switching to 3-4 look

Rollin said:
The Dude said:
I wonder how that's going to look.

DE - Carter/Meredith

DT - Stein

DE - Ankrah

LB - Martin

LB - Santos/Whaley

LB - Compton

LB - Anderson/Cooper

Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end.
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I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career....
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My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34.

 
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The Dude said:
Rollin said:
The Dude said:
I wonder how that's going to look.

DE - Carter/Meredith

DT - Stein

DE - Ankrah

LB - Martin

LB - Santos/Whaley

LB - Compton

LB - Anderson/Cooper

Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end.
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I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career....
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My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34.
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Reasonable point. Especially when we enter B1G play. I guess the ideal formation (with the guys we have) would be:

Ankrah----Steinkuler----K.Williams

Martin----Compton----Santos/Andersen----Cooper

Evans----Stafford----(Who knows?)----Mitchell (love this kid's potential)

 
Has this switch to 3-4 been confirmed anywhere yet? Seeing lots of chatter but have not seen anything confirm this.

 
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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What other choice would this team have? Valentine and Jay Guy fit the mold you just described, but Valentine is young, and who the hell knows where Jay Guy is....Probably at Knapps favorite Burger Joint....

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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That is very tall for a Nose Tackle. I think he'd be better served on the edge as well, but I'm not a coach so what do I know....

 
ccm420 said:
what did i tell you guys? wow you guys reamed me when i mentioned it last spring....

same type of defense pelini rolled with his first time here with demorrio wrecking sh#t.
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+1

Now tell me, smart guy, will it work?!

 
I am more excited about the LB's and the DB's. I am really picturing SJB/Cooper in a Super D role ala 2003. The 3 DL kind of worries me. We couldn't do much with 4, so I will be anxious to see what Bo can do with 3.

 
I could see Martin excelling in a role as a stand up 3-4 pass rusher, like Clay Matthews. He's aggressive and seems to have more moves in his skill set than anybody else that has played in the front seven this year.

 
ccm420 said:
what did i tell you guys? wow you guys reamed me when i mentioned it last spring....

same type of defense pelini rolled with his first time here with demorrio wrecking sh#t.
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you did .....seems i owe you an apology. I think you just got lucky lol

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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I think Jay Guy fits that mold 6-1 310 but haven't herd his name mentioned since the mn game last year.

 
NUpolo8 said:
This might be the Acme of stupidity, but whatever happened to Jared Afalava and his reported awesomeness?
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I'll double down on that height of stupidity. Don't you pretty much have to have a beast at DT for a 3-4 to work? Who is our "beast?" It isn't Steinkuhler. Valentine is injured and will see little if any time (they want to redshirt him). The only guys who physically fit the mold are Todd Peat, Jr. and Vincent Valentine (both just barely) and they're both injured.

I'm not up on current events. Has anyone with any semblance of credibility confirmed this?

 
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