Interesting read on Ryan's 3-4 Hybrid.

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The Nose Tackle is playing your pure 0-technique and is in charge of the A-gaps, the DE's are in charge of the B and C gaps on the outside. In the passing game, their jobs are to control the line and draw double teams. The Ideal players for this scheme based on the roles in the 2011 draft:

Ryan Strongside DE - Marcell Dareus, played 3-4 DE at the University of Alabama

Ryan Nose Tackle - Stephen Paea, played 4-3 DT at Oregon State University

Ryan Weakside DE - Cameron Jordan, played 3-4 DE at the University of California

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Much like the Lebeau scheme, the SS is in the box. Unlike the Lebeau scheme however the SS will drop back into deep coverage sometimes and will tend to blitz quite a bit as well. He will be in charge of cleaning up the strongside in the run game. The strongside OLB is in charge of the C-gap and the outside in the run game and is used in man coverage over 80% of the time on the TE. The other 20%, he will be either blitzing or playing a mid zone. The strongside ILB is in charge of the A and B gaps on the right side in the run game. In the passing game, he will be covering a mid zone and rarely blitzing. The WILB is in charge of the A and B gaps on his side and will be blitzing over 50% in the passing game. The other responsibility he will have is to play short to intermediate zones. The Weakside OLB will be blitzing over 75% regardless of the passing or running situation. When he isn't blitzing he will be playing a contain on the outside for the run game or will be playing a flat zone on the weak side. The scheme calls for a lot of overload blitzes to either side as opposed to the LeBeau scheme, which calls for balanced blitzes normally up the middle. The Ideal players for this scheme based on the roles in the 2011 draft:

Strongside OLB "Sam" - Justin Houston, played 4-3 DE and 3-4 OLB at the University of Georgia

Strongside ILB "Ted" - Martez Wilson, played 4-3 MLB at the University of Illinois

Weakside ILB "Mike" - Quan Sturdivant, played 4-3 MLB at the University of North Carolina

Weakside OLB "Will" - Von Miller, played 4-3 OLB at Texas A&M University

Strong Safety - Rahim Moore, played FS at the University of California-Los Angeles

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