Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Allen: "Just watch me play this year"

During his introductory news conference yesterday, recently-signed Bears DE Jared Allen expressed a lot of confidence going into the upcoming season.

"Just watch me play this year," Allen said. "I'm a full year off surgery on my shoulder. I want to believe in what I'm playing for and who I'm playing for, and that's why I'm here. I believe in the product they're putting on the field."

While I'm curious to see how this guy will do this fall, I'm still not convinced he'll make the Bears a legitimate threat in the NFC North. I mean, when your offense is terrible your defensive skills are pretty irrelevant, right?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My impression is that the offense is pretty good. It's the defense that is questionable. The question is how much gas left in the tank for Allen? I hope not much but it's hard to erase images of his swagger after big plays. I was beginning to lose a little intensity in disliking the Bears. I'm sure Allen will stir it up.

Brandon said...

Good point. It's really easy to dislike Jared Allen. I haven't been trolling any Viking sites to find out what they think, but what's it going to be like watching Allen play against the Vikings next season for the Bears?