Are we going to see more 4-3?

[BradysKnee]

Considering all the defensive line picks in the draft, does anyone besides myself think it entirely possible we may employ a hybrid defense, running a mix of 3-4 and 4-3 on a regular basis?

If the Pats sign Taylor[I am all but certain they will], he could stand up in the 3-4 or go down in the 4-3, Seymour is a 3-4 end or 4-3 tackle, our DL has tons of depth for both systems.

As for as LB goes, I think you could put Mayo inside or outside in a 4-3, the guy is faster than people give him credit for. I think he ran a 4.6 40 last year.

I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a lot of Nickel and Dime, using a 4 man line and 2 LBs, to take advantage of our [now] deep secondary.

Thoughts?

[nepg]

Not really. Belichick said Brace could play NT and DE for them. In goal line/short yardage, the Pats will be sick, but I don't think we'll see more 4-man fronts because of the draft. Pryor and Richard are likely to end up on the PS anyway...

[ElectricEye]

Mayo isn't faster than people give him credit for. He's just plain fast. That 4.6 is actually a 4.5 and he plays up to that as well.

As far as the 4-3 looks, I think we could see a bit of that this year. We've played with it before but never really kept it around for good. With the personal we've drafted, we could bring those looks back.

[Bigburt63]

Maybe some looks I'm sure. Our base set will undoubtedly still be a 3-4, but showing alot of different looks is always a good thing. I agree that our goaline should be nasty with Wilfork and Brace in the middle...that's alot of beef.

[Nalej]

Originally Posted by Bigburt63

Maybe some looks I'm sure. Our base set will undoubtedly still be a 3-4, but showing alot of different looks is always a good thing. I agree that our goaline should be nasty with Wilfork and Brace in the middle...that's alot of beef.

My thoughts exactly

[BradysKnee]

Called it! hahaha

[nepg]

Called what?