Which Chicago Bears players were winners from their Week 3 win vs. Texans?
Player three: Eddie Jackson
It seems that Eddie Jackson might be back, even if it’s a new version of his old self. He is not the same player that we saw in 2018 when he looked like he could possibly be a top safety in the game, but he still is a ball-hawk who has a nose for capitalizing on a quarterback’s mistakes.
We have seen improved tackling from Jackson this year and he seems to have a stronger role on the defense than in recent years. Eddie Jackson has been a positive for the Bears this season, and it continued after his strong performance against the Texans. He ended the game with eight total tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble. Unfortunately, the Chicago Bears were not able to recover any of the fumbles tonight. Eddie Jackson creates turnovers by playing all over the field.
His interception came in the endzone to stop the Texans from scoring. Davis Mills was late to hit a slant, and it was tipped on a nice play by Kindle Vildor. Jackson caught the ball and secured his feet in bounds, which was a very mature move by him. His veteran mindset set in made sure to check his feet to complete the interception, because he was very close to the backline of the endzone. A young player might have been so excited with the pick that they would not have kept their feet in bounds.
It is great to see Eddie Jackson coming back to form after being almost nonexistent over the last three years. Through both Chuck Pagano and Sean Desai as defensive coordinators, Jackson struggled to play to his strengths. Now that the team has another versatile safety who can cover the box, Jackson can play his center-field type of coverage on the back end and be a quarterback’s worst nightmare with his vision.
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The Chicago Bears were able to stay in the game and out grit the Houston Texans at home. Khalil Herbert, Roquan Smith, and Eddie Jackson put the team on their backs today, and the team will need more performances like these consistently going forward if they are to remain competitive this year. 2-1 so far almost feels like a fever dream, but hopefully, things continue to improve.