Buccaneers Roundtable, Week 2 : How do the Bucs stop Tarik Cohen?

James Yarcho

To me, it all boils down to Kwon Alexander.

Tarik Cohen showed what a threat he is for the Bears’ offense and now that Kevin White is out, he and Jordan Howard are going to have to truly shoulder the load.

Cohen split out wide five times against the Falcons Sunday and all five times Glennon targeted him.

There is no one on the defense that can stop Cohen in the run game as well as provide serviceable pass defense the way Kwon can.

It won’t surprise me one bit if Kwon is responsible for shadowing Cohen throughout the game to minimize any plays he may make.

Putting the responsibility on Kwon to eliminate the threat of Cohen from the Bears’ game plan makes them even more one dimensional than they already are.

At that point, the Bucs only have to worry about Jordan Howard and they have plenty of players left that can shut him down.

Glennon doesn’t pose much of a threat, especially when his top two receivers are Kendell Wright and Markus Wheaton.

The Bears have a running game – a solid running game – but the game script will likely take the Bears out of their run game rather early, as long as the Bucs as Kwon Alexander keep Tarik Cohen in check.

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This completes our look at how the Buccaneers may attack Chicago’s offense, and specifically look to keep Tarik Cohen from getting big plays for the offense.

How do you see this game shaping up? Is Cohen a legitimate threat, or is he a flash in the pan?

I’m sure, like us, you’ll all be watching as the Bucs host the Bears in Week 2.

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