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Kindle Vildor bears a resemblance to cornerback Chris Harris Jr., another undersized cornerback with great speed and technique that played at a smaller school. And similar to the former shutdown corner, Vildor has displayed both the coverage skills necessary to play the outside corner positions and the athleticism and tackling ability to play in the slot.
If needed, you can trust Vildor to play press and man coverage, but he’s best in zone. If Sean Desai’s playbook has concepts similar to Vic Fangio’s, Vildor should benefit from a healthy dose of match zone concepts (playing zone coverage on one side of the field and man coverage on the other).
The Bears’ other cornerback, Jaylon Johnson, is a prototypical press and man boundary corner; the use of match zone concepts on defense will allow Vildor and Johnson to play to their strengths and make plays in the secondary.
If Vildor turns out to be the real deal, the Bears could have their own version of the Denver Broncos 2015 “No Fly Zone” secondary manned by Aqib Talib and Chris Harris Jr.
