12-21-2018, 11:20 AM
(12-21-2018, 11:07 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Still don't think we have the personnel for it at all; Dunlap's effectiveness will go down, while Geno's will stay the same and Billings is a wildcard in that scenario.
Then you go to the ILBs, Burfict and Brown, who are both slow and not that stellar in coverage.
Lawson is the only player that fits for the rush, maybe Willis. Hubbard is too big and we have no clue how he is in coverage; yes, he played S, but he was significantly smaller at that time.
Don't like it also from my own personal philosophy, as I've always been a 4-3 guy and either alignment has NEVER proven to be better than the other.
I don't think Dunlaps effectiveness goes down. I actually think his ability to swat passes goes up because of the throwing lane he ends up in with the move. He also will get one on one match ups on guards as the tackle will often times have to take the OLB.
As I said both are gone. In a 3-4 though slower LB's get away with it more so than in a 4-3, it's the only reason Donte Hightower had much of a career.
Hubbard isn't too big at all, 6'5 265 is perfect. He has dropped into coverage this year a couple times, in fact I remember one play where he was 30 yards down field on a HB. We have stood him up to rush from the inside a couple times as well. He has the athleticism which is why he is one of the deep blockers (used to be "wedge" blockers) on kick return as well as FB on goal line.
As to your "proven" statement sure you can't prove anything. In terms of run defense though 7 of the top 10 this year are 3-4 defenses. I think it offers an interesting change for us because it can help disguise some of our lack of speed.
