Chandler Jones is in Orlando for the Pro Bowl this week, and he’s been hearing speculation about a possible scheme change for the Cardinals.
New coach Steve Wilks found success running a 4-3 base alignment as the defensive coordinator for the Panthers last season. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have employed a 3-4 for more than a decade, through the coaching stints of both Ken Whisenhunt and Bruce Arians.
In his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Wilks stressed he wouldn’t be making widespread changes to the defense, but didn’t definitively say which scheme he will use.
For a player like Jones, who is coming off a season in which he led the NFL with 17 sacks, it would be natural to resist a possible position switch.