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A 3-4 can shut the door on draft options.(NFL)

The Sporting News

| June 02, 2006 | Pompei, Dan | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The same advice parents forever have given teens also might apply to NFL coaches: Just because something is popular doesn't mean you should go for it.

The 3-4 defense, like body piercing, has been gaining in popularity in recent years, but I'm not sure I want anyone in my house going with either look. I've always been a proponent of the 3-4 front because of strategic reasoning. But stocking the 3-4 economically is becoming increasingly more difficult.

Part of the problem is 3-4 teams have more competition for players who exclusively fit the scheme. A quarter of the league's teams are expected to run the 3-4 this season; that is a bigger portion than at ...

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