Think about it, however. Datone Jones was and would be again an ideal 4-3 DE.
Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker
I'm thinking about it... and didn't Datone Jones come from playing in a college 3-4 defense?
So I'm wondering if you know if Datone has ever played in a 4-3 defense or not...
Lou Spanos was the UCLA defensive coordinator when Jones was there and he was with the Steelers after Capers and both use some of the same terms which has been talked about in a couple articles. Jones didn't have to learn new terms and already understand the 3-4 idea as he had already been running something very similar to it in college.
Arguably, you could say the same for Nick Perry; Mike Neal too.
Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker
Now those two I would agree with... might be a lot more effective in a 4-3 DE. I was thinking the other day how Neal and Kampman have sometimes in common... Big Ten DTs drafted by the Packers, get moved out to DE ... and end up at 3-4 OLBers.
Though of course Kampman 4-3 DE was most successful, but in fairness Neal was in 3-4 DE, not 4-3 DE.