switching to 3-4?

[Herb]

We could really become a complex defense and confuse the hell out of opposing teams by switching back and forth between a 4-3 and 3-4 during each game.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

One thing is for sure. We will have the ability to give multiple looks and I am excited to see a defense that will attack instead of react(Godfrey-Gamble?)

We saw the difference when a Chris Harris came over and he had an attack mode from the Bears. Of course Fox coached all that out of him.

[Peppers90 NC]

it would take 2-3 seasons to overhaul this defense to a 3-4. stop it please.

[PanthaSan]

I think it'll work if we get Peppers and Jenk's back.....

I keed, I keed!

[Actionman0z]

What I think it does it allows for more rinkles. We may be able to devise or develop some blitz packages that we have not seen before. However if Ron is the HC, I dont know what kind of defense we will run and how involved he would be in it. We could see some 3-4 packages, or some 1-5-5 like we saw last year a few times.

[MWCarolina]

honestly, Rivera has run both a 3-4 and 4-3 so he could just stick with the 4-3, but i think he will be a good, maybe great head coach in the nfl.

[CarolinaHustla]

One thing is for sure. We will have the ability to give multiple looks and I am excited to see a defense that will attack instead of react(Godfrey-Gamble?)

We saw the difference when a Chris Harris came over and he had an attack mode from the Bears. Of course Fox coached all that out of him.

Agree, Agree, Preach it and Amen

[Kevin Greene]

We won't, but the Texans are goping 3-4.

The 2010 Texans defense was a nightmare and can only improve. The challenge for Phillips will be to transition to a 3-4 defense with players that were drafted to play in a 4-3. Phillips says Mario Williams will be an excellent fit because Phillips’ 3-4 doesn’t require a defensive end to handle two gaps.

“We’re not talking about a three-technique. We’re talking about a guy that we’re gonna let rush the passer, penetrate,” Phillips said. “We’ll probably move him and that’s what we did with Bruce Smith. You can look at a 3-4, where a guy plays inside all the time and you look at one where they play outside and go all the time. He’s going to be one of them.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/11/wade-phillips-insists-mario-williams-will-fit-a-3-4-defense/