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Vikes switching to 3-4?

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Maybe not on all downs but looking at some of these defensive picks plus Dom Capers, I wouldn’t be surprised if we were going to run some 3-4 looks this year.

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#1 · Apr 25, 12:03 PM
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This is my take too.  I think if we were staying in a pure 4-3 we would have hit a 3T a lot earlier.

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#2 · Apr 25, 2:24 PM
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4-3 over front w/ cover 3 plus some wide 9

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#3 · Apr 25, 3:32 PM
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I think we'll see some hybrid looks. 

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#4 · Apr 25, 4:34 PM
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@"MaroonBells" said: I think we'll see some hybrid looks. 
Yah, the Dom will bring some Fire Blitz looks - but I dont see them walking from the 4/3 base. That would be a shocker. 
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#5 · Apr 25, 4:47 PM
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I expect our defense to be DOMinating this year.

(clears throat)

** cough **

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#6 · Apr 26, 5:12 AM
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I think we ask this question every year.

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#7 · Apr 26, 8:49 AM
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@"Mike Olson" said: I think we ask this question every year.
Yeah, I don't see it happening. 
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#8 · Apr 26, 9:05 AM
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Zim ran a 3-4 in Dallas, didn't he?  I don't see a wholesale change, but Zim loves to innovate.  I see that as the case again.

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#9 · Apr 26, 11:36 AM
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Last year, if you asked me if we would have switched from a man defense to a zone defense, I would have said, "No Way!", but here we are.
I think our defensive personnel looks like it's heading towards a 3-4 cover 3, with a lot of our players being able to do both, but our rookies look like classic tweeners that end up in a 3-4.  Our crappy DTs can switch to 5T, where their lack of penetration isn't as big a deal.  Barr moves to the edge position opposite Hunter.

I don't know shit, but that's just what it looks like to me.

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