LaDainian Tomlinson thinks Allen Robinson needs to be more consistent

The Bears offense was one of the worst in the entire NFL, which was due to a number of reasons. But WR Allen Robinson wasn’t one of them.

There wasn’t much to love about the Chicago Bears offense last season. The unit was one of the worst in the entire NFL, which was due to a number of reasons.

But receiver Allen Robinson wasn’t one of them. In fact, he was one of the lone bright spots on offense, where he was able to thrive despite the struggles around him. Robinson had a career-high 98 receptions for 1,147 yards and seven scores in 2019. That in itself would be impressive. But given the inconsistent play at quarterback and a non-existent run game, it’s all the more impressive.

Which is why it’s shocking that anyone would consider Robinson’s performance inconsistent.

When asked about the Bears’ biggest concern heading into 2020, Hall of Fame running back and NFL Network analyst LaDainian Tomlinson believes that the wide receiver group is the biggest question mark. Which is certainly debatable.

But it’s what Tomlinson said about Robinson — who singlehandedly kept the Bears offense from being the worst in the league — that caught us by surprise. Tomlinson believes that Robinson needs to be more consistent, which is just ridiculous.

“In defense of Mitchell Trubisky, I don’t think (the receivers) did him any justice and what they put around him throughout his career,” Tomlinson said on NFL Total Access. “Allen Robinson had a bounce-back career from last year, where he had over 1,000 yards. So he needs to be a little more consistent.”

When looking at Robinson’s two years in Chicago, he’s been the epitome of consistency. Sure, he didn’t have a 1,000-yard season in his first year. But that was more about distributing the ball around to different weapons than Robinson’s ineffectiveness. Not to mention, he was coming off a torn ACL, and he wasn’t at 100 percent.

In Tomlinson’s defense, he did say that it’s on other receivers to step up to take the pressure off Robinson.

“He needs to have other guys like Anthony Miller and guys like that to step up,” Tomlinson said.

Still, Robinson is the least of Chicago’s worries. The only worry with Robinson comes with locking him up to a contract extension, as he’s entering the last year of his three-year deal with the Bears.

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