Panthers moving to a 3-4??? Says McDerm

[carpanfan96]

I still think we should stick to a 4-3. Once we get everyone back next year the defense won't look nearly as bad.

DE- Johnson Hardy

DT- Edwards, FA/Draft

LB- Anderson, Beason, Davis/FA/Draft

CB- Gamble, Draft

S- Godfrey, Martin

Really not so bad. Edwards and another big body in the middle will make a world of difference.

I think the plan from the beginning was to move to more of a 3-4 look / hybrid type of defense. Running multiple fronts with the 4-3 and 3-4 both being common looks you see the defense use. The Draft and FA next off season will be really telling on what the team really plans on doing long term, as for this season expect to see the 3-4 look more and more often as the season goes.

[carpanfan96]

Im saying the answer is no lol. And you know in the combine Williams ran a 4.66

Williams is a freak though, I was mainly comparing Johnson's numbers to Woodley's. Also Johnson's burst of speed will help him when coming from the 3-4 look. His numbers for his size are ridiculous from 0 to 20 yards.

[KDawg004]

We do seem to rotate alot. So we can constantly be changing looks to throw the offense off guard.

[ItsPantone278]

an outside linebacker in a 3-4 will play plays with a hand in the ground on the line so I don't see what the big deal is about. Continue to move CJ around on the field if its a well game planned attack; he's more versatile than he probably gets credit for in this thread.

I think an exotic hybrid kind of defense was the plan all along, just been limited by the lose of talent.

[hepcat]

defense couldn't get much worse, I'm pro trying new things at least.

[Kuech the Sneak]

I'd love a switch to the 3-4 but we clearly don't have the personnel. Maybe this year could be a learning year for them...and then as they learn the defense we could add onto it through the draft. But the thing is that some great 4-3 players on this team could go to waste

[JawnyBlaze]

It'll probably be more like Arizona's defensive scheme was a couple years ago (not sure if it's still the same). Just a hybrid, run both looks about equally. CJ was playing OLB when we did the 3-4 looks yesterday. I think he, Hardy and Norwood could all equally play the OLB role. Hardy is quicker than a hiccup, especially for his size. I think he could be surprisingly good in that role. Hardy and CJ could both probably play the DE and OLB positions, rotating to throw off opposing coordinators. We have a lot of guys who might be able to play multiple positions in the 3-4. It could either be a nightmare for opponents to plan for, or it could fail spectacularly because the guys are right between ideal and horrible for the positions.

[Montsta]

I think what this really acknowledges is that with our current personnel, we can't blitz effectively in a 4-3 scheme, so we're moving to a 3-4 to try and generate more pressure on the QB.

It's hard to blitz effectively when Connor is the blitzing LB and he jumps the gun every single play revealing himself and getting called out by the QB.

It's hard to get guys to buy what you're selling as a coaching staff when you don't even know what your selling yourselves.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

3-4 Linebacker/DL set up in my opinion

DL- McClain, Fua/Fields, Johnson

LB- Hardy, and Applewhite on the edges with Connor and Anderson in the middle. Then when Gaither gets back he will be in over Connor.

I would not mind this set up at all.

[ECUPantherFan]

Ron Edwards would be a good 3-4 DT... Fua, if he put on weight... I don't know anymore.

Just win.

[Tarheel31]

I say we go with the box and 1.

We can plug up the paint and force contested perimeter shooting.

[Bj-Monster23]

Ron Edwards would be a good 3-4 DT... Fua, if he put on weight... I don't know anymore.

Just win.

Ron edwards would be good at NT. He also played it at kansas City. Fua was a really good Run stopper at Stanford. Him and Shayne Skov was the leaders of the defense. We would have a solid backup NT with Fua.

[monstercat]

What really sucks, is that Thomas Davis would be a great OLB in the 3/4. Who knows if he will ever play another down for the Panthers though?

[csx]

Ron edwards would be good at NT. He also played it at kansas City. Fua was a really good Run stopper at Stanford. Him and Shayne Skov was the leaders of the defense. We would have a solid backup NT with Fua.

He was not considered a very good NT in KC.