Quote:I don't want to switch to 3-4. I don't think Allen or Malik would be utilized best at 3-4 DEs, not to mention Jack and Telvin would be wasted as 4-3 ILBs.


I'd definitely stay as a 4-3 and play Allen as the 5 tech and Malik as the 3 tech in base and keep Roy/Abry as the 1/0 tech.


Yannick/Roy/Malik/Allen in base and Yannick/Malik/Allen/Fowler(or hopefully FA/draftee) on passing downs would be extremely formidable.

In your first alignment Allen's talent is being wasted as a 4-3 end. In your second alignment many people in this thread are proposing that formation as our base. I'm running all day against that.


I'm not too worried about Telvin as a 3-4 backer. Ryan Shazier is doing just fine for the Steelers and he's 225-230. With Myles also in the mix I believe this will allow alot more flexibility within the scheme given the athleticism of out LB group. It doesn't have to be a pure 3-4 look. We could run a variation similar to how the Steelers align.


Lebeau would have wet dreams with a 3-4 defense consisting of Jackson and Allen at end, Yannick and Fowler as rush backers and Jack and Telvin as inside backers.

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