Me, being an underdog, I try to give these kids as much as I can. Everybody wants to do it, but do they want to put in the work? When I was growing up, it was a lot different so I’m trying to give these guys those tools of what it takes. I think a lot of kids are losing perspective of what it takes to get ready for the next level. Just trying to focus on DB training - anywhere from middle school, high school to college - to get guys ready for the next level. Jennings: I’ve been training in North Georgia since 2015. How long have you been training DB’s down there? We’ve welcomed plenty of Packers and Bears fans into our Go Long community this past month so here’s a chat with one cornerback who helped define that rivalry through the 2010’s. If he’s not training kids, you’ll probably find him on the golf course where he’s sure to text Brian Urlacher immediately after a great round. These days, Jennings is coaching high school football part-time and doing defensive back training three days a week in northern Georgia. Thus, Jennings provides a unique perspective on the Bears of today and the latest handpicked savior: rookie Justin Fields. He’s not shy in explaining why Cutler was a poor leader and a reason those Bears teams couldn’t break through. There were good times, and we certainly got into those good times.īut in his quarterback, Jay Cutler, the corner Jennings also saw why talent alone isn’t enough. One year later, the Bears missed the playoffs with one fourth-and-8 heave to Randall Cobb. Those Bears started 7-1, only to finish 10-6 and miss the postseason. And Jennings knows the 2012 team could’ve been special, too. In 2010, Chicago hosted the NFC Championship and lost to Green Bay with its quarterback injured on the sideline. This defense was so, so close to ‘85 Bears -like immortality in the Windy City, too. In 2012, he led the NFL with nine interceptions, and he had 20 total in his 10-year career.Īlways a threat to take it back to the house, Jennings made two Pro Bowls, too. The Indianapolis Colts drafted him in the second round of the 2006 draft, he won a Super Bowl as a rookie, played in another in 2009 and Jennings eventually busted out as one of the top playmakers in the NFL with the Bears. Hell, he didn’t even play football until 10th grade and this 5-foot-7 fighter at cornerback had to scratch ‘n claw for the final scholarship at his dream school: the University of Georgia. Talent can lead to plenty of notoriety and money and success.īut if anyone in recent Chicago Bears history knows that true hard work is more valuable, it’s cornerback Tim Jennings.
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