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SBXVII · 07-03-2011, 04:07 PM

I look at it this way, whoever the coach is you (the player) have to play the system he wants to impliment. Don't get me wrong I'm the first to say a good HC will find the best way to utilize his players, but the players still have to deal with the hand thats dealt. I would guess that if the owner wanted to keep the status quo he would have brought in a HC who would have kept the 4-3 and shifted back to the Don Coryal style of offense.

Instead the owner brought in another WCO style of HC, knowing full well the HC was going to shift to a 3-4 style of defense. So it doesn't matter we fans want or what we fans think is best, in reality everyone wanted a whole sale change prior to last year and we got it from the owner to the GM to the HC to the coaching staff. The only thing that can't be completed over night is the players.

As far as AH? MS didn't go out and bring him in, he got stuck with him. There is no guarantee in football even though a player might try to pick a specific style of defense to play in, the team could change at a moments notice. No different then if they are playing in high school, or college. Because there is no guarantee's players need to be able to adjust to what the team is asking them to do. It doesn't matter if they are playing for free or if they are making millions.

07-03-2011, 04:07 PM	#11
SBXVII Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,766	Re: Recent Switches to 3-4 Defense Usually Mean Improvement I look at it this way, whoever the coach is you (the player) have to play the system he wants to impliment. Don't get me wrong I'm the first to say a good HC will find the best way to utilize his players, but the players still have to deal with the hand thats dealt. I would guess that if the owner wanted to keep the status quo he would have brought in a HC who would have kept the 4-3 and shifted back to the Don Coryal style of offense. Instead the owner brought in another WCO style of HC, knowing full well the HC was going to shift to a 3-4 style of defense. So it doesn't matter we fans want or what we fans think is best, in reality everyone wanted a whole sale change prior to last year and we got it from the owner to the GM to the HC to the coaching staff. The only thing that can't be completed over night is the players. As far as AH? MS didn't go out and bring him in, he got stuck with him. There is no guarantee in football even though a player might try to pick a specific style of defense to play in, the team could change at a moments notice. No different then if they are playing in high school, or college. Because there is no guarantee's players need to be able to adjust to what the team is asking them to do. It doesn't matter if they are playing for free or if they are making millions.