The switch to a 3-4 defense

Rouxble said

I tend to agree that we won’t just flip to a 3-4 overnight. I think Staley and the rest of the league saw what Fangio did with an even front last year, and we could probably implement a similar front more quickly than trying to load up on DT’s and light edge rushers in one year.

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I certainly expect this to be a transition year where we play both even and odd fronts at times. And, in the end 3 or 4 down is mostly window dressing and dependent on whether an edge is standing up or has his hand in the dirt. But, I'm sure that Staley will mix in some even fronts even after he has the guys he wants for the odd fronts. I'll just be happy that we can draft some of those 6'2" to 6'4" 245 to 255 Lbs -ish edges that we could never take in DAs scheme.