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Originally Posted by booger
The key to the true 34 2 gap, however you wanna phrase it, it the NT. Also could argue strongly about ILB play and Safety as well. But the NT is key to stopping the run which obviously leads to a really shitty record if you can't, which is the case with KC the last i don't know how many years.
Vince Wilfork in FA would be great but it's no sure thing he comes here or doesn't get tagged and traded like they did with cassel. Casey Hampton was a rumored cut last year so if the same comes true this year and he is cut that would be an option. But they don't cut him unless they have him replaced(which i don't know) or he isn't the same player from a health standpoint.
Cody from Alabama is a sloppy pig in the Alan branch or Gabe Watson mold. Speaking of both of those 2 look at AZ and they play alot of DE even with their NT size because they don't anchor that well as you would expect out of guys their size. Back to Cody, i just worry the guy will turn lazy or more so once he turns pro. I don't know enough about his character or work ethic.
Crennel was able to run that D with guys like Wilfork but also Keith Traylor and Ted Washington in the early '00's. I think they even signed Steve Martin(the mizzou DT) and played both fronts since they had McGinnest too who played DE and OLB.
That's why Dallas does well is because while Ratliff is undersized they slant and run more 1 gap. They may even move him to DE if they find a replacement for him at the nose.
So i hope we are agressive in getting players but also running a multi front and overall versitile D like they did early on.
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The Patriots switched to the 3-4 after the 2002 season where there defense got run over. they signed Ted Washington and he was fantastic in 2003. Then in 2004 they drafted Wilfork and signed Traylor because Ted went for the big bucks in free agency. Traylor played the bulk early on as Wilfork was groomed along. By the end of the season they were rotating.
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