Panthers moving to a 3-4??? Says McDerm

[Murph]

probably blows our draft plans wide open if we do

how would Beason adjust to the 3-4?

If we pick another LB with our 1st round pick I think Fiz will off himself.

[AceMan]

Now the coaching staff is starting to scare me..

[Ivan The Awesome]

The 2nd quote suggests we're talking about more 3-4 looks, not changing the base defense at least in the immediate future.

To try to change to a 3-4 base defense in the middle of the season would be a complete disaster.

Like it hasn't been a disaster at all as a 4-3? If we were 4-2 I'd understand. At 1-5, there's NOTHING to lose.

[mav1234]

I mean, who the hell changes defensive schemes in the middle of the season?

A team desperate for answers with a completely awful defense.

I mean, they already have 3-4 packages installed. If they think those packages are simply performing better than our base defenses packages, maybe the switch is the right thing to do.

As to Beason, he'll adjust. He strikes me as the kind of player that will make an impact as the leader of a defense even if he has to play a different position. He was doing OK last year when we switched the defense up so much due to injuries I thought.

[liljah8303]

Im for it. Our 4-3 is pretty shitty as it is.

Talking about taking 1-2 years for a 3-4 to be effective, how long does it take for a 4-3 to be effective?

[countryboi]

we dont have the personnel to run the 3-4 at all......this doesnt seem like a good idea

[GritsRgreat]

4-3/3-4/5-2/6-1/whatthefukever...

Doesn't matter worth a damn if you cant tackle.

Scheme isn't the problem with this defense, fundamentals are.

I thought it was lack of talent.

[CatMan72]

Yeah but Vilma didn't and was traded.

Hard to tell if he couldn't or didn't want to since it diminishes the role of the MLB to some extent.

[jtnc]

A team desperate for answers with a completely awful defense.

I mean, they already have 3-4 packages installed. If they think those packages are simply performing better than our base defenses packages, maybe the switch is the right thing to do.

As to Beason, he'll adjust. He strikes me as the kind of player that will make an impact as the leader of a defense even if he has to play a different position. He was doing OK last year when we switched the defense up so much due to injuries I thought.

And CJ? How the hell is CJ gonna be a pass rusher in a 3-4 defense?

[CatMan72]

Like it hasn't been a disaster at all as a 4-3? If we were 4-2 I'd understand. At 1-5, there's NOTHING to lose.

You think our defense has been bad till this point, try totally changing scheme mid-season...

[CatMan72]

From Person:

Panthers ran some 3-4 vs the Falcons w Charles Johnson and Antwan Applewhite at OLB. Ron Fields and Frank Kearse both are true noseguards.

[CatMan72]

Guess CJ could also play the "elephant" in a 3-4 scheme... McClain seems like the odd man out, but the coaching staff may have already decided he's not worth waiting for.

[UNCrules2187]

So how would this look? I'm thinking:

Ends: Fua, ???

NT: Fields (Kearse backup)

OLBs: Johnson / Applewhite

ILBs: Connor / Anderson?

This just seems like a bad idea, but hey, willing to consider anything for a defensive spark...

[carpanfan96]

we dont have the personnel to run the 3-4 at all......this doesnt seem like a good idea

If you play Kearse and Fields more, then it's at least a little better personnel wise.

NT - Fields/Kearse

RE - Sua/McClain (McClain had some 3-4 teams interested in him as a 3-4 guy)

LE - Hardy (It seems they like Johnson in the Elephant role)

OLB - Johnson and Applewhite are the starters (backed up by Williams and Norwood)

ILB - Anderson and Connor (Backed up by Gaithers and Phillips)

That puts the Dline as oversize with some pass rush from Hardy (Johnson should be able to use his raw power even more effectively with more running room.)