Saints sign six to futures

01-19-2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by FinSaint

Nolan is going to keep the 4-3 in ATL, so that won't be the deciding factor.

NFL.com news: New coordinator Nolan thinks Falcons can soar with 4-3 defense

Wow, I can't see him keeping it for long. The guy is a 3-4 guru.

Might be good for us they spend a ton on Lofton then switch to the 3-4 and he becomes mediocre and overpaid.

FinSaint · 01-19-2012, 06:17 PM

From what I gathered from the article Smith wanted to keep the 4-3... maybe another dumb mistake from an idiot with the history for such behavior.

The article does state that he has had 4-3 as the base in 7 of the years he has been the DC and, conversely, he has had 3-4 as the base for also 7 years, so I guess it won't matter that much and he'll certainly use 3-4 a lot even if it won't be the official base for the defense.

neugey · 01-20-2012, 08:44 AM

IDK about anybody else, but when I hear "futures contracts" it sounds like they're signing 16-year old kids.

01-19-2012, 06:03 PM	#21
Threaded by Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by FinSaint Nolan is going to keep the 4-3 in ATL, so that won't be the deciding factor. NFL.com news: New coordinator Nolan thinks Falcons can soar with 4-3 defense Wow, I can't see him keeping it for long. The guy is a 3-4 guru. Might be good for us they spend a ton on Lofton then switch to the 3-4 and he becomes mediocre and overpaid.
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01-20-2012, 08:44 AM	#23
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,697 Blog Entries: 13	IDK about anybody else, but when I hear "futures contracts" it sounds like they're signing 16-year old kids. Rugby Saint II likes this.

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01-19-2012, 06:17 PM	#22
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	From what I gathered from the article Smith wanted to keep the 4-3... maybe another dumb mistake from an idiot with the history for such behavior. The article does state that he has had 4-3 as the base in 7 of the years he has been the DC and, conversely, he has had 3-4 as the base for also 7 years, so I guess it won't matter that much and he'll certainly use 3-4 a lot even if it won't be the official base for the defense.