ThePerfectBeard
Cheesehead
It's not the base that's a problem. The 3-4 is an excellent system with the right personal and scheme. Teams that use 3-4 or some sort of hybrid make up most of the top defenses. For instance, the Jets, 49ers, Chiefs, Browns, and Cards are all top defenses that run a 3-4 base. The historic defenses having a down year are also 3-4, Baltimore, Pitt, and Houston. The biggest difference between us and those teams are obviously who's coaching the defense and the players. This stupid 2-5 hybrid base Capers uses is just stupid and doesn't work. If we are going to run a hybrid, do it with some 4-3 looks. Second, every decent 3-4 defense has two main things: 1.) a stud nose tackle or at least a very good one. 2.) a very deep and talented pool of linebackers. As good as Raji and Pickett can be, they are not studs, at least Pickett isn't any more, he's old. Also our linebackers leave something to be desired. I mean, when we are paying Brad "****ing" Jones the money we are and he's supposed to be one of our best, we're in trouble.