SDR: No disagreement and I remember an earlier post of yours where you laid out the Charger’s defensive weaknesses in pretty explicit detail.
If I remember correctly, don’t the Bears run a 4 – 3 versus the Charger’s 3 – 4? I might be wrong, but I keep seeing Urlacher in the mike backer spot when I close my eyes. Lance Briggs is one of the OLBs and I can’t remember the other guy’s name. Having coached D (albeit at youth football, so let’s be clear about poor comparisons), I can tell that transitioning from one scheme to another can be a bitch. That being said, Cotrell was doing a horrible job and some of those calls late in the game (how in the hell did they NOT account for Eddie Royal during the Denver game???) were atrocious.
Somewhat akin to Wade Philips taking over the Dallas defense in the last couple of weeks after that debacle against the Rams.
As my old D coach used to say: Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.
