It still blows my mind how this team doesn't run a 3-4 defense

thunderpimp91 said:
Absolutely, a 3-4 is a fantastic run stuffing defense. My argument is simply that its difficult to find enough players to pull it off to be effective in both the run and pass game. A lot of these 3-4 teams are giving up a lot of yardage via the pass. I might be missing one but here are the 3-4 defenses that were top 10 in run defense in 2024...

Baltimore - #1 against the run, but # 31 against the pass
Pittsburgh - #6 run, #25 pass
Denver - #3 run, #19 pass


You have to have some of these big guys on the interior who can also attack the passer at a high rate which are very difficult to find, especially if you're not using #1 round picks to do so. If you are in your base defense and a team is throwing it on you then you also have to think about which of my EDGE pass rush specialist am I keeping in coverage? Are you rushing both guys every time, essentially creating a 100% blitz percentage leaving your secondary short handed? You dropping a Mican Parsons into coverage on occasion giving him fewer chances at the QB? This is where it always gets tricky to me and in addition to the 'teams are in nickel 70% of the time anyways' argument which just makes me think the 4-3 vs 3-4 argument isn't really worth the time. Both work, both have pros & cons, but I think if the Cowboys would just address the roster with a couple stronger run defenders instead of being all in on the pass defense I doubt we are that worried about it in general.
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This is the correct argument. I get that we’re in the dead spot of the offseason, but multiple pages discussing something that has been irrelevant for 10+ years is crazy.
 
speedkilz88 said:
Mazi took a step forward last year. He had some very good games. He just wasn't consistent all season long. It usually takes 3 years for big DL to hit their stride.
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small step. He did not have more than one or two that I would call good games.
this three year thing is a joke. As little as he has shown up till now, claiming that he will suddenly become worth his pick is frankly fools gold
 
Rockport said:
By the way, it’s no surprise that you don’t know this. You obviously don’t know much about football.
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what you know about football is less than what could be put on the head of a pin

The 3-4 D was DESIGNED TO STOP THE RUN
but then you are ignorant of so much
 
gtb1943 said:
what you know about football is less than what could be put on the head of a pin

The 3-4 D was DESIGNED TO STOP THE RUN
but then you are ignorant of so much
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Keep posting on what you don’t know about the 3-4. It’s priceless.
 
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