Bostonian1962
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Warren didn't say that the Pats are moving away from a base 3-4. I think people are reading way too much into this. He said that they're moving in a different direction defensively, ie away from Ty Warren. That direction could be younger, could be more pass-oriented, could be towards guys who can pass their conditioning tests. Who knows? Moving away from the 3-4 is one of a number of possible explanations, and until they start practicing in a base 4-3 it's an unlikely one. Preseason starts in a couple of weeks- if they were switching base defenses, that would probably be reflected on the practice field.
??? Huh? The whole article is about them quite possibly going away from the 3-4. Warren DID said say that too: "I think it looks like they are getting away from the 3-4".
More from the article: "Instead of the base 3-4 alignment, which the Patriots utilized in 40 percent of the defensive snaps in 2010, they could line up in a more traditional four-man".
Still more: "perhaps Belichick spent his lockout offseason re-evaluating his belief in the 3-4 as a core philosophy".
I respectfully don't think anybody is reading that into the article. It's what it says throughout.