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I'm looking for a woman to sit on my lap while I discuss the merits of the 4-3 defense as opposed to the 3-4.

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Otto Graham wore number 00.

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It all depends on your personnel...

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ORIGINAL: happypervert

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Otto Graham wore number 00.

So did Jim Otto of the Raiders. I understand he did it as a play on his name -- aught (or ought) also means zero, so it was aught - O.

Perhaps Graham did it for the same reason.

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It all depends on your personnel...

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I'm looking for a woman to sit on my lap while I discuss the merits of the 4-3 defense as opposed to the 3-4.

Yes. Parcells would have been a fool to run a 4-3 with Lawrence Taylor, and Landry would have been one to use a 3-4 while having Randy White, Harvey Martin, Too Tall Jones, and John Dutton on the squad.  Don Shula is a great example of a coach that directed both types of D, to great success.

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It all depends on your personnel...

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I've always really liked the 3-4 - It deals with gambling and great athleticism. The Steelers and Patriots have always done a good job utilizing it.

Just my opinion.... While most would say fast linebackers with good coverage ability are what make up a great 3- 4, I would say the key is a huge, fast nose tackle that's a threat to defeat the double team most of time. Then, one of your more athletic linebackers suited for coverage can line up in the slot and either rush the passer or drop into coverage if there's play action or the halfback comes up field as a receiver.

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This year Penn State has gone to what looks like a 3-4 -- they moved their fastest LB over to a DE position and he always rushes from a standing position, or sometimes drops back into coverage. They don't have the typical monster nose tackle (except for a 340 lb freshman who is red shirting this year), and this move was probably driven by the fact that they are deep with good LBs but thin at DE except for more freshmen. . . they couldn't go out into the free agent market because they don't recruit JUCO players.

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It all depends on your personnel...

A few X's :

I've always really liked the 3-4 - It deals with gambling and great athleticism. The Steelers and Patriots have always done a good job utilizing it.

Just my opinion.... While most would say fast linebackers with good coverage ability are what make up a great 3- 4, I would say the key is a huge, fast nose tackle that's a threat to defeat the double team most of time. Then, one of your more athletic linebackers suited for coverage can line up in the slot and either rush the passer or drop into coverage if there's play action or the halfback comes up field as a receiver.

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LOL R.......... excellent job. I always liked how the Saints would take a DL out in passing situations, and use Rickey Jackson and Pat Swilling as ends.... showed great flexibility.
 
I tend to think a 4-3 is easier to run, but with all things being equal, a 3-4 would be a tougher D.

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IMHO a 4-3 is much eaiser to run ,from my personal experience I didn't find a 3-4 that hard to play against.  I always have a harder time when teams are in a 4-4.  At that point I would be covered up and can't take the LB who is trying to follow behind the DE or DT.  In a 4-3 there is a good change the LB isn't coming on my side and in a 3-4 I was generaly uncovered and could get a good look at who is coming.  Of course in the league I play in we don't see much 3-4 defense esp. when they see the size of our O line.