With the departure of Big Pat Williams the Bills have major holes to fill in the middle to continue to dominate offenses in the AFC-E and to keep teams from running the ball "Up the Pipe". Sam and Pat caused teams to look for other methods of grinding the ball.. with 700 LBS of man to move, running the dive play up the middle was abandoned by most teams. It's not likely that Sape and Anderson will be nearly the compliment to Big Sam that Pat was.
With the inability of the LDE position to create pressure on the QB, and with Posey who was at one time thought to be a sack specialist not being the dominant force that he once was in the 3-4 Defense that he was with the Texans - is it time for the Bills to switch to the 3-4 defense as more of a "Base" defense?
With the DT position being a bit of a risk at best in the draft, would it benifit the Bills to try and get someone who can play in the 3-4 LBer position in pass defense therefore allowing Posey to once again become a force in the pass rush that he once was with Houston?
A LBer such as a Merriman from Maryland could bring youth to the LBer nucleus and allow the LDE position to continue the slow-steady progression that Denney and Kelsay have brought to that position over the past couple of seasons.
Many of the top Defensive units in the League(Pats) are using the 3-4 which gives the LBers more versitillity to be effective in the pass rush while allowing the Ends to play towards their strengths in run defense in the 4-3. The Bills Personnel might warrant the change.www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050415/1040557.asp
With the inability of the LDE position to create pressure on the QB, and with Posey who was at one time thought to be a sack specialist not being the dominant force that he once was in the 3-4 Defense that he was with the Texans - is it time for the Bills to switch to the 3-4 defense as more of a "Base" defense?
With the DT position being a bit of a risk at best in the draft, would it benifit the Bills to try and get someone who can play in the 3-4 LBer position in pass defense therefore allowing Posey to once again become a force in the pass rush that he once was with Houston?
A LBer such as a Merriman from Maryland could bring youth to the LBer nucleus and allow the LDE position to continue the slow-steady progression that Denney and Kelsay have brought to that position over the past couple of seasons.
Many of the top Defensive units in the League(Pats) are using the 3-4 which gives the LBers more versitillity to be effective in the pass rush while allowing the Ends to play towards their strengths in run defense in the 4-3. The Bills Personnel might warrant the change.www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050415/1040557.asp
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