I certainly hope it works out for you, Dwight, and not just because I am a Colts fan, but also because as a person, you are what the overpaid, overhyped, crybaby, prima donnas in sports should strive to be.

The 3-4 is hardly a “fad”. The 3-4 has been around for decades.

It seems the trend, however, recently is that more and more defenses are becoming “multiple”. In other words… they can transition seamlessly into the defensive structure appropriate for the opponent/situation be it 3-4, 4-3, cover 2, man on man, zone, dime, nickle etc…. Most teams still have a “base defense” be it 3-4 or 4-3. What’s now happening is that more and more teams are realizing that they need to be able to be “multiple” and instantly able to morph into something else that will be more effective again a given offensive set.

TRY…. It’s a big adjustment he is glad to TRY to make. I think it needs to be understood here that Freeney has been a One Trick Pony his entire career. Now he’s 32 and being asked all of the sudden to learn a position that requires way way way more mental capacity, reading of defenses and ability to react to different reads in different ways. On top of that, he’s now going to have to DO different physical things such as cover receivers/T-ends. He’s a One Trick Pony that is now all of the sudden being asked to become…. highly versatile. This is a huge change for him now. Pass rushing is all his muscles and brain know. Dwight will TRY to make this adjustment. I certainly hope he’s able to do it. But it needs to be understood that a successful transition is by no means a given. Do not be surprised if he is unable to do it.

When my Browns switched to it I was happy because I thought they would be like Blitz-Burg II. I hate the Steelers, but respect them and their D, but when the Browns ran it it was read/react, bend don’t break aka give up a bunch of yards and send predictable blitzes and it just didn’t work.

I hate when teams throw out their entire plan to switch to a fad when the fad is just a fad and only works for a few teams. And the few teams it works for have great Ds and good-great D-Coordinators to make it work.