11-27-2015, 12:02 PM
So I was digging through various Rams boards and sites, and came across a link to this article:
Rams Defense Exposed By Bears
Basically, it says that Gregg Williams' defenses have the most success when getting exotic against 3 and 4 receiver sets. To keep that defense in check, Chicago played almost the entire game out of 12 personnel (1 running back, and 2 tight ends). That personnel group kept the Rams defense from getting nutty with the blitzes, and allowed tremendous flexibility for the Bears (it's nice having Zach Miller and Martellus Bennett). They'd have a tight end on either side of the line, loaded to one side of the line or the other, split out wide, one playing a fullback role, etc...).
The following week, despite having tight ends you've never heard of, the Ravens followed the same formula for the victory.
It seems like with Hewitt, Eifert, Bernard, Green, and Jones the Bengals would be ideally suited to this type of strategy. They can move those guys all over the field without leaving their comfort zone.
Rams Defense Exposed By Bears
Basically, it says that Gregg Williams' defenses have the most success when getting exotic against 3 and 4 receiver sets. To keep that defense in check, Chicago played almost the entire game out of 12 personnel (1 running back, and 2 tight ends). That personnel group kept the Rams defense from getting nutty with the blitzes, and allowed tremendous flexibility for the Bears (it's nice having Zach Miller and Martellus Bennett). They'd have a tight end on either side of the line, loaded to one side of the line or the other, split out wide, one playing a fullback role, etc...).
The following week, despite having tight ends you've never heard of, the Ravens followed the same formula for the victory.
It seems like with Hewitt, Eifert, Bernard, Green, and Jones the Bengals would be ideally suited to this type of strategy. They can move those guys all over the field without leaving their comfort zone.
