(01-16-2025, 06:51 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(01-16-2025, 06:42 PM)Thewitnessofsolinvictus Wrote: Ketchman convinced me with his 3-4 philosophy. It allows an organization to collect talent from a larger available pool, the linebackers. I will always love a 4-3 beacuase I grew up watching Reggie White as a kid, though

While there may be more LB in general, is it true that pure pash rush OLB are easier to find than good/great DE's? 

Also in a 4-3, isn't it more likely that you drop a OLB into coverage?

Back in the day that used to be the appeal of the 3-4, teams like the Steelers would draft undersized DE's to use as pass-rushing 3-4 OLB in the 3rd and 4th rounds.  In the modern era, pass rushers are a premium position.  So there really isn't any discount any longer.

And yes, the 4-3 WOLB, in particular, typically stays in coverage in a base 4-3.

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