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Era of 3-4 Defense Has Arrived: Draft May Foreshadow Its End
Published: May 7, 2009
The team first installed the scheme in 1983 after most of the defensive stars from the 70s had retired and has been using it ever since. Instead of looking at all the other teams in the 90s and changing to conform to the league norm, the Steelers’ coaches looked around and wondered why the rest of the league wasn’t copying them.
The 3-4 defense has a long and storied history. It was first used by the University of Oklahoma under Bud Wilkenson in the 1940s. While the 1972 Miami Dolphins are primarily known for becoming the first and only team to finish a season undefeated, they were also the first team to win a Super Bowl with a 3-4 defense.
Super Bowl XV also marked a 3-4 defensive first when both teams, the winning Raiders and the Eagles, employed a 3-4 defense. Denve...
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