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Base 3-4 formation discussion.

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by thorn058, Oct 15, 2018.

  1. thorn058

    thorn058 Well-Known Member

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    No one has posted the breakdowns lately for the different snaps taken for each formation whether its been base 3-4, nickel, dime sub packages and so forth. Now during the offseason we had some discussions about switching, sub package defenses and so on. I put forth the theory that AR2 was not happy and gave some very specific orders to the coaching staff regarding the priority on stuffing the run and I felt you would start to see a return to more traditional 3-4 schemes that have worked at shutting down opposing teams running games and less sub package football and "lab work". This would include having the 3 downlinemen playing a more traditional role and eating up blocks that would allow the outside linebackers as well as the inside guys to make plays. Does anyone think this may be why we have seen less of Tuitt and Heyward crashing into the backfield and the line playing more solidly against the run?
     

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