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Rumor about our DTs

bLACKpANTHER

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Peppers90 NC Community Regular

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now im not very knowledgable on the subject, just heard through the grapevine that since we got the DTs Rivera wanted- we would now officially be moving to the 3-4 and putting E.Brown as an OLB.. get his hand out of the dirt and let him play to his strengths..

just what i heard- what do you think?

CJ - Fua - McClain

T.Davis - Conner - Beason - E.Brown

I think your ears have failed you

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Mr. Scot Grand Master

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I don't see Brown being a successful 3-4 OLB.

I think people suggest that as much as anything out of a desire to see him not be a bust.

Still hoping Rivera can do something with him, but at this point it's difficult to deny that he was a pretty big reach of a pick (especially when you factor that we traded up).

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I don't see Brown being a successful 3-4 OLB.

I think people suggest that as much as anything out of a desire to see him not be a bust.

Still hoping Rivera can do something with him, but at this point it's difficult to deny that he was a pretty big reach of a pick (especially when you factor that we traded up).

Brown is a one dimensional DE....and you need a push from inside (DT) in order for him to legitimately be effective as a pass rusher trying to go around.

The reason Pep and Johnson had success as a one man DL is b/c they have the power to bullrush and go inside....

Brown is a boom or bust pick that depends on DTs getting penetration.....we have gotten no penetration.

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The prototypical successful OLBs in a 3-4 are big framed guys like Shawne Merriman, Demarcus Ware, LaMarr Woodley, etc. I really don't see Everette Brown being a successful pass rushing OLB.

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MHS831 Grand Master

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now im not very knowledgable on the subject, just heard through the grapevine that since we got the DTs Rivera wanted- we would now officially be moving to the 3-4 and putting E.Brown as an OLB.. get his hand out of the dirt and let him play to his strengths..

just what i heard- what do you think?

CJ - Fua - McClain

T.Davis - Conner - Beason - E.Brown

Fua is not a starting NT in this league. Maybe in 2 years. We are going to show some 3-4 looks.

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Some 3-4 looks is not the same as running the 3-4 as your base defense. Running a 3-4 look on third down will simply replace one of the nose tackles with a linebacker. They will either move the DEs over the tackles or to the outside of the tackles and use the linebackers in coverage if we are playing zone or blitz one up the middle or off the edge and cover with the other 3. It won't be a big departure from what we normally do. The 3-4 just makes blocking assignments for the offense a little harder.

We could also use a 3 linemen look with 3 linebackers and 5 coverage guys when there is a hurry up offense in place or in the 2 minute drill. We also used 3 guys rushing almost exclusively against passing teams like Arizona under Warner a few years ago.

The way McDermott and Rivera run the 4-3, it is actually similar in aggressiveness to a 3-4 with lots of misdirection. So there is really no reason to switch to the 3-4 nor will it offer us any advantages.

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