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JPTEXAS;2354514 said:It is sad to have all these 1st rds picks on Defense and still they suck. Do you think it is the players or scheme? All The players we drafted played in a 4-3. We drafted them because they were good in a 4-3..so we change them in a 3-4...maybe thats why we suck. Put the players back what they were good at..4-3.Bring in Zimmer,Mike Singletary(very vocal and emotional), How about Dave Wannstedit as DC(he was great)
Do you remember when the Ravens Defense was great? 4-3..then they changed to a 3-4 and it wasn't never the same...UNTIL they went back to a 4-3.)
IMO, the problem is more the players and team philosophy than the scheme. Players are not as talented as they think, and are no where near as disciplined as they should be. Coaches share the blame b/c the D looks unprepared against weak teams and the in-game adjustments have been sub-par if any at all.
All the impact players on D were brought in for the 3-4. Ware, Spears, Canty, Ratliff, Hatcher, Spencer, even the bust (Carp) were all brought in to play the 3-4.
Using the Ravens as an analogy, if it was just the scheme then the Ravens would have sucked when they went to a 3-4, they didn't. They were not all world like they were under Marvin Lewis, but the Ravens have always fielded a top 10 D. If it were the scheme, then Lewis would not be having so much problems in Cincy with his D. It comes down to the players. The Raves were great for few seasons (like the Bears) but have been consistently good regardless of scheme. The leadership on the field has not changed at its core. Ray Lewis, McCallister, even Ed Reed, all true leaders and Ray is as fiery as you get. LBs and DL have come and gone, but the organization always restocks w/high energy catalytic proven production players. The constant is Ray Lewis.