The reason is because of the versatility it provides, both in terms of different blitz calls and coverages that the defense. The 34 defense has become more popular in recent years with both nfl and college. The 34 defense relies heavily on the play of the nose tackle. A 335 is often confused with a 34, but not all 3 linemen schemes are. Rhoads knowledge of the 34 defense certainly helped his case, as bielema needs help transitioning from a more traditional 43 defense. As quinn puts it, we happen to have lots of 34 looks, but we are a 43 team. The nose tackle needs to be big much bigger than a typical defensive. Part 1 traces how nfl defenses fell so far behind the leagues. The 34 defense consists of three defensive linemen two defensive ends, one nose tackle and four linebackers two outside linebackers, two inside linebackers. We changed to the 34 defense in 2014 and it made a huge difference.
The 34 is the modern day version of the old 50 defense. What makes the giants playbook different is that is has the 34 base, but they also have 44, nickel normal, nickel 335, dollar and big dime 236. How a new version of the 34 can help defenses stop. Wash has always worked in 43 schemes and it wouldnt really be in the best interest for him to completely redesign the defensive scheme, even though the.
His defense is a zoneblitz style scheme that attempts to create the same kinds of mismatches that the lebeau 34 tries to create. The first great tampa bay buccaneers defense, with its front seven centered around the likes of lee roy selmon, david logan, richard wood and cecil johnson, identified as a 34 scheme. The seahawks use a smaller defensive end who is primarily a pass rusher, a position the seahawks call leo. Get the worlds best dvd and videos with top football coaches and athletes. Keep an eye out for each of these defensive schemes in. Winning football with a multipurpose defense mike mcdaniels on. Alignment, coverages, and basic wrinkles for a 43 defense. Bret bielema discusses the hogs transition to 34 defense. The football coaching community still needs a good 34 book. The 34 defense can be used against any offensive scheme because of the versatility and multiple looks it offers. With the loss of a coverage man and overhang, the dc is forced to spin. With the talks of the panthers potentially switching to a 34 defense, we break down ways that ron rivera has used multiple fronts. The 34 defense is so named because it involves 3 down linemen and 4.
New defensive coordinator dave aranda has spent the past seven months installing the 34 at lsu, moving the tigers away from the 43 base. The 34 defense s invention is accredited to bud wilkinson at oklahoma back in the 1960s, essentially as a variation on the 52 fronts that were most popular at the time. We discussed basic fundamentals for defensive back play earlier, and now want to get into some base formations and base coverage schemes. It explores new defensive line techniques that should migrate to the nfl. Our philosophy is to be a very aggressive defense with movement and multiplicity form our base. One basic approach using the 34 scheme is the ability to get lined up.
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