(02-20-2019, 05:02 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

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

The thing is, the Steelers have had coaching, FO and schematic continuity for decades.

They know exactly what the scheme requires, what the coaches look for in a player and how to stock those players.  Even with that, they still miss on occasion (Bud Dupree, Artie Burns).

Imagine the trial and error approach to switching to a 3-4 after 25 years of running a 4-3.