Say It: Jarrett Bush Had A Solid Day
By Aaron Nagler on Dec 16, 2009 with 55 Comments
The man Packer fans love to hate, Jarrett Bush, had a pretty solid day against the Bears.
Yes, he had yet another penalty on special teams, and yes he allowed a completion here and there - but so did Charles Woodson for goodness sake. From scrimmage, overall, Bush was fine. The play below is a perfect example of the type of solid yet unspectacular play that gets wiped from fans' memories but it's an excellent play by Bush. (Apologies for the choppy video)
Notice how Cutler keeps his eyes on the slant. Bush does a good job of keeping his zone responsibility and breaking on the swing pass to Forte and of making the tackle. (Though I do wish he'd wrap up)
It's not highlight material by any means. But it is a good illustration of how Bush can be serviceable in this scheme. Yes, he's a disaster in man coverage. For whatever reason, he just has a terrible time locating the ball in the air. He is vary rarely flat out beat. He is almost always right on top of whoever it is he is covering in man. But he just doesn't have the ball-skills needed to be a man corner, which is why he was so terrible in Sanders' scheme. But in Capers' scheme you can get by with his athleticism, as is evident in the clip above. He's going to take his lumps as the season goes on, but he's better than some of the dreck you see paraded around Nickel and Dime packages across the NFL.
Filed Under: Dom Capers • Jarrett Bush
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Where all those Crosby and Bush defenders? WHERE ARE THOSE???????????? NEVER PRAISE A HORSE SHIT LIKE BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my god – read the fucking post:
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Yes, he’s a disaster in man coverage. For whatever reason, he just has a terrible time locating the ball in the air. He is vary rarely flat out beat. He is almost always right on top of whoever it is he is covering in man. But he just doesn’t have the ball-skills needed to be a man corner
He’s a terrible football player period. Everybody in this league is good at something, but the bad players, like him, have much more flaws than they have qualities, and praising qualities off such a terrible player is a pointless exercise. But you already know it.
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This game was a bonus, we’re still going to the playoffs. But with him, Crosby and Bell, it’s going to happen again.
[...] I dared to point it out when Jarrett Bush had a solid game. Yes, Bush responded to my kindness by having an unbelievably bad game against the Steelers. [...]