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(01-12-2022 08:16 AM)eroc Wrote:  i think a question that needs to be asked is if we stay with a 3 man front. Tressel, iirc, is a four DL guy previously and he's talked about how much the players and other coaches have helped him get up to speed on the 3-3-5. i wonder, given our losses in the secondary, whether we shift to a four man front, where we are comparatively stronger, to alleviate some of the pressure on the secondary?

It's an interesting question for sure. With as spread out as the game has become everyone's starting 5 DBs so your options are 3-3 or 4-2. Given what's been discussed about the strength of our linebackers and our one returning spot we know is a big strength is our 2 snipers I can't see not going 3-3 up front often. Especially since we don't have a traditional edge rusher we'll be bigger and stronger up front but will probably need to blitz with LBs to get pressure.