Les Grossman
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DEN did it also when Nolan was there for one year with McDaniels. They were good too.
DEN did it also when Nolan was there for one year with McDaniels. They were good too.
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This. And you nailed it 100% with the Josh Mcdaniels reference. Chaging to a 3-4 would be epically Special person.
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izzy/Melton - DE's
Paea - NT
Peppers/Mcclellin - OLB
Briggs/Free agent - ILB
I don't think it would be THAT terrible of a transition, maybe not perfect but i think the Bears could make it work.
Paea - NT
Peppers/Mcclellin - OLB
Briggs/Free agent - ILB
I don't think it would be THAT terrible of a transition, maybe not perfect but i think the Bears could make it work.
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If Paea's really as strong as legend tells he'd be a good fit but I don't think Peppers would be a good fit on the line, maybe at OLB for him.
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Which part of what I said (that most people seem to agree with) is your retort supposed to be aimed at?
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So, as Lovie goes to Arizona, we can trade Cutler, Hester, Davis and our fourth for their 1st and Calais Campbell. /not srs
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To hell the 3-4, like another poster mentioned it`s the flavor of the week. How about just drafting a coule of new offensive lineman, get another in free agency, and draft a young mlb in the first or second round. I think that would be alot easier than having to do this on top of blowing up most of what is still a top tier defense.
Get a free agent LT and TE if possible, and a mlb early in the draft. The fo also has to think about another DE too. Okafor would be a nice addition in the second or third round to groom behind Peppers.
Most of the team is in place and just needs some young offensive lineman, LB, & DE depth to be a legitimate contender. This is very reachable for the Bears fo with their rumored cap space.
Id rather see a few tweeks like this here and there, rather than set the franchise back a few years with a scheme change.
For the poster that made a refference to the Colts, in all fairness they would be lucky to be a 5 win team without Luck as their QB.
Get a free agent LT and TE if possible, and a mlb early in the draft. The fo also has to think about another DE too. Okafor would be a nice addition in the second or third round to groom behind Peppers.
Most of the team is in place and just needs some young offensive lineman, LB, & DE depth to be a legitimate contender. This is very reachable for the Bears fo with their rumored cap space.
Id rather see a few tweeks like this here and there, rather than set the franchise back a few years with a scheme change.
For the poster that made a refference to the Colts, in all fairness they would be lucky to be a 5 win team without Luck as their QB.
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I wonder what the new coach wants. Could make a difference.
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Did switching to a 3-4 set the Ravens back years?
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I jst cant see the 3-4 working for us but hey im down for it if it happens. We have a lot of young players on the come up so bring it
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The Ravens switch wasn't really overnight and was more of a hybrid defense than a strict 3-4. The moves they made were made with Lewis in mind. When he couldn't cover as much ground as he once did, this defense took some pressure off of him and still put him in position to make plays.
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The Ravens started their franchise as a 3-4 defense and never changed from it numbnuts.
Your going to have to come up with better than that.
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I always felt the 3-4 allowed teams a certain freedom scheme wise and personnel wise. Much easier to find a 3-4 OLB than a 4-3 DE. Also allows for potentially "less money" to be tied up in a defense.
The teams that made the switch completely eventually got the NT they needed. The Bears would need to look for that player.
The teams that made the switch completely eventually got the NT they needed. The Bears would need to look for that player.
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No. Marvin Lewis. Geez.
http://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/2010/4/9/1412079/football-101-the-ravens-hybrid
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The Ravens ran a 4-3 when Marvin Lewis was their DC for six years, including their Superbowl defense, you clueless twat.
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Probably that paea can be a 3-4 nt with "a little bulk". He would need alot of bulk.
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classic.
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Dude your sig is phenomenal
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The part I quoted mostly, but it also applies to your entire premise.
Let's review:
Emery can either maintain his already existing 4-3 defense that just needs a MLB and keep a system all his existing players are very experienced in.
Or he can switch to a 3-4 and and play his entire defensive front (except Shea) out of position in an totally different system while he wastes more picks and FA money trying to find a real NT, DE's, and LB's that actually fit the scheme.
Who the **** does that? Especially when it's glaringly clear to everyone except Cutler haters that the problem this season wasn't the fucking defense. You don't switch to the 3-4 on a whim because it's what all the cool teams are doing. How about we fix the weakest link in the chain instead of hacking up the good part because a handful of meatballs thinks it'd be cooler if we ran a 3-4. The weak link on this team is the OL.
Folks need to take Cutler out of the equation and look at the OL objectively without the hater/homer glasses on. Compared alone to the defensive line it's not even close talent wise. Webb is fucking terrible. Practice squad James Brown should not be starting at LG next season. Garza is overmatched at C and old. Louis is coming off a blown knee. Carimi is even worse than Webb. You need 4 new starters across the board (5 if Louis can't return to form) regardless of how serviceable you think they looked the last 2 weeks.
The #1 priority this offseason should be hiring one of the best offensive HC canidates you can get and putting together an NFL quality OL capable of playing on the defenses level and not blowing up the defense and installing a 3-4 with a bunch of guys playing out of position and regressing them down to the OL's level.
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