It does not take a football expert to tell the casual fan that the Chicago Bears are having issues in the slot. They started Marqui Christian Week One and Duke Shelley Week Two, and it is hard to say which one performed better. Opponents attacked the weakness, which was whoever was in the slot.
In Week One, primary slot receiver Cooper Kupp torched the Bears for seven catches, 108 yards, and a touchdown. The following week Tyler Boyd went into the slot and walked away with seven catches for 73 yards. Slot receivers are averaging seven catches for 90 yards on the Chicago Bears’ slot corners.