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I like what I’ve read. I could certainly see how this could work. Nice post!

Good ones who are not just big but quick on their feet are rare and expensive, but well worth it if you want a 3-4 to work to the max as nique implied above. I didn’t know that Harrison was up near 340, but I do remember he had a weight problem coming in.

Where do you see Manning fitting in? Despite what others think, Manning has progressed quite a bit this year and he’s starting to grow on me.

It makes it look possible to run a 3-4

Plus with the front 4 the bears have now why not, they don’t get to the qb anyways.

I believe he would be a good fit at OLB cause he does possess some skill and awareness in coverage. He would have to slim down a tad, but very possible. HH, J. Williams, and Roach would be on the outside looking in cause of their lack of size.

where do we put Idonije in at

Time to dump the 4-3 Cover 2.

Maybe Alex Brown or Mark Anderson can attract a 2nd round pick…

…I’d be cool going with the 3-4. Like Lovie says “It’s all 7 right …”

Melton as an OLB probably wouldn’t convert the way you want. leaving him at DE would be best, but i’d love to see DJ moore get some field time

something needs to happen with Gaines Adams, and it isn’t happening at DE.

I know i will…it does make a lot of sense. I believe Harrison played a little NT at arkansas but i dont remember since we arkansas fans tend to block out the houston nutt years.
could also move steltz to an outside linebacker…yeah i think after work madden and i have a date haha

Here’s a few 3-4 NT’s that will be on the market after this year. I think Harrison or Adams could be fine if they added weight, but I’m bored.

Casey Hampton, Pit, 32, 325 (he might be a little old but he’s fat, so I listed him)
John Jolly, GB, 26, 325 (actually a DE in GB but could switch to NT)
Ryan Pickett, GB, 30, 340 (resigning him would block Raji from getting playing time).
Gabe Watson, Ari, 26, 329 (I wanted the Bears to sign him last year but resigned for 1 yr)
Vince Wilfork, NE, 28, 325 (he’s a hog but NE spent a 2nd round pick on Ron Brace)

Here’s the rest of the upcoming FA D Linemen.
http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/features/freeagents/fa.php?option=DL&y=2010

look into drafting alabama’s Terrence Cody if yall want to switch to a 3-4

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-01-03-defense-cover_N.htm

Interesting article on the emerging popularity of the 3-4. Green Bay were watched eagerly this season with their transition from the 4-3. I thought they looked pretty awesome against us in week one – maybe we were worse than we looked after all. Now they’re statistically the best defense in the NFL. Is that all to do with personnel ? There’s an interesting point made in the article about the 3-4 having more ‘moving parts’ – offering you more flexibility, more options, creating more difficult matchups for the offense – and it’s perfectly designed for versatile linebackers who can do more than one thing. Can’t see Lovie/Angelo buying into it, but it makes rational sense to move in that direction. It’s like when Thomas Edison said about the telephone …“In the future I can see a need for putting one of these telephones in every city in America.” 3-4 is gaining popularity without a doubt, and for good reason, adapt or die.

we should probably try a unique 6-3-2 formation.

Please know that I’m joking.

Buddy Ryan would be turning over in his grave.

Instead of a 3-4, how about junking the wimpy bend-no-break Tampa 2 scheme, for an honest to goodness pressure defense. You know, the kind that get sacks and eats the QB for lunch on 3rd and long.

If we go 3-4 or stay 4-3. What DOES have to change is execution and scheme. Minny’s D is pretty nasty as a 4-3. So are the Giants and Eagles. Heck, even the Colts do pretty well in what is essentially a Cover-2 D. The difference between theirs and ours is ADAPTATION and PERSONNEL.

But don’t tell me that we’ll be using all the same players from this year. The Bears have alot of cleaning up and many additions to make before ANY defensive scheme works.

It boils down to who you’re putting out there. If you’re running a 4-3, and you don’t get enough pressure from your front 4, you’re gonna have problems against the pass. When Harris was in his prime, Mark Anderson had a career year, largely because the pressure from the middle was drawing so much attention. Harris isn’t 340, but a few years ago, nobody could stop him 1 on 1.

The Vikings have been very successful running their 4-3, mainly because of the Williams twins in the middle. When you’re getting pressure from your front 4, the 4-3 can work really well.

… didn’t need to. 18 tackles. We’ve got some ’backers to play 3-4 with, got some linemen too …

I think the 3-4 defense would actually suit you guys very well. The most important thing in the 3-4 is a good group of LBs, which is something you guys have. Urlacher and Briggs would be great in the middle, and I think Anderson and Adams would be good fits on the outsides.

Harris and Harrison would likely fit, but I think Ogunleye and Brown would have some struggles similar to Kampman’s this year.

I don’t think you guys necessarily need a change on defense though. With Urlacher and Tinosoima (sp?) back, I think your defense would look much better then it has. I think Harris is beginning to decline, and your safetys aren’t the greatest, though I think Afalava and Manning have potential.

The Packers made an easy change because of their coaching staff making it possible. Their LB’s are very fast as well, so they didn’t fit the 4-3 as good as they’d hope for. Their defensive linemen with the exception of Aaron Kampman are all very big. Cullen Jenkins rotated from DT to DE often. Enough said there. Therefore, with the change to the 3-4, their big defensive linemen did a great job in occupying blockers while freeing up a LB or CB that is blitzing.

The Bears have an excellent core of LB’s, but they are not known for their speed. Instead, they are known for their awareness and hard hitting abilities. They are an intimidating group of LB’s. Although Urlacher and Briggs would be excellent ILB’s, they wouldn’t have the ideal OLB’s and their defensive linemen would go through some growing pains as well. Gaines Adams definately looks like a flop at DE. We can all see that. However, like many have indicated, he could be a more ideal Hybrid OLB. With that said, look at how Washington utilizes Brian Orakpo

I know many will be shaking heads when I say Washington, but they have a good defense. Brian Orakpo was thought to be the ideal 3-4 OLB, but was drafted by WA to play as a 4-3 OLB. Most of us were shaking our heads, but he has 9 sacks on the year as a rookie. How has this worked? Washington runs a lot of zone coverages and zone blitzes. Perhaps Chicago could put Gaines Adams at a Hybrid OLB position and changing the defense from a Cover 2 to a Zone Coverage Defense. Therefore, the transition will not be too hectic as your players are more familiar with zone defensive schemes.

It’s a suggestion and probably something I would do if I were the Head Coach or Defensive Coordinator in Chicago. You get to add that complexity to the defense by starting Gaines Adams as the OLB. He may not be the most ideal covering LB, but he would be the best blitzing LB on the roster.

On a side note, I am a Packer fan. I just want to say good game today. Our games are always very stressfull for me. Sometimes I wonder why I watch our games because they get so stressfull. One thing I will say about Chicago, is that I have a lot of respect for your franchise and history as opposed to those on the west side of the Mississippi River.