The Denver Broncos parted ways with head coach Vic Fangio after the 2021 season, but they aren’t complete abandoning his defense.
Denver hired Ejiro Evero, who has worked under Fangio in the past, as their new defensive coordinator, and he will keep elements of Fangio’s defense in place this season.
“We’ll be 3-4 in our base defense,” Evero confirmed during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. “We’ll play a variety of sub packages. There will be a lot of carryover from what these guys did last year …. I think the players will be familiar with a lot of what we’re going to present to them. We’re going to always start players first and then move into the scheme.”
There had been some speculation that Denver could switch to a 4-3 lineup after moving on from Fangio, but the team’s base won’t be changing.
Even under Fangio, the Broncos’ 3-4 defense didn’t always look like a 3-4 — that’s the way the NFL is trending these days with nickel packages becoming more and more frequent. Evero’s scheme will probably be similar, adjusting based on the situation.
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