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USAT: Broncos Wire

Feb 24, 2022

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. - Follow the Broncos Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - List - - 30 best draft prospects at Broncos' biggest positions of need - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Broncos Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Broncos Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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