
It will come down to how he responds when that inevitably happens. Vildor will absolutely get beat a number of times in that stretch. All of whom have great receivers at their disposal. Then a murderous slate that will include Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Ben Roethlisberger. He’s going to face a gauntlet of challenges from the moment the season begins. Kindle Vildor won’t be eased into this thing He’s got a great eye for the ball /sfZxs0CGZM I would not be surprised if the rookie got a pick today. Once he gets comfortable passing in zones, he'll be just fine. Dude is athletic, baits QBs, and presses like a beast. I'm gonna go on record and say I actually believe in Kindle Vildor. It is easy to forget this kid hasn’t played much. One against Jacksonville and the other in the playoffs against New Orleans. He didn’t get significant playing time until the win over Minnesota on December 20th. Vildor played almost no snaps through the first 13 games of his rookie season. But it’s how he reacts to getting beat and how he comes back from it that you look for in a player.” When you’ve got that kind of talent, you need experience. So now you’ve really got to jump up two levels of competition… I think he’s still raw. But he played at a lower level of Division I at Georgia Southern. …He had a lot of interceptions and pass breakups in college. In fact, he looked a lot better than a guy who would be taken that late (5th round). “Going back to his college tape, his college tape was excellent. He can’t get better unless the Bears give him a chance to play. He explained on the No Name Football podcast that Vildor is a talented young corner.

Have they lost their minds? Former Bears personnel director Greg Gabriel doesn’t think so. That made Vildor the heavy favorite to start opposite Johnson on opening night in Los Angeles. They made their stance pretty clear during final cuts when veteran Desmond Trufant was released. The fact it came against mostly backup receivers didn’t do anything to instill confidence about his capability as a starter. It was apparent opposing teams were picking on him. In 44 coverage snaps, Vildor gave up five catches for 44 yards on six targets. However, that didn’t translate to the preseason. They loved how much work he put in during the summer and seemed to look sharp in training camp.
