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Old 01-20-2009, 07:54 PM
Warren Warren is offline
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Is this the same Julius Peppers who the expansion Texans downgraded on their draft board because they didn't think he fit their 3-4 defense very well?

Some 3-4 defenses put more emphasis on their DL tying up blockers to free up the LBs while others stress the DL getting upfield and making plays themselves. Dom Capers believed in the first style and Wade Phillips seems to coach the other. A DE can put up impressive sack numbers in a 3-4 (like Bruce Smith in Buffalo) but I've never heard of a DL who was an accomplished pass rusher wanting to move to a 3-4 unless he wants to shift to OLB.

I can't see a guy as big as Mario or Peppers being a true OLB. They'd really be a standup DE who rarely drops into coverage.
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