This is just to throw a quick question out there and prompt a discussion about our defensive scheme and style next year.  First, the question,  Will we be exclusively a 3-4 or will we play whatever is best to stop that weeks opponent?

       When I look at some of the top 3-4 defenses, such as NE or Pittsburgh, I see them in many different fronts during the course of any given game.  It seems to me that what alignment they are in depends on many variables.  Opponents strength and weaknesses, down and distance, situation and where they are in the game are among the variables to be considered.  Now I realize that our base scheme will be 3-4, every team has a standard base but the better defenses tend to run whatever will "get the coon" so to speak.  When I watch the better 3-4 teams, I see them in 3-4, 4-3, 5-2 and even 6-1 fronts among others.  I think we need to consider that McDaniels has talked repeatedly about having versatility in his players.  In my opinion, I think we will be more like New England's defense, we will run whatever matches up the best and whatever will get us the win THAT WEEK.  Our base will probably still be 3-4 but I don't think we should expect that to be totally exclusive.  I think we will play a very versatile style of defense that we can adapt and tweak from one week to the next depending on the opponent.  It seems that our goals should be the same every week but we will have the versatility to use different methods to obtain those goals.  Hopefully this is what our team is working for.

       Anyway I wanted to start a discussion on this as we really aren't completely sure what we have or where exactly we are going on D.  Let it rip guys, I'm looking forward to a good discussion.