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A lot of people get confused b/c last year we had Saunders playing most of the time as a pass rusher with his hand on the ground. But even when he did that we never added another DT to make it a 4-3. That was due mainly to Saunders' inabilities to play in space (not really his fault, he was a DE converted to LB b/c he was the only one who could come close to playing the Jack).The biggest differences in a 3-4 are:1: Typically all 3 of the DL are much bigger than their 4-3 counterparts.2: There is usually a hybrid OLB who can both rush the passer and drop into coverage. This is the position that Saban calls the Jack. Think Jason Taylor or DeMarcus Ware.3: On run plays your DL are typically there to eat up blocks and allow the LB's to make the plays. Especially you NT who will play a lot of zero technique and try to occupy two gaps. And if your DE's are big enough they too will try to occupy two gaps.4: On pass plays you don't require a pass rushing specialist at DE. This is one of the reasons that the 3-4 has had such a large comeback in the NFL. Teams realized that they could save a lot of $$ by not having to pay guys like Jevon Kearse or Dwight Freeney.
A lot of people get confused b/c last year we had Saunders playing most of the time as a pass rusher with his hand on the ground. But even when he did that we never added another DT to make it a 4-3. That was due mainly to Saunders' inabilities to play in space (not really his fault, he was a DE converted to LB b/c he was the only one who could come close to playing the Jack).
The biggest differences in a 3-4 are:
1: Typically all 3 of the DL are much bigger than their 4-3 counterparts.
2: There is usually a hybrid OLB who can both rush the passer and drop into coverage. This is the position that Saban calls the Jack. Think Jason Taylor or DeMarcus Ware.
3: On run plays your DL are typically there to eat up blocks and allow the LB's to make the plays. Especially you NT who will play a lot of zero technique and try to occupy two gaps. And if your DE's are big enough they too will try to occupy two gaps.
4: On pass plays you don't require a pass rushing specialist at DE. This is one of the reasons that the 3-4 has had such a large comeback in the NFL. Teams realized that they could save a lot of $$ by not having to pay guys like Jevon Kearse or Dwight Freeney.
