[WyoNation Blog] The 3-4 Defense Is Here

Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:17 am

It looks as if the 4-3 is out and the 3-4 is here. Great move!

http://www.wyonation.com/2013/04/all-ha ... 4-defense/

Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:19 am

Wicks wrote:It looks as if the 4-3 is out and the 3-4 is here. Great move!

http://www.wyonation.com/2013/04/all-ha ... 4-defense/

Jesus. DC battles Marty English and shoves the 4-3 down his throat, basically saying it was his way or the highway, when Marty clearly wanted to keep the 3-4 in place. Now there is this.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:37 am

That is true McPeachy it was a bad move to switch away from the 3-4 in the first place. Glad DC has seen the light but is it too late?

Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:14 am

It looks like we have the personnel to go with either the 3 - 4 or the 4 - 3 now. He says we are going to be more aggressive. I think it's about time.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:17 pm

So DC messed up going away from the 3-4. Now he is trying to correct it. Let's get more mad at him!

Please...

I think the 3-4 will be a good move.
Here is to hoping the defense is around the 50-70th national ranking.
That just shows how bad our D has been lately...getting somewhere around 60th ranking would be a HUGE increase...

Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:22 pm

BeaverPoke wrote:So DC messed up going away from the 3-4. Now he is trying to correct it. Let's get more mad at him!

Please...

I think the 3-4 will be a good move.
Here is to hoping the defense is around the 50-70th national ranking.
That just shows how bad our D has been lately...getting somewhere around 60th ranking would be a HUGE increase...

Mad? Seriously? More like disgusted in the fact that he took a defense (and LB coach - D Coordinator) that was configured for a 3-4 and forced the change (without having personell to do so). Knapton & Biezuns probably would be playing in the NFL right now, had they been allowed to play thier true positions (LB's).

Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:45 pm

I think the defense was screwed when didn't have a replacement for Givens. 3-4 needs a great NT. maybe they are thinking olive is that NT. I think it's easier to get a good 4th LB than it is to get a 4th DL so the 3-4 makes more sense. With one less DL, I think it's easier to build depth and sub out. Maybe they won't be so tired.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:01 pm

laxwyo wrote:I think the defense was screwed when didn't have a replacement for Givens. 3-4 needs a great NT. maybe they are thinking olive is that NT. I think it's easier to get a good 4th LB than it is to get a 4th DL so the 3-4 makes more sense. With one less DL, I think it's easier to build depth and sub out. Maybe they won't be so tired.

Olive may not be 6'4 340lbs, but he is incredibly strong (strongest on the team). And brute strength is what is needed for a NT.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:53 pm

What's needed for an NT is someone to eat up the G and C on any play.. until that happens the LBs will be ineffective.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:01 pm

MrTitleist wrote:What's needed for an NT is someone to eat up the G and C on any play.. until that happens the LBs will be ineffective.

Like I said, brute strength is the key. Olive has that in abundance. He (or whoever we have starting at NT) has to force the C and at least 1 G to focus on him. If he can just blow through one blocker with ease, o-linemen will be forced to double team on him. Thereby eating up 2 blockers. If we can have at least 1 consistent pass rusher on the edge, when we blitz, we should get some good pressure up front. But it does come down to how strong our NT is.

Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:31 pm

fromolwyoming wrote:
MrTitleist wrote:What's needed for an NT is someone to eat up the G and C on any play.. until that happens the LBs will be ineffective.
Like I said, brute strength is the key. Olive has that in abundance. He (or whoever we have starting at NT) has to force the C and at least 1 G to focus on him. If he can just blow through one blocker with ease, o-linemen will be forced to double team on him. Thereby eating up 2 blockers. If we can have at least 1 consistent pass rusher on the edge, when we blitz, we should get some good pressure up front. But it does come down to how strong our NT is.

So Olive busts through the Nebraska O-line on the first pass play, causes a fumble and recovery for a Wyo TD, then the rest of the game they have to double him up and from there our linebackers can do something besides get burned?

Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:01 pm

BeaverPoke wrote:
fromolwyoming wrote:
MrTitleist wrote:What's needed for an NT is someone to eat up the G and C on any play.. until that happens the LBs will be ineffective.
Like I said, brute strength is the key. Olive has that in abundance. He (or whoever we have starting at NT) has to force the C and at least 1 G to focus on him. If he can just blow through one blocker with ease, o-linemen will be forced to double team on him. Thereby eating up 2 blockers. If we can have at least 1 consistent pass rusher on the edge, when we blitz, we should get some good pressure up front. But it does come down to how strong our NT is.
So Olive busts through the Nebraska O-line on the first pass play, causes a fumble and recovery for a Wyo TD, then the rest of the game they have to double him up and from there our linebackers can do something besides get burned?

Maybe not quite that much, but it's the right idea.