Bowen Give Some Insight on How Bears Can Attack with the Run..........

Power-O the way to go

Deep in red zone, Forte can be force when passing space tightens up

http://www.trbimg.com/img-508c579a/t...n-20121027/600 Matt Bowen's progression (October 27, 2012)

Matt Bowen Scouting the Bears 6:26 p.m. CDT, October 27, 2012

The Bears can lean on the base running game inside of the red zone and attack the Panthers when they show a seven-man front Sunday at Soldier Field as a two-back power scheme will create a running lane for Matt Forte.

As shown here, the Bears have their Ace personnel (two wide receivers, two tight ends, one back) on the field with tight end Kyle Adams shifting to the backfield to create a Pro Strong I alignment. The Panthers counter with their base 4-3 personnel in an Over front playing Cover-2 in the secondary. The Bears are looking to run the Power O scheme and work the ball to the second level of the defense.

Running in red zone

Inside the 10-yard line it becomes tougher to find throwing windows as defensive backs shorten their depth and sit on routes. With the Panthers in a Cover-2 shell, both safeties (SS and FS) can buzz their feet and flat-foot read (no backpedal) versus route concepts. This is why the Bears need rushing production to get the ball in the end zone consistently when the field shrinks in the red zone.

'Power O'
This is a two-back scheme run to the closed (strong) side of the formation. The F, Adams, will kick out the Sam Backer (S) with open side guard Chilo Rachal pulling to the closed side of the formation and leading up through the hole. Rachal will look to block the first defender who shows in the hole (M).

Double team
To see production in the Power O scheme, the Bears have to win on the double team inside. Right guard Lance Louis and right tackle Gabe Carimi will block down on the defensive tackle with Carimi looking to chip up to the Will linebacker (W) scraping to the play side. However, if the Bears allow the defensive tackle to split the double team, the up the field penetration will knock off Rachal and disrupt the flow of the play.

Downhill run
The idea is to get to the hole. Unlike the inside zone scheme where Forte can use his vision and patience to find cutback lanes, the Power O is a straight downhill concept. Quarterback Jay Cutler will open away from the play side, pivot and get the ball to Forte deep in the backfield. With tight end Kellen Davis turning out on the defensive end (LE) and both Adams and Rachal leading through the hole, Forte can square his pads, hit the C gap and get vertical.

Secondary run support
If the Bears can fit up on linebackers Luke Kuechly (M) and James Anderson (S), the Panthers will have to rely on their two safeties to make an open field tackle and keep Forte out of the end zone. Both Charles Godfrey (SS) and Haruki Nakamura (FS) will read the No. 1 receiver at the snap (X, Z) for their run/pass keys and fill as secondary support players. However, if they are late to read run — or give ground on their initial alignment — Forte can lower his pad level on contact and put six points on the board.

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These are the types or looks and execution the Bears need to start using more often both in the red zone and everywhere else to boot. This is stuff we tend to block well and that gains yardage between the tackles. It's good that Bowen sees this too and hopefully Tice reads his stuff.

This is nothing more than power football and now that Tice has his line built with the guys he wants and to a man are all very good run blockers he needs to start taking more advantage of this. It was the runs between the tackles that got us our yardage Monday night so start using them more often. Those type of runs are also far more effective for setting up play action and boots and we also need to be using that more as well.

This is also where we need to start using Adams or Eldridge more in that FB spot start using ERod in the manner that Tice said we would when we drafted him. He's a TE/HBack not a blocking back. I like this type of play because both Forte and Bush can run it well and inside the ten it should be a go to first down play.

I always liked Bowen. He's one of the few who actually know what he's talking about. Maybe the Bears should hire him !
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Originally Posted by omc1969

I always liked Bowen. He's one of the few who actually know what he's talking about. Maybe the Bears should hire him !
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Haha, well the guy played enough in his career and some of it against us so he should know what he's talking about. Bowen is really one of the most spot on analysts out there. I'm glad they have him shadowing the Bears.

Do it

Don't know if anyone noticed but Forte's TD run was done almost exactly the way Bowen drew it up only it was Webb who pulled and not Rachal. It worked. Maybe we need to hire Matt Bowen as our OC.

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Originally Posted by soulman

Don't know if anyone noticed but Forte's TD run was done almost exactly the way Bowen drew it up only it was Webb who pulled and not Rachal. It worked. Maybe we need to hire Matt Bowen as our OC.

Players are not doing what is called, but who's fault is that? Are the coaches putting the player in the BEST possible position to win their battles?, or are the coaches DREAMING? Just sometimes an outside view is welcomed ( not by the Bears of course, they KNOW what they are doing, so they say). Not saying to hire him, but what about an OUTSIDE person that just watches what's going on and reports back? That could work IF the team IS willing to listen.

He must have listened to him on that first TD then magically became deaf as a post again while visions of down field pass sugar plums danced in his head. Maybe if for once we made them stop us from running instead of always stopping ourselves hmmmm?

But no, that's too logical. That actually makes sense and we don't run a common sense offense. Case in point;

Let's throw to our BLOCKING TE on a key 3rd down with good field position and a chance to keep a drive alive and score some points. They'll never expect it. Great move! Apparently Spaeth didn't expect it either or he might have caught the damn ball.

Let's not do it the way Carolina does it like throwing to Smith all day even though he was wearing Tim Jennings like a necktie. They throw to guys they know can catch the ball while we throw to guys we know CAN"T catch the ball and hope we're wrong.

It stoopid which is why I've misspelled it. It goes with the way we play offense. Mistakes, miscalculations, missed blocks, mis everything.