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Originally Posted by MoreLemonPledge
The 4-3 certainly didn't work for us last year.
The NFL is a copycat league. Superbowls have been dominated by 3-4 defenses as of late, so obviously that's the only way to go. Give it 7-10 years and everyone will be running it. Then one team will switch to 4-3 and it will start all over again in reverse.
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In the NFL, you are always better being a step ahead of the curve than following the leader.
In all honesty, now is a perfect time to run a Tampa 2 system, or even a base 4-3, because so many people are moving to a 3-4 that the available talent for the system, which was never plentiful, is further diluted.
There are Will backers in this draft like Jonathan Casillas that you could get in round 4 that are an absolutely perfect fit for a T2 scheme, and almost all of the DT prospects, Raji, Hood, Jerry, etc, fit better in a 4-3 than a 3-4. It's a great year for zone corners, and most of the DEs are a bit light but fast off the edge and reasonably long (Orakpo, Maybin, English).