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davy · 07-02-2011, 02:54 PM

Short answer. It was a dumb idea to switch in the first place.

Shanahan fell in love with the 3-4 during his year out and decided to implement it despite the obvious lack of personnel on the roster capable of playing it.

The strength of the front 7 the previous season were, Haynesworth, Orakpo, Carter and Fletcher, all of whom are ideally suited to 4-3.

I said before the start of last season that the defence would stink because of mismatched personnel/scheme and so it proved. I don't see it getting better any time soon.

Shanahan is known as an offensive coach for good reason.

07-02-2011, 02:54 PM	#10
davy Impact Rookie Join Date: May 2004 Location: England Posts: 957	Re: Recent Switches to 3-4 Defense Usually Mean Improvement Short answer. It was a dumb idea to switch in the first place. Shanahan fell in love with the 3-4 during his year out and decided to implement it despite the obvious lack of personnel on the roster capable of playing it. The strength of the front 7 the previous season were, Haynesworth, Orakpo, Carter and Fletcher, all of whom are ideally suited to 4-3. I said before the start of last season that the defence would stink because of mismatched personnel/scheme and so it proved. I don't see it getting better any time soon. Shanahan is known as an offensive coach for good reason. __________________ “Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to.”