? well I am a little confused...here is your original post and I quote.
"We are all hoping Taco plays like Hardy or Bosa.
His physical traits are pretty much equal or in some ways little better.
However, if he does not pan out, what do we do.
I think the 3-4 may be the solution."
so now you change your premise that it doesn't have to do with the 16 plays (total of his plays in first preseason game)....so is it about Taco or not?
so which is it. your original post? or this one? or you are changing on the fly because you lost track of your argument? or you just want to argue something differently?
and you say this thread is in the event the DL sucks. well, this was the same premise we changed from 3-4 to 4-3? now we want to change back because we can't figure out what to do?
so lets flip flop and hope for the best?
and who says Crawford was playing fine in the 3-4? your defensive expertise? the problem was the 3-4 DL wasn't good. and we weren't doing good in 3-4 so we changed to 4-3.
now you want to put the same player that wasn't working in the 3-4, back in a 3-4, because he has the height weight ratio that you want to have for a 3-4 DE?
and I read your posts....you haven't made a case... you just mention over and over again, that Taco is 280 and should balk up to 290 and that Crawford is already in that range, so he fits the size ratio for a 3-4 DE, so he must be good at it, because God knows he played it before, regardless if he sucked in it. you justify that by saying, 3-4 DEs are useless bodies anyway (unless you look at JJ Watt!!).
and which talent is available in our draft slot? how do you know what draft slot? and how do you know which player? you are just basing that on last year's draft and TJ Watt being drafted in the 30th spot and you have not even seen him play, yet you are assuming he is a great OLB that's going to be a good pass rusher.. ahhh, hmmm, aha..., we just draft a NT in the 2nd round or later. we got a couple of guys like Taco who has never played 3-4 DE and add 10 pounds to him and make him a 3-4 DE and in the 3-4 DEs don't matter. who cares...they are just bodies with size, weight ration and that's all that matters.
yet, your original proposal is the if the 4-3 DL sucks...we switch to a 3-4 DL and we just put bodies there, make a lot of assumptions and end up with another sucky DL, because its all about the OLB in 3-4 and and that they are dime a dozen in the draft....right?
and I go back to my original response to your post.
why the knee jerk reaction? off of one meaningless preseason game, where obviously your expectations were to dominate and in your mind we didn't and now, lets think about something out of the box, unnecessarily....
this was a 13-3 team. this defense has improved over the past 4 years, by adding pieces. last year they were 14th. yes, 26th in pass defense, but IMO, a lot had to do with secondary that was banged up and sucked really. and why do I say secondary? because we were 13th in sacks..... 5th in scoring defense.....let me repeat....5th IN SCORING DEFENSE
and again, this was a 13-3 team. why blow it up? why have a knee jerk reaction.
oh yeah...I get it...IF the DL sucks... then I guess if we are playing the IF game....can we say if this offense sucks, specifically IF Prescott sucks, lets not waste time....lets just trade dez, and look to trade zeke, because RBs are dime a dozen and we can get a good one in the 2nd round and below, trade our assets and move up to get a top QB, since next year's QB crop is supposed to be good, then trade up again and pick up another OL, prefereably another guard and build a better OL and anyone can run behind and we should fire garrett and linehan and switch to a west coast offense. that is IF that happens...ok fair enough. just a thought....because obviously the timing offense isn't working....that is if
