The 3-4, Debunking the Myths

[BrettFavre004]

I wouldn't say I am buying into the fact that just because we are moving to a 3-4, but I am remaining very optimistic about that fact that teams traditionally improve with the switch, and don't need a year to adjust just because the switch was made. That makes me feel better about our chances next year, along with the additions of Cullen Jenkins, BJ Raji, Justin Harrell, Nick Barnett, Clay Matthews and Atari Bigby can really all help make our defense better. Top that off with the maturation, chemistry, and all erased doubts on the ARod front and damnit all, the season can't start soon enough.
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[Waldo]

If there is one thing people should take away from this thread it is that:

"Struggling" to pick up the new defense isn't all it is cracked up to be. While I'm sure all teams had a little bit of growing pains, it appears more than offset by the tactical and strategic advantage that the DC has over opponents.

There is no factual basis behind that which Packer fans are told "they are going to a 3-4, therefore they will struggle for a year or two". False. They could suck for a year or two or even longer, but I highly doubt the transition is the reason for the suck, even if it is blamed for it.

For some reason fan perceptions about a 4-3 to 3-4 transition is shaped mostly by the Jets and the 49ers for some reason. Most of the myths devised about the switch relate to one or both of these teams, and few others.
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[Shaw66]

Hello, Packer fans. I'm Shaw66, Buffalo Bills Fan and regular poster on the Bills forum at www.BuffaloBills.com. I had to come here and tip my hat to Waldo.

A couple of weeks ago some of us were discussing the Bills' switch this year from the 4-3 to the 3-4. Someone said what is always said - that defenses struggle in the first year after the switch. One of the posters did some research and discovered this thread and Waldo's incredible analysis of teams that had made the switch. Of course, his analysis didn't include the Pack in 2009, since that hadn't happened yet.

So I started a thread on the Bills forum so everyone could see Waldo's work. People talked about the subject and Waldo's analysis for a week. Here are some of the comments:

[Linkness]

Can we get Waldo a job at the GB Press-Gazette? Then I might actually read their site again.

[TheRealJB]

I would love to see one of the newspapers have the guts to scan the Packers forums for outstanding content like what started this thread and occasionally run some of the best stuff they find (with permission, of course). They'd never do that, though, because some of the stuff they'd run from forums would be better than a lot of what their paid staff produce.
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[Shaw66]

I write about this a lot.

Although some of the posters on forums like this don't know much, there are some posters who know more about their team, and have a better understanding of what drives the success (or failure) of their team, than just about all the writers and broadcasters.

On top of that, the writers and broadcasters don't have to be correct about anything. All they have to do is write or say stuff that sounds sensible to most fans (most of whom don't know much). If it sounds sensible, the fans think the writer is knowledgeable.

So, to take the Bills as an example, SOME year the Bills will be good. It has to happen sooner or later. In the months running up to the season when the Bills are going to be good, practically no writer or broadcaster is going to say they'll be ggod, because there's nothing in it for him to say that. If he says it, the fans won't believe it, so the fans will think the writer/broadcaster doesn't know what he's talking about. And when the season is over, no one is going to give the guy an award for having predicted what no one else saw. So they just write the ordinary stuff that we all see every year.

The only lesson here is that since you know that what most media types say about the Packers is shallow or wrong, you have to stop believing what most media types tell you about other teams, too. The reality is they haven't done the homework you have on the Packers, and they haven't done the homework on any other team, either.

[Willink]

Some rough stats from 2009's three 3-4 converts:

(Using net YPP given I cba to measure out average YPP rankings)

Denver Broncos:
2008 Performance (8-: 28.0 PPG (30th), 5.0 YPC (30th), 7.0 YPP (27th), 98.5 PRA (31st), 44% 3D (25th), 26 sk (26th), 6 int (31st), 83 pen (12th)

2009 Performance (8-: 20.2 PPG (12th), 4.5 YPC (27th), 5.4 YPP (3rd) , 75.0 PRA (8th), 37% 3D (13th), 39 sk (10th), 18 INT (T-13th), 78 pen (3rd)

Green Bay Packers:

2008 Performance (6-10): 23.8 PPG (22nd), 4.6 YPC (26th), 6.0 YPP (12th), 71.9 PRA (4th), 38% 3D (14th), 27 sk (25th), 22 INT (T-3rd), 89 pen (T-18th)

2009 Performance (11-5): 18.6 PPG (7th), 3.6 YPC (1st), 5.6 YPP (6th), 68.8 PRA (4th), 36% 3D (9th), 37 sk (T-11th), 30 INT (1st), 107 pen (T-26th)

Kansas City Chiefs:

2008 Performance (2-14): 27.5 PPG (29th), 5.0 YPC (31st), 7.0 YPP (28th), 91.1 PRA (25th), 47% 3D (32nd), 10 sk (32nd), 13 INT (T-17th), 81 pen (T-8th)


2009 Performance (4-12): 26.5 PPG (29th), 4.7 YPC (31st), 7.0 YPP (28th), 87.1 PRA (20th), 38% 3D (15th), 16 sk (31st), 15 int (T-16th), 106 pen (25th)

And updating Waldo's rankings:

Overall Defense:

Drastic Improvement (>6 PPG)
2009 Denver Broncos (7.8 PPG)
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (7.5 PPG)*
2004 San Diego Chargers (7.1 PPG)
2003 New England Patriots (6.7 PPG)*
2005 Dallas Cowboys (6.1 PPG)

Good Improvement (5.99 - 3 PPG)
2005 Cleveland Browns (5.6 PPG)
2009 Green Bay Packers (5.2 PPG)^
2006 New York Jets (3.8 PPG)^
2002 Atlanta Falcons (3.7 PPG)^
2005 Minnesota Vikings (3.2 PPG)(H)

Slight Improvement (2.99 - 1 PPG)
2005 Miami Dolphins (2.3 PPG) (H)
2005 San Francisco 49ers (1.4 PPG)(H)
2009 Kansas City Chiefs (1.0 PPG)

No Improvement (.99 - -.99 PPG)
2007 Arizona Cardinals (-0.6 PPG)(H)

Decline (<-1 PPG)
2002 Baltimore Ravens (-5.5 PPG)(H)


Run Defense:

Drastic Improvement (>0.61 YPC)
2003 New England Patriots (1.1 YPC)^
2009 Green Bay Packers (1.0 YPC)*

Good Improvement (0.60-0.31 YPC)
2005 Miami Dolphins (0.6 YPC)(H)^
2005 San Diego Chargers (0.6 YPC)^
2005 Minnesota Vikings (0.6 YPC)(H)
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (0.5 YPC)
2009 Denver Broncos (0.5 YPC)

Slight Improvement (0.30 - 0.11 YPC)
2009 Kansas City Chiefs (0.3 YPC)
2007 Arizona Cardinals (0.2 YPC)(H)^
2005 San Francisco 49ers (0.2 YPC)(H)
2002 Atlanta Falcons (0.2 YPC)

No Change (0.10 - -0.10 YPC)
2005 Cleveland Browns (0.1 YPC)
2006 Dallas Cowboys (0.0 YPC)

Decline (<-0.11 YPC)
2002 Baltimore Ravens (-0.3 YPC)(H)*
2006 New York Jets (-0.7 YPC)

Pass Defense:

Overall Improvement
2009 Denver Broncos (1.6 YPP, 23.5 PRA, 12 INT)^
2005 Minnesota Vikings (1.0 YPP, 20.3 PRA, 13 int)(H)^
2002 New England Patriots (0.8 YPP, 22.0 PRA, 11 int)*
2002 Atlanta Falcons (1.0 YPP, 20.5 PRA, 6 int)
2005 Dallas Cowboys (0.7 YPP, 19.1 PRA, 2 int)
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (0.2 YPP, 9.1 PRA, 6 int)^
2009 Green Bay Packers (0.4 YPP, 3.1 PRA, 8 INT)*

Playmaking Improvement, Average Effectiveness Decline
2004 San Diego Chargers (-0.1 YPP, 17.7 PRA, 10 int)^
2005 49ers (-0.5 YPP, 2.3 PRA, 7 int)(H)
2002 Baltimore Ravens (-0.7 YPP, -0.6 PRA, 9 int)(H)^

Give Up More Short Stuff
2007 Arizona Cardinals (0.6 YPP, -0.4 PRA, 2 int)(H)

Very Little Change
2009 Kansas City Chiefs (0.0 YPP, 4.0 PRA, 2 INT)
2005 Cleveland Browns (0.0 YPP, 0.8 PRA, 0 int)
2006 New York Jets (0.0 YPP, -4.9 PRA, -5 int)^

Declined
2005 Miami Dolphins (-0.2 YPP, -5.5 PRA, -1 int)(H)


Sacks:

Drastic Improvement (>9.9 sk)
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (27 sk)*
2005 Miami Dolphins (13 sk)(H)*
2009 Denver Broncos (13 sk)^
2002 Atlanta Falcons (10 sk)*
2009 Green Bay Packers (10 sk)

Good Improvement (>4.9 sk)
2002 New England Patriots (7 sk)^
2009 Kansas City Chiefs (6 sk)
2006 New York Jets (5 sk)

Slight Improvement (>1.1 sk)
2005 Dallas Cowboys (4 sk)

No Change (1.1 > sk > -1.1)
2004 San Diego Chargers (-1 sk)
2005 San Francisco 49ers (-1 sk)(H)

Decline (<-1.1 sk)
2007 Arizona Cardinals (-2 sk)(H)
2005 Minnesota Vikings (-5 sk)(H)
2005 Cleveland Browns (-9 sk)
2002 Baltimore Ravens (-12 sk)(H)


3rd Down Defense:

Significant Improvement (>6.9% 3D)
2002 New England Patriots (9% 3D)^
2009 Kansas City Chiefs (9% 3D)
2004 San Diego Chargers (7% 3D)^
2009 Denver Broncos (7% 3D)

Good Improvement (>3.9% 3D)
2006 New York Jets (6% 3D)^
2002 Atlanta Falcons (6% 3D)
2005 Dallas Cowboys (4% 3D)^

Slight Improvement (>1.9% 3D)
2005 Minnesota Vikings (3% 3D)(H)
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (2% 3D)^
2009 Green Bay Packers (2% 3D)^
2005 San Francisco 49ers (2% 3D)(H)


No Change (1.9% > 3D > -1.9%)
2007 Arizona Cardinals (1% 3D)(H)

Decline (<-1.9% 3D)
2005 Cleveland Browns (-4% 3D)
2005 Miami Dolphins (-8% 3D)(H)
2002 Baltimore Ravens (-9% 3D)(H)
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[packfan4]

It's pretty simple to me, if you have a coaching staff capable of teaching the scheme and talented players to pull it off, then there's absolutely no reason a scheme switch shouldn't be successful. We had both, and then some...
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[packerbacker87]

This sheds light to my immediate displeasure of the Mike Neal pick. When you see the right person that fits your scheme, you have to move on them. You can't just go with the bigger names and try to make something work that can't. Neal obviously measured up to exactly what we needed on the defensive side of the ball. If you have the players to make it work, it will.
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