Matt Eberflus says the Bears are in good hands if Terell Smith must start Monday against in place of Tyrique Stevenson due to an ankle injury.
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00:10 Terrell has looked good all the way back in the training camp.
00:17 He's mature beyond his years.
00:20 He takes things in stride.
00:22 He takes coaching really well.
00:24 So Coach Hoak's a really good corners coach for a long time and
00:28 he's done that for a while and he really soaks everything in.
00:32 So he's technique sound, fundamentally sound, and he's got really good speed.
00:37 We like his size, being able to play against bigger receivers.
00:41 So that's kind of a trend in the league, those big type receivers, and
00:43 he does a good job against these guys.
00:45 It's been really good, it's been solid.
00:46 You play corner in the NFL as a rookie.
00:49 First of all, they're gonna highlight you and
00:51 they're gonna come at you for the first half of the season.
00:54 Test your water and see what it's like, and I think he's responded.
00:58 He's had some battles, he's lost some of those battles.
01:01 He's won a good portion of those.
01:03 And the biggest thing with him is that you have to learn, right?
01:06 You have to keep learning and put it into your file so you become a better pro.
01:12 And what's really good about him is he plays one play at a time.
01:15 He just flushes the play and goes to the next one, good, bad, or indifferent.
01:18 And that's the way you gotta be as a corner.
01:20 You gotta have a short memory and then just keep moving.
01:22 Cuz every single week, it's a different set.
01:24 Every single down, it's a different set of people you're covering.
01:27 And everybody puts a different set of circumstances in front of you in terms of
01:30 their skill level.
01:31 We'll see if Jefferson's in or not.
01:35 Certainly they didn't have him last time, but again,
01:37 we have a contingency plan for that if he is.
01:40 I know he's been limited all week and we'll see where it goes.
01:41 No, I think you just have to prepare that he's gonna be in there.
01:45 I really do, I just think you have to prepare that he's in there.
01:47 And then if he's not, then you just adjust accordingly.
01:49 Yeah, you're always mindful of what the other team's doing and saying.
01:52 You always have somebody monitor that or people that monitor that and
01:56 give you back the news and what's been said during the course of the week.
01:59 And I think everybody does that.
02:01 But we'll see where it is.
02:02 And certainly a great player, one of the best receivers in the business.
02:08 And we've worked on if he is or if he isn't, so we'll be ready.
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