http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post...velopment-coach

 

The Bears hired martial arts expert Joe Kim to be a skill development coach for the 2014 season

 

Kim will work with all of the Bears' position groups on enhancing their use of hands when blocking or escaping blocks, per the source.

 

 

This may be yet another sign the Bears are switching to a 3-4. I'll list the teams and Coaches he has consulted for below. I can't remember all the schemes, but I think a good majority of his years were spent consulting on 3-4 defensive lines. It looks like 12 of the years off memory, I could be wrong. I'm pretty sure the Browns, Dolphins, Bills and Chiefs ran a 3-4 those years. I could be wrong tho.

 

Browns (92-95)

HC: Bill Bilichek

DC: Nick Saban (92-94)

Rick Venturi (95)

 

Cowboys (98)

HC: Chan Gailey

DC: Dave Campo

 

Dolphins (01-06)

HC: Dave Wannstedt (01-04)

Nick Saban (05-06)

DC: Jim Bates (01-04)

Richard Smith (05)

Dom Capers (06)

 

Packers (05)

HC: Mike Sherman

DC: Jim Bates

 

Broncos (07)

HC: Mike Shannahan

DC: Bob Slowik

 

Bills (09)

HC & DC: Perry Fewell

 

Chiefs (10-12)

HC: Haley (10)

Romeo Crennel (11-12)

DC: Romeo Crennel (10-12)

Ignore what I said above. For some reason I was thinking the Dolphins were 3-4, with out even paying attention to who the head coach was. I guess Kim coached in both defenses more evenly, slightly favoring 3-4.

Those kids were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening.

Indeed...

 

I like the hire. Anything to improve one's skill set given the nature of what martial arts are is a good thing.

 

Those kids were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening.

 

Those kids were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening.

 

HA!

;)

HA!