re: Film study of Bears (with screenshots)

If the Bears' defense aligns that poorly against the Saints we should score 40. Almost every one of those plays was won before ball was even snapped. There are two ways to beat a defense presnap with alignment, either by numbers or by leverage.

In the first picture, if you can't run against that look, you don't deserve to be in the NFL. My high school coach once said if you see a two-high look it means the defense thinks you can't run the ball. If you see one behind a 6 man box it means the defense thinks you're Charmin Ultra soft. A 6 man box against 11 personnel is daring a team to run.

In the next two pics, we've already beaten them with leverage alone.

Chicago's defense is nothing like it's been in the past. When you lineup that exaggerated to hide your deficiencies you're never going to have success against a decent offense.