Thread: NTs in a 4-3 defense.
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Old 03-28-2007, 10:15 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by coryt
I'm also a bit ignorant to this, I'll say that up front.

I believe Okoye would be what you would label as a classic off-tackle in the 4-3, the 1-gap guy I guess you could say.

DeMarcus Tyler or Marcus Thomas would be the more classic NT, who certainly can and do play in 4-3 schemes, but whom are absolutely essential in a 3-4.
You're pretty close...

Okoye would probably be better in a 1-gap (lining up BETWEEN the linemen) rather than 2-gap (lining up directly opposite a lineman).

The real difference, though, in your tackles in a 4-3 is 3-technique or undertackle vs. overtackle (the traditional NT). Okoye is your prototypical 3T, meaning he would line-up between the tackle and guard. The NT in a 4-3, 1-gap defense generally lines up in the gap between the C and G.
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