(05-06-2020, 07:54 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-06-2020, 07:46 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: The fact Wade Phillips is sitting at home without a job and Wash has one....thats a whole different rant!

Ive seen a lot of talk of us shifting to use 3-4 looks more as well. I havent seen Wash or any of the coaches say anything about a complete change so not sure if its analysts guessing or official. Would they switch to it more for run or pass D? I think we have players that could switch to 3-4 pretty easily.

As for Wash, if he can't get it better this year, hes got no argument left. Give him a D stacked with 1st round picks and big ticket FA and it looks good. I think most of us could do that!

It's starting to sound like they primarily just want to go 3-4 on base downs vs the run so that they can put three space eaters up front and let 4 athletic LBs flow to the ball.  Marrone has certainly lent credit to that theory. It seems like almost a desperation move after struggling to stop the run so badly last year.

I dont hate that idea in theory. If you could get say Smoot, Harrison and Woods inside with Yan (hopefully) and Allen outside, Jack and Schobert just need to follow the direction of the run. Could give us a better chance at stopping the run getting into 2nd level where they are gone.

Im guessing it gives them flexibility. If they think they can get home with 3 they can or give them the option of sending 4 or 5. If we can get guys like Taven to be a bit more disruptive with run D then Wash could really be able to disguise between 3-4 and 4-3 and how many guys are coming. That was our main problem with Poz. When he was on the field, you knew we were in run D.

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(05-07-2020, 09:27 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(05-06-2020, 07:46 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: The fact Wade Phillips is sitting at home without a job and Wash has one....thats a whole different rant!

Ive seen a lot of talk of us shifting to use 3-4 looks more as well. I havent seen Wash or any of the coaches say anything about a complete change so not sure if its analysts guessing or official. Would they switch to it more for run or pass D? I think we have players that could switch to 3-4 pretty easily.

As for Wash, if he can't get it better this year, hes got no argument left. Give him a D stacked with 1st round picks and big ticket FA and it looks good. I think most of us could do that!

Aside from marrone saying the base will be a 3-4 or odd front with the SAM lining up on the ball, most of the team's defensive acquisitions this offseason have been to facilitate that transition.

Gunter, Woods, Chaisson, Hamilton and Lynch  are all perfect 3-4 fits.

Thanks, i wasnt sure if there was an 'official' change if you know what i mean but i dont hate trying something.

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