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[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

I doubt any of the 3-4 guys would be considered right now.

I'm not quite as confident that being a "3-4 guy" is an automatic disqualifier. Kubiak really emphasized that he wants a smart football coach. To me that means somebody who might be thought of as a 3-4 coach, but would be willing and able to run a 4-3. An example might be Ron Rivera who went fom coaching Chicago's Tampa-2 to now running San Diego's 3-4. Tomlin was a Tampa-2 guy but allowed LeBeau to continue with their 3-4. There are teams like the Patriots that will run both fronts during the same game. I believe Rex Ryan has ran both types of defenses.

My point is, if we were to sign Def Coordinator who was known as a 3-4 guy, it doesn't necessarily mean that we would be looking to change our scheme from the 4-3.

I won't go into how we just don't have the pieces, and how Kubiak doesn't have the time to completely overhaul what we already have in place. The 3-4 completely takes away the assets of Mario, DeMeco, and Amobi. This defense needs a blitzing OLB, a playmaking Safety like Adrian Wilson, a run plugger in the middle to keep DeMeco clean and allow Omobi to rush, and last but not least a DE who can get the QB when teams double Mario. If we don't get those needs addressed via FA, then the draft should be Defense heavy.