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Overall nice breakdown of the 3-4! As a lifelong Steeler fan the 3-4 seems perfectly natural to me. So maybe the questions and worries that people have about the defensive scheme don't really register with me, I'm just so familiar with seeing it. Watching Dick LeBeau work his magic with the steelers over the years has been a thing of beauty, but I'm pretty sure the style of defense that Saban will be running (I think) will be more of the Patriots / Bellichick - Parcells style of 3-4. A little less zone blitz and the LB's doing more of a hybrid DE and LB position. LeBeau also prefers more action from the safeties than the typical 3-4 has. You are right on about the NT being one of the most important pieces in the 3-4, for an example of the perfect NT take a look at Casey Hampton from the Steelers. 6'0" 330 lbs and takes on double team every play. The DE's in the 3-4 really aren't as active as you would expect but they do need to get a good rush going to make the space for the linebackers to make big plays. You are also dead on about the 3-4 being a haven for linebackers. Athletic and aggressive LB's will excel in the defense. It's probably why Saban is going after so many of them in recruiting. You can never have enough LB's on the roster when you run the 3-4, they will be all over the place on every play.If you want a good reference for what guys size should be check out the Steelers or the Patriots rosters and that should give you a feel for the size that their looking for, for each position. http://news.steelers.com/team/player/ Personally I love the 3-4 it's a fun D to watch. Lots of motion and excitement. Hopefully the players take to it quickly!
Overall nice breakdown of the 3-4!
As a lifelong Steeler fan the 3-4 seems perfectly natural to me. So maybe the questions and worries that people have about the defensive scheme don't really register with me, I'm just so familiar with seeing it.
Watching Dick LeBeau work his magic with the steelers over the years has been a thing of beauty, but I'm pretty sure the style of defense that Saban will be running (I think) will be more of the Patriots / Bellichick - Parcells style of 3-4. A little less zone blitz and the LB's doing more of a hybrid DE and LB position. LeBeau also prefers more action from the safeties than the typical 3-4 has.
You are right on about the NT being one of the most important pieces in the 3-4, for an example of the perfect NT take a look at Casey Hampton from the Steelers. 6'0" 330 lbs and takes on double team every play. The DE's in the 3-4 really aren't as active as you would expect but they do need to get a good rush going to make the space for the linebackers to make big plays. You are also dead on about the 3-4 being a haven for linebackers. Athletic and aggressive LB's will excel in the defense. It's probably why Saban is going after so many of them in recruiting. You can never have enough LB's on the roster when you run the 3-4, they will be all over the place on every play.
If you want a good reference for what guys size should be check out the Steelers or the Patriots rosters and that should give you a feel for the size that their looking for, for each position. http://news.steelers.com/team/player/
Personally I love the 3-4 it's a fun D to watch. Lots of motion and excitement. Hopefully the players take to it quickly!
