The West could be the place where bears find effective defensive tackle aid

How much attention the Indiana CJ West’s defensive line player will receive from the Chicago Bears In this project is uncertain.

What is clearer is the quantity of attention it has granted the Half-chemin monstersAnd a former Bears player in particular. It would be Akiem Hicks.

“Of course, one of the guys I watched a lot, and even, like someone when I entered university for the first time, was Akiem Hicks,” West said during the combine. “I was a big guy, you know, I am a chicago guy. So I watched a match, based in growing.”

Hicks played from 2016-21 for the Bears and was a key element in the dominant defense of Vic Fangio during the 2018 race to a division title. The defender of 6 feet 4 inches and 335 pounds in their alignment 3-4 mastered the blockers and the terrorized quarters, in particular during a period of three years of 2016-18, with 23 bags and 38 plated for the loss.

West does not have the same style of play but had an impressive last season in Indiana, however, as part of the reversal of the Hoosiers under the coach Curt CIGNETTI.

With two bags, eight plated for the loss and 40 plated in total last year after being transferred from Kent’s state, West projects as an A-GAP defender in the Bears program or the nose like Andrew Billings. However, he has shown speed to the combine harvester who could convince a NFL team that he can play at 3 techniques.

West ran a little exceptional by 4.96 and 4.95 seconds in two dashes of 40 yards, which is 6 feet 1 inch and 316 pounds.

It is planned by Mock Draft Data Base as a choice of fifth round and has really attracted the attention of scouts with a dominant performance in the East-West sanctuary game.

West attributes its success to a technical aspect that many defensive line coaches love to speak, but the players rarely mention.

“I am a very violent player, I am very violent in my hands,” said West. “So I have the impression that they know that it is really changing at the next level.

“I have very fast hands, quick feet. So I think it’s okay, you know, very good for me.”

It would not be difficult to see the graduate of the Nazareth Academy (Lagrange Park) as a subsequent addition in the recovery of the Bears.

They appear to add an offensive line aid and on -board rushers at a given time at the start, and also seem to be short of runners and tight ends on their list.

Zacch Pickens has not yet flowered to the defensive tackle via the 3rd year and more competition in the defensive rescue tackle would be an asset.

Again, if a defensive platform with 3 elite techniques fell into their towers, it could go in a different direction.

Pickens attributes to his mother’s work ethics and his own persistence to fight in a competitive high school as keys to help him reach this point as a productive player who is involved in helping the community.

“As a person, many people say that I am a big teddy bear, but when I get on the ground, I am a monster,” he said.

It looks like a possible adjustment for halfway monsters.

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