Kindle Vildor provides lone bright spot in Chicago Bears secondary

Nobody has to reiterate just how bad the Chicago Bears’ secondary was on Sunday night. They got trounced for deep-ball after deep-ball and they looked rough doing it. The worst news from the game was that Eddie Jackson, their big-name safety was in the mix of all of the issues.

However, while there was a variety of issues in the group, there was a lone bright spot in Kindle Vildor. Vildor did allow 19 yards on reception to Robert Woods. However, that was the only reception that he allowed.

Marqui Christian allowed 5 receptions, Jackson gave up 3, Gipson gave up 3, and Jaylon Johnson allowed just two. The two outside cornerbacks were much better than the slot and safety play.

According to PFF, Vildor was second in the NFL in snaps per target. He was between rookie Greg Newsome, and veteran Casey Hayward as the least challenged cornerbacks of the week.

There are a few parts to take away from this. One side would say that Vildor was locking down his side and there were no lanes to throw. This is big considering he spent plenty of time against Robert Woods and is stepping into a starting role on week one for the first time.

On the other end, the argument is why would they have to attack Vildor when it is so easy to challenge everywhere else. The Bears made Duke Shelley inactive, and with Marqui Christian at slot, they have a borderline roster player who was just cut and re-signed in their starting lineup. It was easy for the Rams to pinpoint him as the player to target.

Then, with Gipson and Jackson on the back end, it was bombs away to the deep middle. The sidelines could have been challenged, but it was unnecessary. Of course, Chicago Bears fans are hoping for the latter, and they could use any sort of confidence boost. Vildor being a bright spot would be big.