Post by jsrg1874 on Jan 5, 2011 20:06:27 GMT
Hello all.
I am interested in the Miami 4-3 and whether this defense is still run as much as it used to be. I remember Jimmy Johnson popularizing this defense at the University of Miami and the Dallas Cowboys. The idea behind the defense was to have the front 4 align in an over front(9 and 3 tech strong and 1 and 5 tech weak) and penetrate and wreak havoc in the backfield. He did NOT want his front 4 reading and reacting but attacking on the snap of the ball. He said that it was the linebackers and safeties jobs to do the reading and reacting. It also emphasized speed, especially on the outside. Johnson took outside linebackers and turned them in to DE's. He took safeties and turned them in to outside linebackers. He turned DE's in to penetrating DT's. The MLB was a true MLB but could still move.
In its prime it was a dominating scheme but it relied heavily on having a great front 4 because they rarely blitzed. If that front 4 did not do its job in the backfield, they were vulnerable to both the pass and run. If it did its job in the backfield, the offense was left helpless.
Is this defense out of style now, with so many teams going to a 3-4 or is it still run in some quarters? I know the Miami Hurricanes ran this defense in 2001 when they had one of the most dominant teams and defenses in college football history.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I am interested in the Miami 4-3 and whether this defense is still run as much as it used to be. I remember Jimmy Johnson popularizing this defense at the University of Miami and the Dallas Cowboys. The idea behind the defense was to have the front 4 align in an over front(9 and 3 tech strong and 1 and 5 tech weak) and penetrate and wreak havoc in the backfield. He did NOT want his front 4 reading and reacting but attacking on the snap of the ball. He said that it was the linebackers and safeties jobs to do the reading and reacting. It also emphasized speed, especially on the outside. Johnson took outside linebackers and turned them in to DE's. He took safeties and turned them in to outside linebackers. He turned DE's in to penetrating DT's. The MLB was a true MLB but could still move.
In its prime it was a dominating scheme but it relied heavily on having a great front 4 because they rarely blitzed. If that front 4 did not do its job in the backfield, they were vulnerable to both the pass and run. If it did its job in the backfield, the offense was left helpless.
Is this defense out of style now, with so many teams going to a 3-4 or is it still run in some quarters? I know the Miami Hurricanes ran this defense in 2001 when they had one of the most dominant teams and defenses in college football history.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
