Why the 3-4 over the 4-3?

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

Given that we have been drafting personnel for the 4-3 for the rebuild over the last few years, what's the benefit of going to a 3-4 defense now?

I have heard for years how a good coach doesn't try to take players and make them fit his scheme, but takes his scheme and makes it fit the players. That a good coach can take advantage of the talent he has.

I realize some on here may say we have no talent, but the fact is we dont know what we have yet. We drafted Dorsey last year and I feel he was misused. Plus it was his 1st season. I feel guys like Tank Tyler and Turk McBride were showing improvement in thier second season. We have an opportunity to draft the best player over all in Curry, yet people dont want to because they feel he wont fit the scheme. So instead we should reach for a lesser talent to fit a defense we are not equipped to run. Or does the caoching staff feel we are better equipped right now to run a 3-4?

In hiring the coaching staff, didn't we hire a 4-3 coordinator and a 3-4 coordinator? Forcing the 3-4 issue seems foolish to me. I understand it's popular right now. But in the 3 to 4 years it will take to build it, most teams will be running it.

It's not like a 4-3 defense cant win games.

For what it's worth, Herm was shifting to a 3-4 as well this year if he had stayed and Dorsey was going to play nose.

The fact that fans on a message board don't see how our talent fits doesn't mean that true NFL coaches don't.

Remember, it also isn't just about this year, it is about building a long term successful team. And, as nearly every GM will tell you, finding good linebackers is easier than finding good defensive lineman.

Add in the change ups in the rush schemes, and coverages, and the 3-4 has a great deal to offer.