(02-20-2019, 04:50 PM)Steelers Beaches Wrote:

(02-19-2019, 07:44 PM)JackCity Wrote: I don't follow. Capers is pals with Tom and gives him some eyes and ears on the defensive staff. He also has specific skills that could help thus defense and Wash expand a little (pressure packages and turnover creation)

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I don't get why people want to move to a 3-4 at all, other than the fact that it might look more fun to have cool blitzs.

The 3-4 had more merit when it tricked coaches and players, I don't see that happening all that much in the last 10 years. 

Also, as a 3-4 team, you used to be able to find real gems in the mid-rounds of drafts because you could draft smallish college DE's and turn them into 3-4 OLBs (see Joey Porter, Woodley, Gildon, Harrison) but now with so many more teams running a 3-4, there is far more competition for tweener DE's turning them into OLBs so there are less chances to find gems. 

I would much rather have a dominant front 4 that gets pressure without blitzing than all the whooey high school crap of cute 3-4 blitzes, which do more harm than good. Now, when I see Pgh send blitzes, QBs calmly scan the field and find some wide open target. No one is intimidated by it any longer.

Agree with all that. 

There's no doubt 3-4 still works in the NFL but I feel it requires a higher level of coaching to get playing really well and organised football with. With the 4-3 and in particular the Seattle style shell I feel it's a lot easier to teach and get younger players to learn their roles. 

Take a 3-4 edge rusher for instance, they have much more coverage responsibilities than a 4-3 end due to the nature of the position and that alone is a whole extra bucket load of info and movement that needs to be learned.

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