The Bears defense was a solid unit in 2019, but they certainly missed Hicks’ presence in the middle of that defensive line.There’s no denying that Jackson had the worst season of his three-year career in 2019, and even his worst was solid. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/10/chicago-bears-akiem-hicks-eddie-jackson-just-missed-out-on-pffs-top-50-players-of-2020/ He hadn’t finished a season with a grade higher than 70.0, performed poorly against the run and couldn't make a difference as a pass-rusher. It's a list of players who just missed and the Bears should feel honored because they apparently have three players in the top 60 according to PFF, which Bears fans like to point out has had a habit of finding ways to discredit their team over the last year.The Bears had only Khalil Mack on the top 50 at 18th, but making a top 50 list is rather elite company.Anyone making such a list or even a one of players who "just missed" is receiving a huge compliment. Akiem Hicks: Pos: DE, Career: 114 G, 2 TD, ProBowl, Bears/Saints/.. 2012-2019, born CA 1989 Burton suffered an injury during Saturday's practice, where he had to be...With no preseason games for the 2020 season, instead of facing the San Francisco 49ers for what would've been their third preseason game, the Chicago Bears made their first appearance at Soldier Field on Saturday for a scrimmage among themselves.The media wasn’t allowed to record or update what was going on in the scrimmage due to the teams policy, but they were able to talk to the coaches and players after the game.The big topic so far in the off-season has been the quarterback competition between Mitchell Trubisky and... Pro Football Focus released their top 50 Players of 2020 list, While Hicks missed most of the 2019 season, his impact during those five games he played was enough to garner him a spot just outside the top 50. But when Hicks joined the Chicago Bears in 2016, a switch flipped. Save the bulls honor Maximus — akiem hicks (@The_Dream99) March 17, 2020. PFF had less positive to say about Jackson, only pointing out he "...strung together a run of phenomenal play in 2018 and won PFF’s award for the best coverage playerThen they set about trashing both Hicks and Jackson.The article compared Jackson to Tennessee safety Kevin Byard, pointing out he missed the top 50 because his effort in 2019 earned only a 66.8 mark on their super secret scoring system and it was only above average, then adding he has really only had one good year and if they had to bet on which Jackson we'll see this year they believe it's more likely it will be a solid one but not the one from 2018.With Hicks, PFF went into the usual song and dance about the grading system they use showing Hicks just had a phenomenal 2018, too, but said that it was an outlier.If you're going to put both Jackson and Hicks on a top 60 list then say their best seasons were outliers and that they're not really so good, then why include them on the list at all?This wasn't just more Bears whining. Akiem Hicks, Eddie Jackson Make PFF Top 60, for Better or Worse. Both Akiem Hicks and Eddie Jackson made it onto the PFF list of those who just missed. Packers linebacker Za'Darius Smith was in with the near misses, as was Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks. Akiem Hicks, Eddie Jackson just missed out on PFF's Top 50 Players of 2020.
I'd even argue that 99% of them are bad.
The top 50 list of players in the NFL for Pro Football Focus came out … The addition of free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix forced Jackson to strong safety, where he wasn’t able to make the kind of game-changing plays and takeaways that he’d managed in his first two seasons.The Bears expect big things from Hicks and Jackson heading into 2020.
But this – this is not a bad schtick. Jackson will return to free safety in 2020, where he’ll get an opportunity to make those game-changing plays that should be enough to crack PFF’s top 50 in 2021.Sign up for the Bears Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morningThe Bears expect big things from Hicks and Jackson heading into 2020.The Chicago Bears were supposed to host the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday afternoon for what would've been their third preseason game. There are so, so, so many terrible shticks on Twitter. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/10/chicago-bears-akiem-hicks-eddie-jackson-just-missed-out-on-pffs-top-50-players-of-2020/ It would've meant two full preseason games of Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles, which would've gone a long way in helping determine a starting quarterback.But instead, the Bears held a scripted scrimmage at Soldier Field, where the quarterback uncertainty continued for Trubisky and Foles, as well as some questions about Eddy Pineiro's status heading into Week 1.Here are 8 takeaways from Saturday's final practice/scrimmage open to the media.Former Bears tight end Trey Burton had his share of injury struggles during his two seasons in Chicago. Akiem Hicks ’ first four years in the NFL were quite average — maybe even below average for a third-round pick. Akiem Hicks profile page, biographical information, injury history and news Hicks is coming off an elbow injury, but his presence on Chicago’s defensive line will be invaluable.