XPack
Cheesehead
A set up similar to and yet different than what we saw with Dom Capers.
We lined up with 4 Corners and 2 Safety's and just 1 Linebacker (Blake Martinez) most of game. Seems the plan was to force Bears to run the ball more. Not sure if this will be standard set up or just to exploit pass errors from a young QB or just because we did not have a speedy linebacker with Burks out...but it worked. Probably not as effective as it should have been given Clay's inept performance means we pressured Mitch less than we would have preferred.
vs Vikings:
With a pass catching RB like Dalvin Cook, we'd get beat badly if we ended up with just 1 linebacker. Add in Murray to the mix, I reckon we probably should see Antonio Morrison more.
And Vikings have a better WR set than Bears, which makes it more complex to defend against.
A quick linebacker who can drop into coverage will be sorely missed, imo.
Some good articles if anyone is interested:
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...-bay-rolls-with-3-wrs-and-6-dbs-all-game-long
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...id-injuries-puts-clamps-on-bears-passing-game
We lined up with 4 Corners and 2 Safety's and just 1 Linebacker (Blake Martinez) most of game. Seems the plan was to force Bears to run the ball more. Not sure if this will be standard set up or just to exploit pass errors from a young QB or just because we did not have a speedy linebacker with Burks out...but it worked. Probably not as effective as it should have been given Clay's inept performance means we pressured Mitch less than we would have preferred.
vs Vikings:
With a pass catching RB like Dalvin Cook, we'd get beat badly if we ended up with just 1 linebacker. Add in Murray to the mix, I reckon we probably should see Antonio Morrison more.
And Vikings have a better WR set than Bears, which makes it more complex to defend against.
A quick linebacker who can drop into coverage will be sorely missed, imo.
Some good articles if anyone is interested:
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...-bay-rolls-with-3-wrs-and-6-dbs-all-game-long
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/...id-injuries-puts-clamps-on-bears-passing-game