3-4 Defense Question???

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by skinsWill

could have said it better!! but i will note that we do play some 3-4 in certain situations...

Very good point, but we don't have the guys to play the 3-4 on a regular basis.

[saden1]

With 3-4 defense you can't have any weakness whatsoever in that front 7 but with 4-2 you can mask your weakness a bit. I never understood why there is so much love for the 3-4 among fans. It's not a plug and play schema...you simply have to have extraordinary players to be successful with that kinda schema.

You'll never see the Skins use a 3-4 defense unless we hire someone coming from a 3-4 schema and even then they wouldn't convert the defense unless they have the personal to successfully implement it.

[sportscurmudgeon]

The 3-4 defense works when you have a very large AND a very strong man in the middle who can tie up two blockers on every play and then get off those blocks to stop cut back runs into the line.

Not only is there no one on the Redskins' roster who comes close to filling those job requirements, you can't just start playing the 3-4 defense in the middle of a season with a week's worth of preparation.

The Redskins are on a track that will get them in the playoffs; they're not likely to stay there very long, but it would be a good thing to get there and have a shot at the brass ring. Switching to a 3-4 defense now would probably preclude that possibility.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

The 3-4 defense works when you have a very large AND a very strong man in the middle who can tie up two blockers on every play and then get off those blocks to stop cut back runs into the line.

Not only is there no one on the Redskins' roster who comes close to filling those job requirements, you can't just start playing the 3-4 defense in the middle of a season with a week's worth of preparation.

The Redskins are on a track that will get them in the playoffs; they're not likely to stay there very long, but it would be a good thing to get there and have a shot at the brass ring. Switching to a 3-4 defense now would probably preclude that possibility.

Isn't a guy who can tie up two blockers on every play good for any defense?