Jaylon Johnson Lands In Trouble After Making Utterances Regarding Their…
The veteran Bears cornerback sees his defense capable of pitching a shutout at either Atlanta or Green Bay in the final two games.
Jaylon Johnson sometimes makes tremendous demands of himself with what seems like outlandish statements.
When he talked about being All-Pro or being paid like one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, it seemed far-fetched. Here he is, the No. 1 graded cornerback, No. 1 in pass coverage for Pro Football Focus and a big pay day doesn’t seem so crazy with his contract expiring after this season.
On Thursday Johnson put a real demand upon the entire defense, not merely himself. He called for the defense to pick up a shutout in one of the next two games, against either Atlanta Sunday at Soldier Field or of the Packers at Lambeau Field in the finale.
I think we’re due for a shutout,” Johnson said. “I mean, just, I think that’s something that I don’t think we’ve done this year.”
They haven’t done it for 13 seasons actually. The last shutout was when the NFC North champions and NFC Championship Game qualifiers went to Miami and shut out Brandon Marshall and the Dolphins 16-0 on Nov. 18, 2010.
“Honestly, doing something new,” Johnson continued. “I mean, we’ve had four-turnover games, interceptions, touchdowns we have, but I think if we can come out with a shutout in the next two weeks, one of these games, I think that would be very big for us as a group and establish us as a dominant defense.”