3-4 or 4-3

Originally posted by 49erLifer:

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:

Originally posted by BirdmanJr:
Cuz we aren't going to a 3-4 anytime soon.

I know we switched more to a 4-3 when Sing stepped in but we have the players to switch in the middle of games like we have in the past. I just think now Singletary wants to stabilize a 4 man front for good.

I don't recall this.

When Nolan was still here he use to switch on occasional plays. I know we're a 3-4 defense but I was wondering where Evans fits into it. Can he play end on a 3-4?

Using the 1 gap scheme allows for the DL to be lighter compared to a 2 gap 3-4 scheme where you need behemoths to hold the point of attack to cover both gaps.

Originally posted by MntIdaGold:
Using the 1 gap scheme allows for the DL to be lighter compared to a 2 gap 3-4 scheme where you need behemoths to hold the point of attack to cover both gaps.

Bingo!!

Evans has the body size of J. Smith. If it worked for Smith at 3-4 DE, then it may work for Evans.

Wait and see.

Yeah I would think Singletary want to run a 3-4 myself. It's all predicated on the personnel you have.

When Nolan was still here he use to switch on occasional plays. I know we're a 3-4 defense but I was wondering where Evans fits into it. Can he play end on a 3-4?
yes, MM mentioned that he'll probably rotate at left end with blamer and soap would back up franklin.

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:

Originally posted by BirdmanJr:
Cuz we aren't going to a 3-4 anytime soon.

I know we switched more to a 4-3 when Sing stepped in but we have the players to switch in the middle of games like we have in the past. I just think now Singletary wants to stabilize a 4 man front for good.

This is incorrect.

Nolan ran a hybrid 3-4 / 4-3 using the 3-4 as the primary. He also used a packaged infamously known as the "Big Nickle" that was essentially a 3-3-5 throughout the 2007 and partly through the 2008 season.

Once Singletary took over, he simplified the gap assignments and let Manusky run the defense in a primary 3-4 with limited deviation.

Evans' salary dictates that he'll be in the rotation with Balmer and McDonald at end. He could also spell Smith as well.

1-6

I hope that he will turn out good as Justin Smith. We all had our doubts, and he turned out very good.

[ Edited by JeuSF49 on Mar 5, 2009 at 16:11:13 ]

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:

Originally posted by BirdmanJr:

What's so funny about it?

Well...not to pile on...but the idea is kind of funny. The idea that we'd completely switch our defensive philosophy because of a backup DE we just brought onboard

But if your question centers more around "what defensive formation is he fit for?"...then I'd say 4-3. Not that I find the signing to be bad...he seems like a good backup.

sign a [de] thats never played in a 3-4 when you could have signed canty who has played in it his whole career.

God, these threads are back again?

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:
Now that we signed Evans does this mean we will use a 4 man front now and ditch the 3-4? His size suggests he needs to lined up with a 4 man front and Balmer and Soap will be moved inside to the nose, any thoughts?

It doesn't matter, because Evans is a second tier player whose not going to be a difference maker in a 3-4, or a 4-3. As usual, we signed another FA who is NOT an upgrade from the players we already have.

Lol so you think the niners are changing there defensive scheme because they got evans? wow

Originally posted by 49erjoe:
sign a [de] thats never played in a 3-4 when you could have signed canty who has played in it his whole career.

Do you realistically think that we had a chance to sign Canty?

I do not think that we did.

Originally posted by buck:

Originally posted by 49erjoe:
sign a [de] thats never played in a 3-4 when you could have signed canty who has played in it his whole career.

Do you realistically think that we had a chance to sign Canty?

I do not think that we did.

6 Years $42.0 Million from the Giants. We would have needed to be well above that number . . . assuming we were on his radar.