2. A closer look at the intense battle between WRs, DBs
Bears receivers coach Mike Furrey and defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend have turned up the competition in training camp between their position groups.
“During timed one-on-one red-zone drills, wide receivers and tight ends receive a point if they make a catch,” Chicago Tribune’s Colleen Kane explained. “The defensive backs receive points if the play takes too much time, goes out of bounds or they intercept the pass. The coaches keep score, and the group that comes out on top wins.”
The competition between Furrey and Townsend has ignited the same between receivers and defensive backs, which has made for some entertaining practices, as we saw firsthand during this second episode of 1920 Football Drive.
“We both obviously respect each other for who we are, so that’s why we can go where we go,” Furrey told reporters last week. “And it gets people’s attention too. It juices them up a little bit. … It’s easy to fall into complacency. It’s easy to fall — going through practices, going through camp — (into) the monotony over and over and over. And that’s our job as coaches — to make sure we provide that energy.”
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