Chicago Bears Insider: Is the Front Four Getting Pressure Alone?

November 24, 2010   ·   Bryan Dietzler   ·   Jump to comments

The Bears had a pretty nice defensive effort in their game against the Dolphins the other night and it has raised some questions as to whether or not, after a three year hiatus, the front four of the Bears defense is finally starting to get pass pressure on its own. 
If you watched that game, you would have seen that the four members of the Bear’s defensive line were able to get pressure on Tyler Thigpen and keep him from completing passes down the field as well as keep him on his back as the defensive line along collected five sacks (the sixth sack came from linebacker Brian Urlacher).
Granted, the front four was playing against a pretty weak offensive line that was suffering injuries as they went along in the game, but still, you have to give the front four credit for the job that they did.  They kept the running game at bay and didn’t allow the Dolphins to pass the ball effectively.  
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