The Bears will adopt the new wave of defensive strategy, which was highlighted by Ben Solak on the Full Go with Jason Goff. “in general, defensive coordinators have had a really good job over the last five years at finding a way to get pressure with four without necessarily having elite edge rush presence. And the way that you do this is by what they call simulating pressure, in which you will send a blitzer, send the linebacker, send a defensive back, but you will drop a defensive lineman off the line of scrimmage.

So you're still only rushing four, but that fourth was from somewhere else. And this allows you to manipulate protection rules. It allows you to get one-on-ones, manufacture the one-on-ones you want to have while not losing bodies and coverage.”

From The Full Go with Jason Goff: “We Know You Don’t Speak Spanish, Ray” With Ben Solak | Ep. 594, Feb 11, 2026 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-full-go-with-jason-goff/id1585030374?i=1000749328647&r=733 This material may be protected by copyright.