Who's 3-4 Defense are we trying to emulate?

… ya think?

The Packers #1 in rush defense surprised me a bit, guess I never payed too much attention. They were #3 in scoring on offense, and the Jets were #17. I wonder how that affects the stats if teams are throwing more because they’re behind.

I’d prefer a balanced defense for the simple reason that to win a superbowl we’d have to beat different kinds of teams. The Jets and the Chargers. We’d have to stop the run one week AND have a strong enough secondary to shut down the teams that air it out the next week. Teams like Balt are scary now with their balanced weapons on offense.

Nice Post, rec’d

I am glad we moved quickly to the scheme if that is what Pioli/Haley wanted to do.

Not the current NE defense that has maybe slipped a little with the loss of some of their big name players from the Super Bowl teams.

In their three Super Bowl seasons they were better vs the run then pass.

2001: #24 YPG, #6 PPG, #24 vs Pass, # 19 vs Run
2003: #7 YPG, #1 PPG, #15 vs Pass, #4 vs Run
2004: #9 YPG, #2 PPG, #17 vs Pass, #6 vs Run

Now I think you have to factor in that teams were often playing from behind vs the Pats so that leads to more passing and less rushing. However, the formula seems to be, stop the run and keep them out of the end zone.

Over time, the 3-4 gained prevalence in the NFL — nearly every team has employed it at some point in recent years — but in the past two decades, the defensive scheme became more of an oddity in college football. With most teams operating run-oriented offenses in college, defensive coordinators preferred a 4-3 scheme to have four linemen filling running lanes.

But heading into the 2010 season, more than a dozen teams will use the 3-4 as their base defense, and a few more teams plan to sprinkle odd-man fronts into their game plans. Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Notre Dame, Stanford, Texas A&M and Texas Tech are switching their base defense to a 3-4 this season, and Alabama, Air Force, Army, Navy, BYU, California and SMU will continue to have three down linemen and four linebackers on the field in 2010.

Link

So maybe some more 3-4 defensive players to pick through in the future

We have a shutdown cornerback (or at least on his way)

We have a proven pass rushing LB than GETS to the QB on almost every play held or not.

Our D-Line is young and ready to proven themselves

We have a safety that can roam the centerfield, keep up with WR’s on man, Play Zone, or Roam in the box to help with the run.

We have one of the best running games in the NFL.

Our passing game won’t be that dominate.

Sounds to me, a lot like the Jets.

Revis resigned for 4 years 46 Million

The Jets and Revis’ agents engaged in a heated war of words throughout the first week of camp before both sides agreed to a gag order with the media. The Jets reportedly offered a 10-year, $120 million contract and a four-year, $40 million deal; Revis’ agents asked for 10 years at $162 million.

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I haven’t looked it up, but I would be willing to wager GB’s run d is good because they score tons of points and force their opponents to start throwing early. (also the lions and bears have awful o-lines) O helps D stats for top teams every year. It drove the high mount of int’s for the saints, cardinals, and always makes Indy’s D stats better because of ball controll. KC has yet to dictate in any phase of the game. I hope that can change this year. Fewer 3&outs means fewer big play give ups.