With the 9th Pick in the 2025 draft, who should the Saints select? (merged)

Those tweeners who rush the QB are on a teams that runs the 3-4...

That is the reason quite a few of us have been screaming for a switch to 3-4.
The tweeners (OLB) 99.9% of the time have much better 40, shuttle, side to side, coverage times than a DE in the 4-3.
Which means you can cover a TE or RB out of the back field better.

A 3-4 makes a lot more sense in today's NFL with all of the mobile QB's that can throw the ball...

Werner would get moved to ILB in a 3-4 because his side-line to side-line coverage isn't the best..
No one mentioned it but Nephi Sewell played a pretty good game replacing Werner this past week...

https://www.canalstreetchronicles.c...-the-saints-breakout-player-vs-the-buccaneers
Yes, I remember reading an article a long time ago where Bill Cowher said the reason he changed to
the 3-4 was OLB's that can rush the passer are easier to find in the draft than a standout DE. If you
do run a 3-4 a NT that can't be moved and can take on double teams is critical. Sam Mills once said
the true MVP of the dome patrol was Jim Wilkes.