How important is Eddie Goldman to the 2018 Bears?

The nose tackle position in a 3-4 defense is usually asked to do a lot of the dirty work, and they rarely get any headlines. It comes with the job, so they get what they signed up for. Taking on blockers and eating double teams isn’t flashy enough to make a top 10 plays list, but these guys are content to do their one-eleventh to help their team win.

When you think 3-4 defense, you think two things, pass rushing outside linebacker and a behemoth nose tackle. The Chicago Bears drafted Eddie Goldman in the second round of the 2015 draft to be a cornerstone piece for their future. Goldman was taken to aid the transition from the 4-3 to the 3-4 during Vic Fangio’s first year coordinating…