3-4 Under Front (Position Analysis)

meily said
I think Hicks will play opposite Jordan....essentially becoming the 3tech if this was a 4-3, with Galette rushing from the same side Hicks is getting double teamed ojni think we can get a lot if pressure off that side and may help Jordan on the other end.

Akiem Hicks - YouTube

CHeck that video...hicks is playing not the 5 tech, not the 3tech but the shaded 1 tech in basically all of those.

The NT in the 3-4 under plays the shaded 1tech....easy fit if you ask me.

If you wanted to play the 2gap then yeah hicks would be an excellent RDT. Just my opinion though.

See i like how Hicks finds the ball in that video. Playing the NT would allow him to flow either left or right to chase down ballcarriers depending on where the play goes. Also as i mentioned since hes playing the shaded 1 tech rather than the 0 he isn't being asked to be a TRUE NT. He be basically being asked to do the same thing he was doing in relief of Bunkley last year.

The 3-4 under is all about having guys to do the same thing...but just changing their positions. Ie Vilma to WLB in the 1-gap 3-4 is essentially the MLB in a 4-3.

Hicks as i said playing the NT in the 3-4 under would be the same thing as playing the NT in the 4-3.