Matt Eberflus’ team continued to rotate Teven Jenkins and Lucas Patrick in at right guard in Week 2 against the Packers. After looking at the film, Eberflus said the team isn’t ready to give one man the starting job.
Patrick, who is recovering from a hand injury, has played with a cast that has prevented him from snapping. To get him involved, the Bears moved him from center to right guard in the aforementioned rotation with Jenkins. Every two series or so, the players switch. In Eberflus’ eyes neither man has won the job outright, if Patrick still isn’t ready to snap the ball.Each man had ups and downs against the Packers, as Eberflus said.
After that one pressure, though, Jenkins was sturdy in pass pro, and ranged from good to dominant in the run game. Patrick stood his ground in pass pro for the most part, and did his job when called upon to be the pulling guard in the run game. But Patrick was never as dominant as Jenkins, and on the pivotal 4th-and-inches run, Patrick wasn’t able to maintain his block on the point of attack, which played a part in the Packers stopping Fields short of the endzone.
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