Kyler Gordon's return from injury is a key development for Bears

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00:00Kyler Gordon says that he is back.

00:01No pump fakes.

00:02He will play Monday night for the Bears against the Commanders.

00:07What does a player like him, what is he capable of doing in a defense like Dennis Allen's?

00:14Well, you have to have a slot corner.

00:16It's one of the most important positions in football today, Lawrence.

00:20Someone who can cut off the ball in the run game, match and carry inside, pressure, tackle in space,

00:25and also play man coverage in third and short.

00:26You have to have that player in your defense, and especially someone like Gordon,

00:31who has the transition speed, is physical in coverage, and physical at the point of attack.

00:35It improves your defense dramatically when he's in the football field.

00:39If you go and get to Washington, I wouldn't be surprised if he's in the matchup versus Debo Samuel on third down.

00:44Woo, boy.

00:45That just got the football brain going.

00:49Debo's a beast, isn't he, Matt?

00:51Like that, his hands are so crazy strong, he can do anything fundamentally he needs to do.

00:56He's a great player.

00:58Yeah, and he can play through contact.

00:59That's the most important thing.

01:00Similar to an A.J. Brown, someone that can play through press coverage, win at the top of the route stem

01:05because they are so physical and create separation that way.

01:08You don't have to be, you know, a Keenan Allen, a super detailed route runner

01:11when you have those physical tools that Debo Samuel has when you watch him on tape.

01:15More importantly, in Cliff Kingsbury's offense, he is that motion movement player.

01:19That's a term I use for someone who obviously can win within the router,

01:23but also on fly sweeps, screens, backfield alignments, manufacture touches for him.

01:28So that's someone they really have to account for on Monday night.