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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Seriously, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the Chiefs aren't running Dorsey at NT like Jay Ratliff in Dallas with Jackson, Dorsey and Gilberry as starters.
Rotate Magee and Smith at DE with either Lokey/Edwards at the nose.
Penetrate and attack.
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Dane, it's pretty unfortunately actually. As I've said before (being the only Herm supporter on the board), I think this defense could have been really, really badass if they stuck to the 4-3. Especially if you consider that they could have drafted Orakpo. Can you imagine a D-line w/Hali-Dorsey-Tank-Orakpo, with Flowers, Carr, Pollard, and Page in the secondary? They'd be a few pieces away from being a top defense (don't even get me started on if Jared Allen was still here, rushing in front of FLowers/Carr... woof).
So if I had my pick, I wish Pioli would have stuck w/the 4-3. And now that he came in, I have a bad feeling the 2-gap 3-4 is a bit outdated and I especially worry that we're force-fitting into the scheme. I think Romeo is as good of a 2-gap DC as you'll find, but it doesn't change the fact that it probably shouldn't have been run in the first place. I also wonder if drafting Tyson Jackson almost tied the team to the 2-gap.
Oh well, it is what it is. I hope they can make it work and make it work quick. Unfortunately, you're absolutely right that it could have worked much better if they did some major things very differently.