Fox switching Broncos to 4-3

[Ja Rhule]

According to the Denver Post, former Falcons and Seahawks coach Jim Mora will likely take over as the Broncos' new defensive coordinator.

Mora was in town to interview Monday, and the meeting apparently went well. Mora turned around an abysmal 49ers defense under Steve Mariucci from 1999-2003 before head coaching stints in Atlanta and Seattle. Like head coach John Fox, Mora's background is in the 4-3 scheme, so the Broncos are in for yet another seismic shift on defense. Should Mora land in Denver, Dick Jauron would seem to be the favorite in Philadelphia.

Broncos don't have the players for 4-3... What an idiot.

[Squirrel]

Yeah Dulmerville excelled in the 3-4 know they will need to trade him. Which they wont get much since he was injured all of last year.

[nagai]

Lol yeah, I hate it when a coach does that. Jim Mora makes a lot of sense though. Man that guy loves Fox lol.

[Punisher]

They had players for the 3-4?

[CatMan72]

That's gonna be a hot mess.

[chknwing]

John Fox is no longer a carolina panther thus posts about him need to go in the NFL forum. kthx

[panthers55]

Harder to go from a 4-3 to a 3-4 than the other way around. He will likely run a 4-3 over under which puts the nose tackle at the 0 technique and one of the 3-4 DEs at the 3 technique. Just needs to find a few 4-3 DEs which can be converted OLBs, or found in the draft. Dumervil will be one of the DEs and Bowers will be the other. Not that hard of a transition really.

[Cyberjag]

This thread should be titled, Fox switching Broncos to 4-3 (I bet...)

[GritsRgreat]

Seen that coming from a mile away

[mj4life]

could be problematic if we like fairley & want to trade down to get him. i think fox would want bowers but find it hard to turn down a potential inside force

[Cavscout]

Another example of Fox's refusal or inability to adapt and change his philosophy to fit his players strength's

[The Saltman]

I am just happy John Fox is not on our team anymore.

[panthers55]

Another example of Fox's refusal or inability to adapt and change his philosophy to fit his players strength's

Not at all. In fact Denver has better personnel to run the 4-3 than they did the 3-4. It isn't like taking a Baltimore or Pittsburgh and shifting them to a 4-3. Denver isn't exactly a defensive juggernaut. Fox said he would look at both and he decided the 4-3 is a better fit. Plus most college players can make an easier transition to a 4-3 since that is the system they played in college.

[SOJA]

go ahead and mark it down Broncos draft Fairley or Bowers