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Ever since Doug Marrone hired Jim Schwartz as his defensive coordinator the most popular question he’s faced is just how much his defensive scheme will change. Knowing Schwartz will be the fourth defensive play caller in four seasons for Buffalo the question is understandable. Marrone however, is determined to move the team forward in Year Two both in consistency and the win column. Overhauling the defensive scheme would compromise progress, so the plan with Buffalo’s defense is to limit the alterations.
Most believe that since Jim Schwartz’s scheme is rooted in a 4-3 front that it will stay that way. If it does it won’t be all that different from how Buffalo lined up last season.
“I’ve been getting a lot of questions about 3-4 and 4-3, and last year, if you look at what we were, we really played an under defense,” Marrone said. “We really had four down linemen in the game the whole time. We had an outside linebacker on the ball and we played with two linebackers on the line of scrimmage.
As for some of the trademarks of Schwartz’s defenses like more three linebacker looks and the wide-nine technique lineups with the defensive ends, those were already part of Buffalo’s defensive system in 2013.
“We had that last year. Our thing is just finding the strength of our players, putting them in the best position for winning,” said Marrone. “I want to just win. I don’t really care what we run or what we do. I just want to make sure we can win and what you do to win is put your players in the best position.
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