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Originally Posted by Eric_Boyer
the 3-4 generally is a faster defense then a 4-3.
you have one less large body up front replaced by a smaller backer.
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Not position-by-position, which was the crux of my post.
Both the linemen and linebackers in a 4-3 defense tend to be smaller. So while there is one more "big body" in a 4-3 defense, the "big bodies" tend to be smaller and the linebackers need not be as large.
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