With Holmgren Onboard, What Will Become of the Browns’ 3-4 Defense?

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Published: December 22, 2009

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One of the biggest questions surrounds the Browns' current 3-4 defensive scheme and whether Holmgren will keep it, even though all of the teams he has coached have used a 4-3 defensive scheme.

Best guess is that in 2010 the Browns will switch back into the 4-3, which they used the first six years of their rebirth in 1999-2004.

Current coach Eric Mangini is from the Bill Parcells tree of running a 3-4 defense, and whether or not he can cope with a transition into a 4-3 may have a lot of weight on what Holmgren's decision regarding Mangini's future will be with the team.

Holmgren has said that since he was also a coach he understands that a coach needs more than one season to change a team and fully implement his plan, but, if a switch to 4-3 cannot be integrated into Mangini's plan, then he might be shown the door.

Many football experts and fans alike have said that the Browns' current defensive personnel better suits a 4-3...

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