4-3 or 3-4?

[Sully]

I think this will be a topic of discussion while we wait for our coach to be hired, so I thought I'd make a poll.

I prefer a 3-4 for a few reasons...

1) Not a ton of teams run it, meaning it's marginally more time consuming to prepare for.
2) The blocking angles are a lot tougher to deal with.
3) It can be very multiple.
4) I love the different blitzes that can be run out of it, including zone blitzes. I think these work better from a 3-man front.
5) I believe the front 7 athletes for a 3-4 are easier to find. The D-linemen are tougher than LBs, but also aren't as highly paid. There seem to be tons more tweeners coming out of college. And if it's a well-run system, it can be plug-and-play to a certain extent.
6) You get faster athletes on the field.


I know we don't have the personnel for it right now, but as has been said in another thread...we rally don't have great personnel for the 4-3, either.

[Silock]

I don't care. I just want a defense on the field.

[Basileus777]

Either way our front 7 needs to be completely rebuilt.

[chiefscafan]

ok hypothetical here we said we are gonna make moves

we sign Terrell suggs
we sign Scott from Baltimore

on D

Suggs plays LB/DE
Scott plays other LB/DE
we draft Curry or Maauluga from Usc ILB
we tried Derrick JOhnson there this year other ILB

now the line i'm wondering but as a bama fan i remember Dorsey playing NT in a 3/4 and destroying oponents.

other De Tamba Hali
other De more inside the kid from Ten

could it work?

[LOCOChief]

Originally Posted by Cornstock

I dont think we should have let Holiday go when we did. That was a poor job of talent evaluation IMO.

That's what the Packers said.

[Buzzsaw]

Three of the four teams still playing right now use the 3-4 as their base defense fwiw. Baltimore, Arizona, & Pittsburgh.

[Mecca]

Personally I like the ability to be able to switch between both...