The 46 Bear defense has been around since the Buddy Ryan designed it back when he was the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears. I was searching the net and came across this article that as posted by football-defense.com .The post breaks down the basics of the 46 Bear defense and is good read for those who like the X’s and O’s of football.
The following excerpt is from the post called ” 46 Defense Basics”.
“The 46 Defense was designed in the early 1980s by Buddy Ryan with the Chicago Bears. Most folks know that – and hence, the nickname, “Bear” Defense. It was the defense of the dominant 1985 Bears team.
The defense has its basis in the old 5-2 Double Eagle front and is easy to adapt from the 4-3 Defense. It is an 8-man, run-stopping from that works well with man coverages and with Cover 3.
Every defensive package should have some sort of 46 Defense – or Bear Front – in its package, and it isn’t hard to add to your package because it works with Odd Front and Even Front packages.”
To read the read of the post, please click on the following link – 46 Defense Basics
