Chicago Bears fans are already down on their star receiver Kevin White. It’s mainly because of an injury his rookie year that built up and overwhelming hype train leading into his NFL regular season debut. Fans expected flashes of Julio Jones, Dez Bryant and even a little bit of Amari Cooper. Each of those players has been directly compared to White based on his college highlights, size, speed and athleticism.

Unfortunately though, all Bears fans got to see was three receptions for 34 yards and a miscommunication with Jay Cutler that led to an embarrassing interception.

During the game White lost his footing on the turf a few times, seemingly ran the wrong route during the interception and his “elite speed” was virtually non-existent. Meanwhile, Will Fuller from the Texans was torching Chicago defensive backs looking faster than ever.

What gives?

Chicago Tribune beat reporter Brad Biggs mentioned on the radio that White has a tendency to slow down / stop and catch the ball rather than catch it a full speed like Fuller was. He also mentioned the hamstring injury everyone was well aware of pointing out that White may not be 100% just yet. Valid point on the hamstring, not sure we agree on the speed evaluation.

Here’s a example of White’s ability to catch the ball at full speed.

Now that we clearly understand why people are down on White, let’s talk about why it’s idiotic. First of all, it was his first NFL game. Secondly, does anyone remember the regular season debut for Amari Cooper, his direct comparison during the NFL draft process? (continue to next page using arrows above)