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Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter
I'm a bit in this camp as well.
Many times, as SCF points out, the 3-4 becomes a 5-2/5-3 (OLBs are playing on the Line with little or no pass coverage responsibility). When Pollard is playing in the box, that effectively gives us 3 LBs anyway.
The concern I have is that although our young corners are good, will they be effective in more man-to-man and press coverage. In addition to the NT and Rushbacker we seem to lack....we probably need a tough press corner too.
I could see us using the 3-4 some this year, particularly on first and second down. However, in clear passing situations....we'll be going with a traditional nickle or dime package more often than not. Thus, until we get those three positions filled with solid guys, I suspect at best....we'll be running a hybrid.
We are just too far away from being able to field a real 3-4 to be able to run it very successfully this year.
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In pure passing situations, I think the 3-4 is more important because the Chiefs don't have enough good rushing traditional DE's.
I think they will bring the safety and ILB blitz a good bit this year. I don't really want Crennel, because I think his 3-4 is a bit too passive for my taste. But, then again, what do I know?