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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
I don't believe it is an obsession as much as a healthy concern, the team has been trying to fit square pegs in round holes much like they have at safety.
I believe the results the team have gotten at safety and NT are pretty predictable considering they have been converting CBs, LBs, 4-3 3 tech guys like Cofield. When they haven't been trying to convert people to S or NT, they have been relying on the over the hill gang like Ryan Clark, Whitner, Golston, (Cofield was a bit of both)
I guess my biggest gripe with the team is playing a scheme that calls for a NT and not having anyone who can play it effectively and not making any real effort or investing any real resources into getting someone who can.
I have the same gripe with the team on the S position.
It is probably overblown.
I believe from a moneyball, metric standpoint a 4-3 is the way to go from a pure numbers perspective. I believe there are more players available through the draft and college ranks who skill set match up with a 4-3. I think DE are easier to find than OLB.
If there are more players to pick from, then the team has a better shot at making quality picks or signing quality FA. (and the Patriots switched back, which is probably the best reason)
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I think you have a valid point about the lack of proper attention to the NT position.
We've done more at the S position this offseason by signing Swearinger, moving Cravens to SS, and drafting Nicholson.