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The problem is that the our 34 leaves huge gaps to run between our DL. It also puts our DL in positions they aren't really fit for. Like Easley at 5tech, or closer to the ball instead of outside the tackle like he lines up in our 43. Even if we use the players to one gap we still use them in places they aren't that good in.
I get the theory, but its still 7 guys basically lined up in the same spots, and the difference is who a LB is over and who a DL is over. The run fits are all the same, the personell are the same, its just different guys in different areas.
What do you mean by "but its still 7 guys basically lined up in the same spots" and "its just different guys in different areas", isn't that a sort of a contradiction?
I can see how that wording is confusing.
Wait, are you saying there's no difference between a 3-4 DE and a 4-3 DE?
I'm saying that in our defense Chandler Jones is playing exactly the same position in a 34 that he plays in a 43.
The other 34 DE is a 43 DT.
It absolutely makes a difference where you line up a defensive lineman. Look at Easley who they lined up over the tackle. He is quick of the ball, but he isn't fast. Or Jones on the inside or right over the tackle instead of lining up a bit outside the tackle. It also allows the offense to double team him with the guard in more cases than with the 4-3.
The discussion was about run fits. If you have the same 7 players on the field, lining up as a 34 or 43 is not going to make you weaker vs the run.
There absolutely is a difference between 43/34 vs the run. Right now we had a bunch of plays with ends wide and a nose over the center. That meant that the guards had a straight path to the LB. Sure the LB has the hole a 3-tech dt usually have, so same thing there. But the LB is several yards back. Plus players being used where they aren't a good fit. If you don't have a monster nose, I do not believe we have one at the moment, then you will be blown off vs the run in a 34, just as we where. Vs the 43 where you have another DT that can instantly take on a block and 2 ends to push the play in and hold the tackles.
If we lined up in a 43 and moved the DTs over a man, and put the OLB in a 3 point stance, we would not have done better vs the run.
Easley was judged not quite ready to start. Chris Jones was out. Siliga has one role, WIlfork's backup. Vellano was the next man up.
