Defensive changes/personnel

[No-huddle Joe]

(Today, 12:16 AM)Joelist Wrote: Golden has said before he plans to use 3 LB more than Lou did so the LB room had to be expanded - and was. If he goes more 4-3 and simplifies the calls and alignments  the defense is going to take people by surprise. Remember after Lou finally simplified things the defense played better.

I agree with this.  I am not sure if Lou really simplified things (he may have actually said he did, I don't remember, or because it seemed things got better and we assumed he did) but I can remember several times throughout the season where guys were totally out of position for the play, and a guy would be wide open, with everyone on the Bengals standing around looking at each other like "that was your guy', no "that was supposed to be your guy".  Are the players really that bad, or were they not really getting what Lou was trying to call for them to do?  Besides CTB who would have one great play, then get burned on the next, maybe it was the scheme?  We will see I suppose.  I am interested to see what Indy's D does this year, compared to ours.  That will probably tell us a lot.