This was my favorite for DC. I think he is the best fit for the Eberflus' defense. To be honest I was pretty (pleasantly) surprised by how quickly the defense has improved here. We have some exciting young players there. The Ravens were the top defense in 2023 allowing 15.5ppg. The Bears were at 20.5ppg allowed and pretty much a middle of the pack D last season. The team should continue to get better this year and I could easily see them as a top-10 D. Love the Washington hire.
Post by bearsinhouston on Jan 27, 2024 9:53:02 GMT -6
Why do you like him so much? Don't know much about him. Has he ever called plays? I really like the idea of a DC being able to call plays. It makes me know that he understands D, how to match up plays to what the other team is doing, etc. In general, a guy that can call effective plays understands defense.
Why do you like him so much? Don't know much about him. Has he ever called plays? I really like the idea of a DC being able to call plays. It makes me know that he understands D, how to match up plays to what the other team is doing, etc. In general, a guy that can call effective plays understands defense.
I like him for a number of reasons. He knows this defense going back to his days coaching under Lovie Smith. Lovie had great success with this D (sucked on offense but Lovie's defenses were good). I like both the Waldron and Washington hires because they are not youngsters but guys who have a wealth of experience coaching under some great coaching minds in the NFL. I just feel like this guy is a really great fit for the Eberflus defense. I also like the fact that Waldron and Washington both have coordinator-level experience. I'm just not too keen on rookie coordinators. As far as him calling plays, I don't know about that because he has played under some fantastic D coaches who did the play calling... and to be honest I don't know if Eberflus will or will not call the plays this year. I hope he doesn't. But I have to admit the defense was much better when he did take it over last year. The bottom line for me is that I believe Waldron/Washington is a huge upgrade over Luke Getsy & Alan Williams. Both the O and the D rosters should be significantly stronger this year too. There is a lot to like about the moves the Bears are making - and we still have stellar draft resources and a lot of cap $$$ that have yet to be invested in this year's team. I think it is a great time to be a Bears fan. Arrow is definitely pointing up.
Post by weneedmorelinemen on Jan 27, 2024 10:57:54 GMT -6
He doesn't have to call plays right out of the gate either. He just needs to implement Flus's defense and if Flus thinks he's not ready, he can develop him into the role.
Why do you like him so much? Don't know much about him. Has he ever called plays? I really like the idea of a DC being able to call plays. It makes me know that he understands D, how to match up plays to what the other team is doing, etc. In general, a guy that can call effective plays understands defense.
I like him for a number of reasons. He knows this defense going back to his days coaching under Lovie Smith. Lovie had great success with this D (sucked on offense but Lovie's defenses were good). I like both the Waldron and Washington hires because they are not youngsters but guys who have a wealth of experience coaching under some great coaching minds in the NFL. I just feel like this guy is a really great fit for the Eberflus defense. I also like the fact that Waldron and Washington both have coordinator-level experience. I'm just not too keen on rookie coordinators. As far as him calling plays, I don't know about that because he has played under some fantastic D coaches who did the play calling... and to be honest I don't know if Eberflus will or will not call the plays this year. I hope he doesn't. But I have to admit the defense was much better when he did take it over last year. The bottom line for me is that I believe Waldron/Washington is a huge upgrade over Luke Getsy & Alan Williams. Both the O and the D rosters should be significantly stronger this year too. There is a lot to like about the moves the Bears are making - and we still have stellar draft resources and a lot of cap $$$ that have yet to be invested in this year's team. I think it is a great time to be a Bears fan. Arrow is definitely pointing up.
Go Bears!
I appreciate that JABF. I'm not sure I got anything concrete out of that though. I don't like or not like him. I'm trying to understand more about him. He is the DC, so I am behind him, but don't really have a feel for how capable he is at this point.
He doesn't have to call plays right out of the gate either. He just needs to implement Flus's defense and if Flus thinks he's not ready, he can develop him into the role.
That was my point though. If you are not capable of calling plays (and I'm not saying he's not), how do you really implement a defense? You can do what someone tells you they want, but the real test in knowing a defense (IMO) is calling it, countering the opposition, making adjustments, etc. Can you really make adjustments if you don't know how to call plays to begin with? Maybe I am off in the weeds. Wouldn't be the first time
I like him for a number of reasons. He knows this defense going back to his days coaching under Lovie Smith. Lovie had great success with this D (sucked on offense but Lovie's defenses were good). I like both the Waldron and Washington hires because they are not youngsters but guys who have a wealth of experience coaching under some great coaching minds in the NFL. I just feel like this guy is a really great fit for the Eberflus defense. I also like the fact that Waldron and Washington both have coordinator-level experience. I'm just not too keen on rookie coordinators. As far as him calling plays, I don't know about that because he has played under some fantastic D coaches who did the play calling... and to be honest I don't know if Eberflus will or will not call the plays this year. I hope he doesn't. But I have to admit the defense was much better when he did take it over last year. The bottom line for me is that I believe Waldron/Washington is a huge upgrade over Luke Getsy & Alan Williams. Both the O and the D rosters should be significantly stronger this year too. There is a lot to like about the moves the Bears are making - and we still have stellar draft resources and a lot of cap $$$ that have yet to be invested in this year's team. I think it is a great time to be a Bears fan. Arrow is definitely pointing up.
Go Bears!
I appreciate that JABF. I'm not sure I got anything concrete out of that though. I don't like or not like him. I'm trying to understand more about him. He is the DC, so I am behind him, but don't really have a feel for how capable he is at this point.
I just read that he has had some play calling experience as a defensive coordinator (LINK). Eberflus has recently said that he hasn't made up his mind about calling D plays in 2024. But regardless, I think we need to understand that the Bears are not bringing in a coach to install a new defense here. This is Matt Eberflus' defense. I figure that isn't going to change any more than you would bring in a coordinator on a team with an offensive minded head coach and expect the new guy to install an offense. Eric Washington has coached under some great D coaches for many years now. He has good experience in the type of D the Bears are running here. I really value that. I don't know of another D candidate who fit the Bears present situation as well as this guy does. He is highly respected as a coach and is supposed to be a really solid person as well. I love this hire.
