Playing Vikings offense without Justin Jefferson could be quite a bit different says Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson.
Jaylon Jones wasn't about to cushion this for the sake of gamesmanship or to hype interest in the game or for any other reason."That change a whole lot," the Bears cornerback said."They already lost Dalvin Cook and he was pretty much their guy in the run game and now they lose their No. 1 target in the pass game for the last four years.
"I've really been watching him since he was at USC when he transferred over, going against the Utes, obviously," said Johnson, a former Utah player himself."I think he's a crafty receiver. He's a good route runner. He picks it up for where he kind of lacks in size.""He's crafty, a good savvy route runner who is continuing to learn and grow," Johnson said.
Minnesota will find a much different lineup in the Bears secondary than Washington and Denver faced the last two weeks. "Fearless," Johnson said."I didn't see a bit of fear in him when he was out there. I think he flew around and made plays on the ball and of course there were some things he would want back to learn from. But I mean that's part of the game. Everybody would want some plays back.Smith has an 86.3 passer rating against when targeted, according to Sportradar. He has allowed just 52.6% completions . He also stripped a football and recovered it.
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