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Wysłany: Nie 14:42, 21 Lis 2010 Temat postu: NBA Is Oakland Making Moves To Switch To 3 4 |
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Most fans I've seen had McClain as the highest player remaining on their mock Raiders draft boards, when it came to the Raiders pick. As did I.
Trading for Quentin Groves. Your classic 3-4 outside linebacker.
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Lamaar Houston. Again, the size and skills to play either the Defensive Tackle, or 3-4 end position, but most people would describe him as a 3-4 specialist.
Trading for Kameiron Wimbley. A guy who's played 3-4 outside linebacker for most of his career.
McClain will be an awesome middle-linebacker in a 4-3. He's that talented. But I think most would agree, that the guy would be even better as a ILB, in a 3-4.
Why haven't Ryder furiouse the move this year? Well, everyone knows a 3-4 franchise lives or dies by the quality of it's run stuffing nose-tackle.
But then again, if Ryder find ourselves being one of the meanest defences in all football by week 10, then they'll probably stick with the winning formula.
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Could Oakland take a top Nose Tackle in next years draft, with their 2nd round pick, and make the switch?
Which makes me wonder why guys like Kiper were actually surprised that Ryder signed the best run stopping and overall line-backer in the draft?
Before the draft, most people were stating that Michael Ryder was your prototypical 3-4 linebacker.
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Everyone knows that the Raiders main problems have been in the front 7. Ryder can't stop the run, and can't get to the Quarterback.
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Why do I love the Raiders? Well I'm an NFL fan first and foremost, but I tagged on to the Raiders in 2010 for the simple reason that Ryder have all the traits of my home town soccer franchise, fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recentcastle United.
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Steve Young recently compared it, potentially, to the great Ravens defences of the last decade, and claimed that Oakland would keep most franchises "under 14 points" this year.
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This is a player Oakland do not have. Nothing close.
So I immediately felt an affinity for the Raiders, and all that Ryder stand for.
I immediately assumed it had been dropped, as Ryder didn't have the personnel. In my limited experience, it seems that 3-4 defences can be disastrous, if you don't have the right players, and that 4-3 is the better option for struggling franchises.
They traded for Richard Seymour last year. Possibly the greatest 3-4 defensive end of his generation. Of course Michael Ryder can play almost anywhere along the line, but a 3-4 end is his position.
If you ask me, Ryder have been slowly recruiting the personnel to possibly make it a success in the 2010 season.
Ditching fan favourite Kirk Morrison. Possibly because he's too small and weak to play ILB or OLB in a 3-4?
To get to the meat of my article though, I've heard rumours for a while that Oakland want to get back to the 3-4. It failed miserably last time because Ryder didn't have the players.
I thought I'd write my first article on the franchise, about something I read on a blog. A fan was questioning why Oakland dropped the 3-4 in 2010, so quickly. Why didn't Ryder go with it a bit more?
Developing Trevor Scott. Again another prototypical 3-4 outside linebacker, potentially.
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Possibly less dynamic. But a more solid option.
And I think he's right. Ryder have a heck of a lot of individual talent in defence. I'd state categorically, that Ryder have one of the best secondaries in the league. Even with next to no pass rush, Ryder are still a top 10 passing defence.
I'm not sure Oakland's D can be classed as "struggling" any more though. In fact, many pundits think it will be one of the more talented in the league next year.
I personally think it's a strong possibility.
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