Going back to the 3-4, 4-3 debate and personnel usage in it, I know it's still early, but this might be a good indicator this isn't a typical Fairbanks-Bullough 3-4...
Leads back to Williams/Williams/Dareus/Hughes shifted sideways, no pure NT, with a stacked line. Mario slides to tackle, Kyle to nose, Dareus to end/tackle (or vice versa), Hughes a stand up linebacker/end....4-6.
Defensive line: Not much has been written about the players vying for playing time behind the Bills' Pro Bowl defensive tackles, mostly because the Bills have been working in a '46' alignment as their base defense. In that look, per Capaccio, there are only two defensive tackles on the field. A pass rusher will put his hand in the dirt and line up inside the tackle, and Manny Lawson plays behind him as the strong-side linebacker. In effect, then, that pass rusher sliding inside is the guy that is preventing players like Alex Carrington, Jarius Wynn, Stefan Charles, Corbin Bryant, and Andre Fluellen from perhaps seizing more than just a depth role.
Leads back to Williams/Williams/Dareus/Hughes shifted sideways, no pure NT, with a stacked line. Mario slides to tackle, Kyle to nose, Dareus to end/tackle (or vice versa), Hughes a stand up linebacker/end....4-6.
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