NFL: What will be the next trend or big thing in the NFL?

[mdrake34]

(09-03-2012 08:56 AM)Nuccah Wrote:  Personally, I think we'll see a continuing shift to 3-4 defenses throughout the league to the point that the 4-3 will be a rarity. I believe 9 of the top 11 defenses in terms of YPG were 3-4/multiple alignments with only the Bengals and Seahawks being exceptions.

We've already since the 3-4 trend, but several teams that switched to it have gotten away from it, like the Patriots.

OTOH, the Texans, who had one of the worst defenses in the league a year before, switched to the 3-4, brought in a true shut down corner, and instantly had one of the top defenses.