When Rod Marinelli was coaching the Chicago Bears’ defensive line the previous four seasons he referred to his linemen as “rush men.” Now, as the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line coach, Marinelli is identifying his four-man front the same way, Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Marinelli even had the sign on the defensive line’s Valley Ranch meeting room door changed to say “Rushmen.” The 63-year-old coach is making it known that he needs all of his linemen to be able to get to the quarterback.
“That’s what we have to do,” Marinelli said Saturday when asked about the sign change. “In the four-man front, you try to identify a position or men with one thing they got to be able to do, and that’s that. It’s very clear.
“It’s all part of what we are. We make sure we understand it and we just go on from there.”
The Bears finished with 41 sacks last year, seven more than the Cowboys. But over the last four seasons, the Cowboys have totaled 153 sacks, 10 more than the Bears during that time.
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I like it.
One thing I always hated about Zimmer was his read/react scheme. Read the run, then rush the QB.
I want a defense that attacks the QB relentlessly.
Marinelli even had the sign on the defensive line’s Valley Ranch meeting room door changed to say “Rushmen.” The 63-year-old coach is making it known that he needs all of his linemen to be able to get to the quarterback.
“That’s what we have to do,” Marinelli said Saturday when asked about the sign change. “In the four-man front, you try to identify a position or men with one thing they got to be able to do, and that’s that. It’s very clear.
“It’s all part of what we are. We make sure we understand it and we just go on from there.”
The Bears finished with 41 sacks last year, seven more than the Cowboys. But over the last four seasons, the Cowboys have totaled 153 sacks, 10 more than the Bears during that time.
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I like it.
One thing I always hated about Zimmer was his read/react scheme. Read the run, then rush the QB.
I want a defense that attacks the QB relentlessly.
