3-4 Back On The Table

[Okeana]

(02-12-2019, 12:05 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So our best player on defense is Geno Atkins. Moving to a 3-4 basically negates him and Dunlap as they will be taking on blockers as lineman in a 3-4 don't produce a lot of sacks.

Then, our LB unit was our absolute worst unit on the team...and instead of finding 2 new linebackers...we'd need 3.

Why can't we keep running a 4/3 and just bring Lawson and Hubbard in at OLB on passing downs and have them blitz?

Plus, Lawson was pretty 1 dimensional. He's a good pass rusher. He's not good at stopping the run. He's not good in coverage. Moving him to ILB would be terrible.

 Uh what?  Geno works perfectly as a 3/4 DE.  Lawson is a guy you can use anywhere for pass rush and there a big difference playing the run as a 4/3 DE vs 3/4 ILB.  Fact is our defensive line would have more options in a 3/4 than it does in a 4/3.