Never underestimate the value a true No. 1 corner can bring to a defense.
The examples of a defense-changing cornerback are plentiful: The 2009 New York Jets defense — which was schemed almost entirely around cornerback Darrelle Revis — was one of the best defenses in modern football history, while the New Orleans Saints' defense was brought back from years of inferiority by the arrival of Marshon Lattimore in 2017. Now, one corner may very well be bringing the Chicago Bears' defense back to their spot atop the NFL.