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<blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 971860" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>I'm not sure, though trends are cyclical. The Packers were a 3-4 team before Fritz arrived. Bryce Paup was our primary edge rusher before we got Reggie.</p><p></p><p>One of the grand ironies that many people don't realize is that (again simpler times) 4-3s were tailored to pass defense, 3-4s to run defense. 4-3s adopting the under shift (which Fritz ran and is sometimes called 4-3 hybrid, or 3-4 w/ 4-3 personnel) is an attempt to bring the SOLB on to the line of scrimmage to help fill gaps and present a 5 man front for running plays, more like a 3-4.</p><p></p><p>As far as one scheme being better or worse at things today, meh. There is enough trading of ideas that matters probably less than ever. I'd say we're getting to the point where the only real distinctions are what compromises you're willing to deal with from which position groups. Both want a run plugger NT, both ideally want 2 good edge players, both need a rangy off the ball linebacker to help covering running backs (4-3 calls him WOLB/WILL, 3-4 calls him WILB/BUCK)...but the 4-3 can live with a 2-down SOLB, the 3-4 can live with their starting end have a little less raw pass rush, so long as they are long enough to bat balls. And both are going to be in nickel most of the game anyway.</p><p></p><p>It really is mostly semantics these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mradtke66, post: 971860, member: 4199"] I'm not sure, though trends are cyclical. The Packers were a 3-4 team before Fritz arrived. Bryce Paup was our primary edge rusher before we got Reggie. One of the grand ironies that many people don't realize is that (again simpler times) 4-3s were tailored to pass defense, 3-4s to run defense. 4-3s adopting the under shift (which Fritz ran and is sometimes called 4-3 hybrid, or 3-4 w/ 4-3 personnel) is an attempt to bring the SOLB on to the line of scrimmage to help fill gaps and present a 5 man front for running plays, more like a 3-4. As far as one scheme being better or worse at things today, meh. There is enough trading of ideas that matters probably less than ever. I'd say we're getting to the point where the only real distinctions are what compromises you're willing to deal with from which position groups. Both want a run plugger NT, both ideally want 2 good edge players, both need a rangy off the ball linebacker to help covering running backs (4-3 calls him WOLB/WILL, 3-4 calls him WILB/BUCK)...but the 4-3 can live with a 2-down SOLB, the 3-4 can live with their starting end have a little less raw pass rush, so long as they are long enough to bat balls. And both are going to be in nickel most of the game anyway. It really is mostly semantics these days. [/QUOTE]
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