Vic Fangio: Defense I inherited not ‘built for anything
Dec 14, 2016 19:05:22 GMT -6
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Post by motm on Dec 14, 2016 19:05:22 GMT -6
In defending the Bears’ performance Wednesday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said that the unit he inherited “wasn’t built for anything.”
Fangio switched the Bears, who had posted their two worst defensive seasons in team history, from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4.
“I think the scheme thing is overblown because you’re playing a lot of nickel right now and the group we inherited wasn’t built for the 4-3 either, obviously, by the two years they had prior to us getting here,” he said. “So they weren’t built for anything. We had to start at ground zero.”
Fangio said the most frustrating part about this season is the Bears’ 3-10 record.
“You know, when you have our record nothing seems rosy,” he said. “But I think we’ve made improvements. I think there’s only one or two guys that we inherited still playing on defense. And I think those are mainly backups. So there’s been a big transition.”
Link: chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-vic-fangio-defense-i-inherited-not-built-for-anything/
Fangio switched the Bears, who had posted their two worst defensive seasons in team history, from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4.
“I think the scheme thing is overblown because you’re playing a lot of nickel right now and the group we inherited wasn’t built for the 4-3 either, obviously, by the two years they had prior to us getting here,” he said. “So they weren’t built for anything. We had to start at ground zero.”
Fangio said the most frustrating part about this season is the Bears’ 3-10 record.
“You know, when you have our record nothing seems rosy,” he said. “But I think we’ve made improvements. I think there’s only one or two guys that we inherited still playing on defense. And I think those are mainly backups. So there’s been a big transition.”
Link: chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-vic-fangio-defense-i-inherited-not-built-for-anything/
