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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 786438" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>I'm not so sure that a DB heavy defense would be susceptible to Cook and the Vikings. Cook isn't exactly a power runner. Safeties can get him on the ground. He's more likely to juke than to truck. A heavy DB, light LB look might actually be better at defending him than the alternative. </p><p></p><p>But Pettine has stated openly that his defensive design is meant to promote pass defense, and that run defense is secondary. This is the correct philosophy. I know old school coaches will always say that defense starts with stopping the run, but that's not this league anymore. The Bears' running backs ran for 5.35 per carry last night and the offense was mostly useless for the majority of the game. It was Trubisky's wretched 4.9 YPA that sunk them. </p><p></p><p>Here are last year's PO teams in run defense ranked by yard per carry:</p><p></p><p>-Titans: 4T</p><p>-Chiefs: 23T</p><p>-Falcons: 16T</p><p>-Rams: 30T</p><p>-Jags: 23T</p><p>-Saints: 27T</p><p>-Bills: 23T</p><p>-Panthers: 10T</p><p>-Eagles: 6T</p><p>-Patriots: 30T</p><p>-Steelers: 27T</p><p>-Vikings: 5T</p><p></p><p>Average rank is 19th. </p><p></p><p>But I do think that Oren Burks will play a lot more as he gets healthy and the season progresses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 786438, member: 12283"] I'm not so sure that a DB heavy defense would be susceptible to Cook and the Vikings. Cook isn't exactly a power runner. Safeties can get him on the ground. He's more likely to juke than to truck. A heavy DB, light LB look might actually be better at defending him than the alternative. But Pettine has stated openly that his defensive design is meant to promote pass defense, and that run defense is secondary. This is the correct philosophy. I know old school coaches will always say that defense starts with stopping the run, but that's not this league anymore. The Bears' running backs ran for 5.35 per carry last night and the offense was mostly useless for the majority of the game. It was Trubisky's wretched 4.9 YPA that sunk them. Here are last year's PO teams in run defense ranked by yard per carry: -Titans: 4T -Chiefs: 23T -Falcons: 16T -Rams: 30T -Jags: 23T -Saints: 27T -Bills: 23T -Panthers: 10T -Eagles: 6T -Patriots: 30T -Steelers: 27T -Vikings: 5T Average rank is 19th. But I do think that Oren Burks will play a lot more as he gets healthy and the season progresses. [/QUOTE]
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