cupofjoe1962
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Apparently you do not understand what 2 gap means.
A good example of a Fairbanks-Bullough 3-4 defense is the Patriots defense. The Fairbanks-Bullough is commonly referred to as an 2-gap 3-4 system that gives teams the greatest amount of flexibility compared to other 3-4’s. The linebackers in this system are extremely versatile and are capable of doing any and everything on the field. (I.e.; Mike Vrabel) When you mix the roles of the four linebackers from play to play, you can cause mass confusion for an offense. The reason this system is a 2-gap system, is because the defensive lineman are required to cover the gaps on both sides of an offensive lineman. The defensive linemen in this 3-4 are very stout so that they can occupy the offensive lineman, and allow the linebackers can make plays.
Even DL techniques can vary play-to-play and player-to-player in a 3-4: in the "Fairbanks-Bullough" 3-4, Ray Hamilton *never* played 0-technique at NT but Mel Lunsford almost always did. Sort of the whole point of a 2-gap 3-4 is for the DL to gap control so linebackers can make plays. Here's another reference for you:
Colorado Sports Desk Mike Nolan and the 2009 Broncos defense: What happened?
I don't know who this guy you are relying on as your source is.
The point of the Bill Belichick 2 gap system is that the entire front 7 each control 2 gaps.
Are you seriously telling me that you think our LBs have no responsiblity but to run to the ball?
The fact that we don't play a vanilla 2 gap every snap doesnt change what a 2 gap is.
GO back to studying the internet, but find a better source this time.
Again, if you understood 2 gap, we could communicate.It's theoretically possible that on a given play all of the front seven could end up playing 2-gap techniques. In practice, it would almost never happen. But you don't understand anything I'm saying. It's hopeless trying to communicate with you.