Marcus Washington & our LB's

I agree - I love our LBs. As unpopular as it may be, I think we may want to get a bonofied NT and run a 3-4

I agree - I love our LBs. As unpopular as it may be, I think we may want to get a bonofied NT and run a 3-4

Wasn't Salave'a a NT?

hrm, he doesn't seem big enough to me, but maybe. Problem is we have Griffin who's playing great at DT, so it would be nearly impossible to change. I don't think he'd be a good fit for NT but maybe if we change him to end, who knows!

I like seeing Clemons lined up at DE in obvious passing situations. He has excellent speed and can get around any OT in the league using his speed alone.

Clemons really flies off the edge, we're lucky to have him back.

He's not going anywhere now!

I don't know about switching to 3-4. That's a whole new learning curve for everyone in our defense. I say stick with what made our D successful and make improvements to it; such as adding a pass-rushing DE, possible replacement for Smoot.

why would we change something that is going great? the 4-3 worked wonderfully, i see no reason to change

I agree that our LB corp is excellent, but I'm still concerned that we aren't able to generate any kind of pass-rush from just our front four in consistent basis. In my opinion, if we get a solid pass rushing DE (or two), our defense will dominate for years to come for sure.
The big thing with Williams D is unpredictability. Our sack leaders this season were a DT and a CB! Not a DE or LB (granted, Lavar didn't play most of the year). While I agree that a true pass-rushing DE would help, I don't think they should go after any big names or anyone expensive....draft or pick up someone young that Williams and Blache can mold into the perfect DE for this defense.