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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 12, 2009
This year, fourteen teams will be primarily running that defensive alignment. The trend line is up and will likely remain up for the next few years. Based on the continued success of the teams running this scheme, it is not inconceivable that the number could top out at around twenty teams using this scheme after a couple more seasons.
Several of the defensive players drafted high by teams running 4-3 defenses fit better in 3-4 schemes, likely heralding more changes in the future.
The primary reason for the shift is that success breeds imitation. The other factor is that when teams are looking for a new coach, they look for coordinators from successful teams. Not too many coach-needy teams were scouring the Detroit Lions' coaching staff in search of their answer.
Many of the most su...
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