(03-16-2021, 10:42 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(03-16-2021, 04:37 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Some impressions from the first day and a half of the free agency tampering period.


1.  For years, people clamored for a 3-4 defense, and for years I cautioned such a transition would not be simple.  You have to get players to fit the scheme, and that could be somewhat painful.  There are many here who have been underwhelmed with the free agency class thus far.  Part of the reason are the signings of Ward, Alualu, and the guy from Chicago.  Welp, those are going to be the sorts of signings that will accompany a switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4.  In a scheme where your linemen are only expected to occupy blocks and not really do anything, those are the kind of players you go after.  I certainly don't consider any of these guys dominators.  

I supported the switch to the 3-4.  K'Lavon Chaisson was completely wasted in a 4-3.  I think he should be good and possibly a star in the 3-4.  Josh Allen also seems like a great fit for the 3-4.  As far as the defensive line, yes, it required new signings.  However, our defensive line with a couple of exceptions was largely terrible last year.  We were going to need multiple new signings had we remained in the 4-3 anyway if we wanted to be any good.  If anything, I think 3-4 defensive linemen are cheaper and easier to find.

People have been clamoring for the 3-4 long before Chaisson got here. 

Chaisson IS wasted in a 4-3, and TBH, I don't think he'll be any great shakes in a 3-4 either.

I don't know if 3-4 DL are any cheaper than 4-3 DL. 

To the extent they aren't expected to be playmakers, you are right.''But to the extent a DL is dominant, you will pay premium dollar for a dominant DL, whether in a 4-3 or 3-4.

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