Chicago Bears should not be waiting a game or two to shake the rust off. If they are paying Quinn to situationally be a pass rushing stud, he needs to show up and be a pass rushing stud.
If he were going against a different opponent, it would be one thing. However, in this situation there will be no excuses. Lining up across from Quinn is a rookie in Andrew Thomas. Thomas is a top five pick from Georgia with pedigree and talent. However, if Quinn is rusty from missing a game, imagine the rookie missing an offseason and being thrown into action.
When looking at his first week with the Giants, he was overwhelmed. Bud Dupree was an animal on Monday Night football. He forced eight pressures, one leading to an interception. He also made three stops in the ground game.
Some of this was a veteran coming out of the gate and dominating a rookie with no offseason. Some of this was miscommunication on the offensive line. The Steelers blitzed the Giants on 60% of Daniel Jones drop backs according to PFF. Jones, combined with an inexperienced center and a rookie left tackle had issues handling extra men rushing.
This led to Bud Dupree screaming free untouched, or with just a tight end to evade. Bud Dupree is a great pass rusher, but Chicago Bears fans have to be thinking that they paid Quinn to be as good, if not better than Dupree.
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Sure, Quinn is coming off injury, and Dupree is playing on a franchise tag with big money in mind, but Quinn needs to look at the eight pressures Dupree forced and match that. The Bears need to expect Quinn to welcome a rookie into the NFL rather than the rookie find his footing against a rusty veteran. It is fair to expect a big game in Robert Quinn’s Chicago Bears debut.