I know I'll get murdered for this in dramatic Orangemane fashion....
I also know Fox and Del Rio have never used a 3-4 in the true form, so they almost certainly will not this year READ THAT AGAIN BEFORE YOU MAKE THE ENTIRE THREAD ABOUT THIS
But for the sake off the off-season let me make my argument for it.
In a coaching sense... you put your best players on the field, in the best position for them to be successful. Here is our projected lineup in a 3-4
FS Rahim Moore
SS (roams) Ward
ILB - Trevathon ILB - ?-?-?
CB1 Talib CB 2 Harris
OLB - Ware OLB - Von
DE - Wolfe NG Pot Roast - DE Vick/Sly
Think about who this helps as far as playing to their strengths....
Von Miller- not a true MIKE or SAM, never has been, he a 3-4 pass rushing outbacker, this will help him tremendously.
Ware - read above, insert DE for MIKE/SAM
Trevathon - Trevathon is Linebacker who plays in space.... He is elite at playing lateral football, he is below average at taking on blockers. Given the 300 pounders will be lining up, he will be allowed to play side to side football.
Wolfe - Is wolfe a strong side DE?? is he a UT?? You tell me, because I'm pretty sure he is basically our "swing guard" on the defensive side of the football, this puts him in a position that is natural to his strengths/body build.
The players is hurts....
Probably Pot Roast but not necessarily.
Vickerson is a wash, he would be a great 3-4 DE
Sly... this Defense does not play into Sly's style of play, he could ultimately be hurt by this.
So.... that's my take on it... we are one player middle backer from having an absolutely outstanding 3-4 Defense. Darryl Smith
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DT is a strength of this team, DE is an absolute weakness of this team minus Ware... now we are playing all 4 of our stud DT's while keeping Ware on the field, him and Von move to more natural positions and we allow Trevathon to play his game. Still need to fill that middlebacker spot, and obviously in whatever defense we play we could use a nickel corner.
I also know Fox and Del Rio have never used a 3-4 in the true form, so they almost certainly will not this year READ THAT AGAIN BEFORE YOU MAKE THE ENTIRE THREAD ABOUT THIS
But for the sake off the off-season let me make my argument for it.
In a coaching sense... you put your best players on the field, in the best position for them to be successful. Here is our projected lineup in a 3-4
FS Rahim Moore
SS (roams) Ward
ILB - Trevathon ILB - ?-?-?
CB1 Talib CB 2 Harris
OLB - Ware OLB - Von
DE - Wolfe NG Pot Roast - DE Vick/Sly
Think about who this helps as far as playing to their strengths....
Von Miller- not a true MIKE or SAM, never has been, he a 3-4 pass rushing outbacker, this will help him tremendously.
Ware - read above, insert DE for MIKE/SAM
Trevathon - Trevathon is Linebacker who plays in space.... He is elite at playing lateral football, he is below average at taking on blockers. Given the 300 pounders will be lining up, he will be allowed to play side to side football.
Wolfe - Is wolfe a strong side DE?? is he a UT?? You tell me, because I'm pretty sure he is basically our "swing guard" on the defensive side of the football, this puts him in a position that is natural to his strengths/body build.
The players is hurts....
Probably Pot Roast but not necessarily.
Vickerson is a wash, he would be a great 3-4 DE
Sly... this Defense does not play into Sly's style of play, he could ultimately be hurt by this.
So.... that's my take on it... we are one player middle backer from having an absolutely outstanding 3-4 Defense. Darryl Smith

DT is a strength of this team, DE is an absolute weakness of this team minus Ware... now we are playing all 4 of our stud DT's while keeping Ware on the field, him and Von move to more natural positions and we allow Trevathon to play his game. Still need to fill that middlebacker spot, and obviously in whatever defense we play we could use a nickel corner.
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