3--4-defense Stories - Niners Nation
To 4-3 or not to 4-3 ...
When people discuss whom they'd like to see as the Dolphins' new head coach, the topic usually begs the question of whether or not Miami should convert back to the 4-3 defensive scheme once the next regime hits town. For any of you who aren't already aware, the Dolphins currently run a base 3-4...
Diagnosing the Problem: Time to Abort the Failed 3-4 Experiment
Most of us have lost what little faith we had left in the Denver Broncos coaching staff by today, especially after witnessing the woefully predictable play calling given to Tim Tebow last week. Unfortunately, we also learned that the two biggest problems with this team have little to do with the...
The 4-3 vs. the 3-4 in Washington
This off-season, we have heard rumblings that incoming coach Mike Shanahan was interested in switching the Redskins' defensive base formation from a 4-3 to a 3-4, a major departure from the philosophy that provided the Redskins with top-ranked defenses nearly every year since Joe Gibbs came back....
Team Profile: Green Bay Packers
Over at Mocking The Draft is a team profile for the Packers looking at the upcoming draft choices and how the offense and defense did last season. He's also concerned, just as I am, that the switch to a 3-4 might be tough: I've never been a fan of new coaches coming in, and forcing the personnel...
2009 Packer Free Agents
The 2008 season's over. Let's start speculating about 2009! Free agency comes first. It begins on February 27th. The first order of business; take care of your own free agents. Who should the Packers keep? The following is a combined list based on info from KFFL and Ask The Commish: Player...
Green Bay Switching To A 3-4
A sentence as unforseen as the Cardinals' run to the Super Bowl. But, it's true. Dom Capers' hire has more or less led to McCarthy's decision to switch Green Bay's defense to a 3-4 alignment. (Tangent #1: For the record, I prepared a post for this move when the Packers were courting Mike...
49ers Defensive Line Depth Chart
For the most part, the 49ers depth chart is relatively settled. We know who will be starting at corner and who will be coming in as the 3rd DB. We know our quarterback, our running backs and so on. Wide receiver certainly is up in the air as we've discussed ad nauseum. Along the defensive line,...
Golden Nuggets: 49ers news for 7/26/08
Now that training camp, all sorts of information is popping up. I thought I'd use this edition of Golden Nuggets to cover some of them, as well as give a little wrap up of the first day of training camp. We're a day down in training camp and thankfully no injuries to report. Matt Maiocco had...
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