Good call radar chief

grob

I'd probably try to get Hicks, Siavii, and Sims on the field together as starters, with Allen, Wilkerson, Browning, and Hall as backups.

At LB, I'd have DJ and Fox/Fujita on the outside, with Bell and Mitchell at ILB, and Boomer, Scanlon, Caver, and Fox/Fujita as backups.

I'm pretty sure we used 4 down linemen in addition to Derrick.

That would probably be best, but that line scares the shit out of me.

So we are definitely getting Fujita back before the season starts? If so that is crazy that our leading tackler from a year ago is going to be backing somebody up. If he is healthy why not start him where ya'll think Fox is going to start?

I know that everybody is high on Key Fox, but with most unproven 2nd year players, I'll believe it when i see it. (hopefully i'll see it)

Great. Gun watched a lot of tape from '01 - '03 and said to himself "jesus effin christ, that there spinner package looks grrrreat". Whee.

They switched back and forth so often it's hard to keep track. From 89-91, they played a straight 3-4 and he was always an OLB. After that, they played a 4-3 each year except '97, and he was either a DE or OLB depending on where they needed him most.

In '97, Gunther went to a 3-4 and DT played OLB, unless you heard Carl Peterson arguing to the franchise player committee that Dan Williams was a DT instead of a DE (in order to get the lower franchise dollar amount). If Williams was a DT as Carl claimed, then Derrick played DE. If Williams was a DE as he claimed, then Derrick played OLB. Personally, I thought Derrick played OLB that year.

Yeah, me too. But then again, those guys don't impress me as a 4-3 line either.

i like the idea but i see no "source" or no evidence of any kind that they have freakin' clue what they are talking about.

Ya I'm not real big on our line in either the 4-3 or the 3-4. But the thing is I could be. it seems as though the coaches trust these guys. If Allen doesn't get content with the season he had last year, Hicks and Sims step up to play to their ability, and Siavii plays good this year, then yes we are definitely alright, but i guess we will have to wait for the answers on these questions.

Yeah, it was mentioned earlier in the thread that it looks like they just pulled this out of their ass...

I guess I consider USA Today legit enough to assume they have a source. It is odd that no one else has heard this though.

They just said what a lot of people were thinking. No but seriously you would think USA today would have somebody that they got this from. I dont think thats something that they would just throw in there.

:clap: :clap: very well said Roy. Couldn't agree with you more. Yeah, I don't think we have the DL to run a 3-4 defense. Our DE's are not good run stoppers. I'm high on Jared Allen, but, his run defense is pourous, and he is a bit small. Definately, not the DE we want in a 3-4. Eric hicks we all know, and don't care to elaborate on him. Our DT's are simply not big enough, nor strong enough to play in a 3-4. With the exception of Siavii, each and everyone of our DT's are slighy over 300lbs or a little under 300lbs. It is not only the size, but, the fact that most of our DT's are not 2 gap players, and only 1 gap players.
I wish we signed Keith Traylor. A DT like that, is well suited for a 3-4. I think we have the LB's to run a 3-4. Maybe we should try a 4-4?