Thread: Bears to interview Texans OC Rick Dennison

Originally Posted by Dagan81

Dennison runs the most balanced offense in the league, no question about it. I would prefer to have a coach who would scrap the Cover 2 scheme the Bears have run over the past decade and still run the version of the 4-3 defense like the New York Giants operate. I want a man-on-man defense. The Cover 2/Tampa 2 is passe and really doesn't work anymore unless you have certain kinds of players. Our defense may suffer at first, but converting to a man defense out of the 4-3 is crucial with keeping up with the Jones'.

I don't know if this would mean that the Bears would switch to a 3-4 defense if Dennison were to come to Chicago or not, to be perfectly honest with you. Anybody with thoughts on that subject?

My initial thoughts are we would have a challenge converting to a 3-4 this year with our FA/Draft emphasis on the offense. If we went to a 3-4, maybe a one-gap variant since we don't have the size to play effective 2-gap. Peppers and McClellin could play the 5-technique, but who else? As far as the back end, Tillman can play man, but beyond him Hayden and Jennings are zone defenders all the way.
This is a good discussion because our new HC will have to decide this draft how he wants to go, because we need LB depth, not to mention a replacement for Urlacher.

Even if the new HC doesn't state, I believe who we pick up or draft at LB will give an indication the direction he wants to go. Same could be said for DL, CB, as well but I don't see us making big moves in FA, or a 1 or 2 draft pick, at those positions.