3-4 or 4-3 defense?  What's the difference in what you look for in DL and LB?
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You want a large DT (nose Tackle) to clog the middle.  Larger DE's (more like hybrid DT's) and at least one pass rushing OLB (ie. Shawn Merriman or Lawerance Taylor).  One of the major differences in the 3/4 is that you need larger bodies up front but you have a lot more flexability with how your LB's line up and play.
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Whoever said pick a good defense, I want to play FF with you.  YOU ARE RETARDED!!!!!\n\nAs for your question, a top flight receiver may be a good choice, but you HAVE to take at least 1 RB with those picks.  Take a look at depth at the QB position.  There is so much this year that a QB (like Palmer last year) taken in the 7th-10th rounds could very easily be a top 5 QB.  Also, since you would have to wait from 13 to 36, RB's will be very thin by the time you get to 36.\n\nHere are the (projected) top 15 RB's listed in my league that I am running (note - we get .5 pts for receptions)\n1. Alexander\n2. LJ\n3. LT\n4. Portis\n5. Barber\n6. Edge\n7. R. Johnson\n8. Jordan\n9. S. Jackson\n10. Cadillac\n11. Westbrook\n12. R. Brown\n13. D. Davis\n14. J. Jones\n15. McGahee\n\nAs you can see, #13 is dealing with injury questions and #14 may not even be the #1 on his team come the beginning of the season (Marion Barber III).  I'm not saying you have to take 2 RB's (at 36, you might get someone like A Green, Bell, Droughns, Benson, etc. but these are all guys that are looking to split carries) with your 1st 2 picks, but there is greater depth at WR and QB then there is at RB.  If S. Smith is there, I would definitely take him.  Fitzgerald, Harrison, C Johnson, and Holt would be questionable WR's at 12 or 13.\n\nAs for someone with the 1st pick, you have to think about they are getting a top 3 RB and then the 24th and 25th pick.  They will probably pick up another RB (K Jones, J Lewis, W Dunn, R Bush, D McAllister, etc.) and either a top 3 QB or top 5 WR.  But where the bulk of the players waiting to explode, are drafted between 25 and 45, in which you have two very good selections at 36 and 37\n\nDon't be too discouraged though.  I've seen more people win with the last pick in the draft then the 1st.  The draft is all about getting the best value with the pick you have, not necessarily the best player.  Yeah, maybe you can get a Brady, Palmer, Manning with the 13th pick, but you can probably get a McNabb or Culpepper with your 3rd or 4th round pick, or possibly a Bulger, Green, Bledsoe, Hasselbeck, E Manning, Delhomme, Plummer, or Warner in the 5th or 6th rounds or later (also, dont forget about Brees, Vick, B Johnson, Favre, Brooks, Brunell, or Leftwich).
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They probably will split time but I'd go with Lundy as he's the starter as of now.  Gado will get 3rd-down carries though and spell Lundy frequently.
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Their defense will be mediocre again.  No DL and still no linebackers.  I don't understand why they didn't make an attempt at Julian Peterson.  Their DB's will be exposed again because they will get no pressure up the middle or off the corners.
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Middle linebacker or if they play a "46" the strong side linebacker.
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I guess I would go with Fossum edging out Towers, but they both are pretty bad.  In a head to head game with equal teams, I go with Fossum.  if you are looking for a win and need to know using their respective teams, I might go with Towers due to his better offense behind him.
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wow, i think you mean defense.  but hey here ya go.. there are littlary tons of different variabtions of these.  Some ill give ya are, man to man, 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 zone, 2-1-2 zone, 1-2-2 zone, half court trap, full court trap, box, box and 1, triagle and 2, full court man, run and gun, lack defense (like Grinnell), pressure D, Switching screens, but the one of the best defenses is a great offense...(and visa versa)
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Parker and Lundi. You have run into a week of impossible defenses. The Bears have been giving up running yards but Baltimore is shutting them down. Bears on 3 game of road trip and may be in for a down game. Watch your injury reports throughout the week. Good Luck with whoever you choose.\nMikeypio\nBalt and MN have the 2 best run defenses in the league and CHI is 5th. Jets are 12th. You definately have a RB delima.
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me  personal would play a 3 5 2. with wings backs 2 center mid an attacking mid an d2 stickers. attacking while still very diffensive if wing back do the right amount of work. try some one like deco or makalele in the midfeild.
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The 3-5-2 formation actually weakens the defense ,making the team more vulnerable.But the 5-3-2 weakens the midfield section.This also leads to weak play because 3 midfielders cannot rely on each other properly and it becomes difficult to separate defensive/attacking midfielders.
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I think 4-4-2 is the better system as it finds the balance between offense and defense. You get more from the wings since you have both full backs and wingers maurauding up and down. At the same time the middle is stable. My preferred system is when the wingers and full backs playing forward a bit more.\n\nWith a 3-5-2, you get more possibilities with an attacking midfielder and/or a defensive midfielder. However the defense is vulnerable from the wings.
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Cover 2 Man out of a 3-4 Over. Not sure where that'll be in your playbook, but it is an excellent defense because all recievers are covered and two safeties are down field to help, plus the linebackers have man on running backs so the run support is boosted to go along with the 3-4 Over formation that slides the D-Line over the strong side of the line.
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It depends.  First, you need that guy to lose.  You will lose to LT guy...sorry.  LT is doing too well this year, I played a team with him twice and in both times he had over 30 points (about 2/5ths of my team's total).  You need the other guy to lose a game or two.  I rate your chances at 4th at app. 25%.
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Losman is playing against possibly the worst defense (versus the pass) in the league right now, and could be a huge sleeper start.  Again you do have a solid backup in Frye but who is playing against a solid pass defense.  Alex Smith who is solid is playing against a mediocre defense.  \n\nThe possible sleeper Losman is who I went with in one of my leagues.  Just remember Evans and Price, against a week secondary.  Let's not forget he has a RB in McGahee who can draw the onus off from him and his pass game.
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Linebacker.....I'm not big enough to have played linebacker though, so I played strong safety. \nDefense is so much more fun than offense. It's better to HIT than be hit
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Play either a 3-5-2 or a diamond defense.\nIn a 3-5-2, have 2 defensive mids that mark the point of the triangle and the ball (depending on who's nearer).  Two wing defenders mark the other two points of the triangle.  Note wing mids must track other teams' wing mids all the way to the endline if need be for this to work.\nIn a 4-4-2, one central defender marks the point of the triangle.  Wing defenders mark the other two points.  4th defender acts as sweeper.  Again, wing mids must mark well.\nFinal option 4-4-2.  central defender takes one point.  defensive mid takes one point, wing defender nearest other point marks that point of the triangle.  Leaves back side defender and one central to clean up messes.\nIn my experience, third option is best.
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Defensive Tackle\nA player position on defense.