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Bears continue to praise nose tackle Eddie Goldman
ByMatt Eurich 8 hours ago
Unlike the pass-rushers or defensive ends on the Chicago Bears defense, nose tackle Eddie Goldman rarely receives praise. The nose tackle position in Vic Fangio's 3-4 scheme, and in most 3-4 schemes, is asked to do a lot of the dirty work. He is asked to take on multiple defenders to open up lanes for his linebackers to make plays against the run or he is asked to take on multiple blockers to free up opportunities for the pass-rushers to get after the quarterback. He flys under the radar of the casual fan, but Goldman is one who continues to catch the eye of Fangio.
"As he stacks up with nose tackles, he's up there," Fangio said last week about Goldman, via Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com. "He's another one that has gotten better and better through the whole process. Year 1 early this time and even more so in training camp, I didn't see a whole lot. That year he got better and better.
"Then Year 2 was lost. I think he played 15 percent of the plays and five percent of those he was playing hurt. And then last year I think he had a good season. He's a good, solid player, and if he's going to be considered more than a good, solid player, this would be the year to show it."
Coming out of Friendship Academy in Washington, D.C. as part of the Class of 2012, Goldman was viewed as a "can't miss" recruit coming out of high school. 247Sports listed him as a five-star recruit that year with a 0.9949 composite score. He was ranked 10th nationally among all players, third among all defensive tackles and first among all of those in the D.C. area. He fielded a total of 25 offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Georgia, LSU and Notre Dame before committing to Florida State.
As a true freshman he recorded eight total tackles and one tackle for loss, playing primarily as a reserve. In 2013 he saw his snaps increase and he ended the season with 19 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. He capped off his final season at Florida State with 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, one pass deflections, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He opted to forego his senior season to enter the 2015 NFL Draft.
Viewed as a late first or early second-round selection, Goldman was selected by the Bears with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the draft. There were some concerns on whether or not he would be solely a run-stopping nose tackle in the NFL, but he has been able to prove through the first three years of his career that he can also apply pressure to the quarterback.
In three seasons he has recorded 8.5 sacks. As a rookie he recorded 4.5 sacks, followed by 2.5 in 2016 and 1.5 in 2017. For Goldman, the body of work is there, even though the stats may not jump off the page. He will be up for a new contract next offseason and it would not come as a surprise to see him earn a contract extension between now and the end of the 2018 season.
ByMatt Eurich 8 hours ago
Unlike the pass-rushers or defensive ends on the Chicago Bears defense, nose tackle Eddie Goldman rarely receives praise. The nose tackle position in Vic Fangio's 3-4 scheme, and in most 3-4 schemes, is asked to do a lot of the dirty work. He is asked to take on multiple defenders to open up lanes for his linebackers to make plays against the run or he is asked to take on multiple blockers to free up opportunities for the pass-rushers to get after the quarterback. He flys under the radar of the casual fan, but Goldman is one who continues to catch the eye of Fangio.
"As he stacks up with nose tackles, he's up there," Fangio said last week about Goldman, via Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com. "He's another one that has gotten better and better through the whole process. Year 1 early this time and even more so in training camp, I didn't see a whole lot. That year he got better and better.
"Then Year 2 was lost. I think he played 15 percent of the plays and five percent of those he was playing hurt. And then last year I think he had a good season. He's a good, solid player, and if he's going to be considered more than a good, solid player, this would be the year to show it."
Coming out of Friendship Academy in Washington, D.C. as part of the Class of 2012, Goldman was viewed as a "can't miss" recruit coming out of high school. 247Sports listed him as a five-star recruit that year with a 0.9949 composite score. He was ranked 10th nationally among all players, third among all defensive tackles and first among all of those in the D.C. area. He fielded a total of 25 offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Georgia, LSU and Notre Dame before committing to Florida State.
As a true freshman he recorded eight total tackles and one tackle for loss, playing primarily as a reserve. In 2013 he saw his snaps increase and he ended the season with 19 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. He capped off his final season at Florida State with 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, one pass deflections, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He opted to forego his senior season to enter the 2015 NFL Draft.
Viewed as a late first or early second-round selection, Goldman was selected by the Bears with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the draft. There were some concerns on whether or not he would be solely a run-stopping nose tackle in the NFL, but he has been able to prove through the first three years of his career that he can also apply pressure to the quarterback.
In three seasons he has recorded 8.5 sacks. As a rookie he recorded 4.5 sacks, followed by 2.5 in 2016 and 1.5 in 2017. For Goldman, the body of work is there, even though the stats may not jump off the page. He will be up for a new contract next offseason and it would not come as a surprise to see him earn a contract extension between now and the end of the 2018 season.
