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It’s now just one week from the LA Rams’ season open up against the Chicago Bears, a team whose defense has typically been difficult for the Rams offense to exploit. You see, the Bears embraced the defensive philosophy of one Vic Fangio, while the LA Rams defense had employed the defense of former defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.
In 2020, the LA Rams made the switch from Phillips’ version of the 3-4 to the Fangio version of the 3-4 when the team hired Fangio’s understudy in outside linebacker coach Brandon Staley. The transformation made many nervous, as it was a new defensive strategy.