Chicago Bears: Why Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is better than Adrian Amos

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The thing I love about having Ha Ha Clinton Dix in the backfield with Eddie Jackson is that quarterbacks now have to be worried about both safeties’ ability to pick off interceptions. Adrian Amos has three interceptions for his career. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has 14. I know, Clinton-Dix has played an extra season, but to catch pace, Amos will need more than one or two interceptions this year. He will need six or seven.

This might shock you since people keep saying Clinton-Dix is not a sure tackler, but I think his tackling ability is more of a strength than a weakness. He will miss tackles at times (most safeties do), but as I pointed out, he actually missed one fewer tackle than Amos did in 2019. If you watch his college tape and you watch the first couple of seasons, he did not have tackling issues.

He seemed to have checked out of Green Bay. Maybe it was a personnel issue. Maybe it was because he thought he deserved a big contract. Either way, he has no excuses now in Chicago. A safety is the last line of defense, but the Bears are probably the most talented defensive unit in football. Clinton-Dix will not be asked to do as much for the Bears as he had to in Green Bay and Washington

If Pagano and the defensive coaches can limit how often Clinton-Dix freelances than he will be in line to have a great contract year. Clinton-Dix has the closing speed and ability to make plays on the ball. His height is an advantage over some of the smaller slot receivers and allows him to keep up with the tall tight ends.

Clinton-Dix is versatile as well. With the way this defense will run plays, both Eddie Jackson and Clinton-Dix can handle either the free or strong safety position. Clinton-Dix is a better all-around safety than Adrian Amos in this manner. He can play zone and man coverage with the same caliber of play.

What I love about watching his film is how he reads the quarterback. He reads run versus pass well and is constantly able to read where the quarterback is going to put the football. There are even plays where he reads the quarterback’s throw better than the receiver the quarterback is targeting.

Here is the thing. We are a little over a month away from football (less for preseason). We can stop these debates between Clinton-Dix and Adrian Amos soon as the players will dictate who is better. My money is on Clinton-Dix