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Green Bay Packers Defense: 3-4 Brings Big Changes to Defense
Published: May 22, 2009
Everyone knows the answer as it pertains to the Green Bay Packers. In response to a poor 2008 season in which seven fourth-quarter leads were blown by the defense, the Packers fired most of the defensive coaching staff and hired Dom Capers to install a 3-4 defense.
The Packers are expected to become the ninth NFL team to run the 3-4. In 2008, four of the top-10 defenses ran the 3-4 scheme, including the top two: Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
This is due in large part to the superior versatility of the alignment, with linebackers more able to drop into coverage or come from different angles on blitzes. Blocking assignments are more complicated and so are coverage schemes.
Thus, while other teams may tweak their schemes for the new season, the Packers overhauled theirs. Usually, that means stark growing pains.
For one thing, the 3-4 does struggle against the run—especially power ...
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