3-4 again

I stated how it may work.

This time…NO, I can see how its not gonna work at all.

A team like GB switched so well, cuz they had a ton of 320lb+ DT’s, a lot of LB’s who are excellent, big and fast too.

But the primary reason was ball-hawking CB’s and safeties. Nick Collins, Al Harris, Charles Woodson, the GIants don’t have these sort of players.

They’re running a 4-3.

Only thing that will help is an experience DC in it.

I think the talent is still here, and they all are 4-3 guys.

Just given our DT’s as a whole: Alford, Bernard, Cofield, Robbins and perhaps Canty, does this description fit any of them…?

The consummate wide-bodied run stuffer. Demands a double-team on every down and fights through them. A natural two-gap tackle who can also play the nose. Has a burst off the snap and some body control, making him dangerous as a pass rusher. An alert defender who reads screens and makes smart decisions. Intense, hard working, and coachable.

This is an asset description of Vince Wilfork of the Patriots. I hardly see any of our DT’s doing that, even in our 4-3 with a man advantage.

We may have a couple of existing parts to work with in a 3-4 transition, but IMO, it’s leaning toward more of an overhaul than a simple case of getting this player or that player. For the time being, i think we’ll stick with the 4-3!

you’re just sticking players out of their natural positions all over the place. You have a defensive mind on a par with Bill Sheridan.

And there is no way we have the guys for a 3-4. It required real tough OLB’s that can take on a OT head on and push him back into the backfield and ILB’s that are flying to the ball and are great tacklers. Our LB’s are neither, Kiwi and Osi are both way too soft and Sintim, while he did play a 3-4 in college just doesn’t feel like the type of guy that can be a successful 3-4 OLB either.

The teams that are the most successful with a 3-4 now are the same. The cowboys have Ware and Spencer who are both monsters that can blow up the blockers any day, the Steelers have Harrison and Woodley to do the same.

Thats the type of guys you need physical freaks that are tough. We don’t have that, but our guys are perfect for a 4-3. We just need a coach that knows what he is doing and safeties that aren’t awful and this defense will be able to take us back to the promise land