4-3 or 3-4 defense?

the-commish · 07-08-2010, 09:15 PM

I prefer a base 3-4 D. Going back to the Dome Patrol days, it worked pretty well for the Saints and Dom Capers. You do need a big space eater to play NT; and you have to have great LBs, both outside and inside.

The advantage I see to the 3-4, as opposed to the 4-3, is a 3-4 will likely have at least 1 more unblocked defender (LBs do get blocked in the 3-4; it's just harder to block all 4 LBs than it is to find a way to get 3 LBs blocked in a 4-3).

That said, the Saints may play a base 4-3, but they will be in some alignment other than a base 4-3 up to 50 percent of the snaps. So the title or base of the defense won't really matter.

07-08-2010, 09:15 PM	#1
the-commish Longtime WhoDat Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 529	Re: 4-3 or 3-4 defense? I prefer a base 3-4 D. Going back to the Dome Patrol days, it worked pretty well for the Saints and Dom Capers. You do need a big space eater to play NT; and you have to have great LBs, both outside and inside. The advantage I see to the 3-4, as opposed to the 4-3, is a 3-4 will likely have at least 1 more unblocked defender (LBs do get blocked in the 3-4; it's just harder to block all 4 LBs than it is to find a way to get 3 LBs blocked in a 4-3). That said, the Saints may play a base 4-3, but they will be in some alignment other than a base 4-3 up to 50 percent of the snaps. So the title or base of the defense won't really matter.
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