Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown addresses the injury situation with running back D'Andre Swift and the role backs play against a blitzing defense like Minnesota's.
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00:00I'm positive about it, but we'll see over the next couple of days, see how it goes.
00:07Yeah, but I think it's too far.
00:08I think obviously the running back spot is a very volatile position when it comes to
00:19what those guys are actually doing, the amount of contact that happens with that position,
00:23and how volatile it can be.
00:24But I think what you mentioned before, obviously pass protection-wise is going to be of most
00:28importance for the defense that brings pressure almost every single snap, or gives the illusion
00:32of pressure every single snap, but plus also kind of get the run game going as well, keep
00:36guys fresh, rotate throughout the entire game so we can keep that ball rolling.
00:39I believe that every running back is dependent on the O-line, but I do believe that special
00:45backs can create for themselves.
00:47So what I mean by that is you can turn a four-yard play, a player's block before into an eight
00:52plus yard run that can win the one-on-one opportunities.
00:55I don't know any back in history, even though Barrett's my favorite, that's not dependent
00:59on the O-line.
01:00You still need those guys to...
01:01I know what you meant though, but just to clarify that, but I think as far as Swift
01:04goes, I think it's about being able to understand how to be detailed, which he's been, and obviously
01:10not always.
01:11I think with special guys that have special ability, not trying to search up and hunt
01:15up the home run play, to be consistent with that, to take efficient runs, four, five, six-yard
01:20runs, and be able to obviously maximize the one-on-one opportunities you have.
01:22To a degree.
01:23Offensively, you talk about different opponents.
01:25So Green Bay is a normal match defense, so they match nickel to 11, they match base to
01:3112.
01:32I'm assuming you're talking about Minnesota and Detroit, who don't, they play different
01:35styles of football.
01:36So it makes it a different floor of the game when it comes to how you find matchups, how
01:39you get the run game going.