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Originally Posted by brorth
That's the point I'm getting at. The Dline and RB attrition is accounted for by our naming backups at those positions. Get good T2 and E2 and good HB 2 and 3, but you can't play more than that any given week.
I hear you about Oline, two would be my bare minimum.
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I figured out what you were saying there when you broke it down to patteau.
You're essentially saying that, since D-line has a fatigue element to it but LBs don't, you're better served with only having backups at the 3 D-line positions (where they're needed) w/ no backups at the 4 LB (where they aren't) than vice versa. Essentially, the 4-3 requires 8+3 in the box (4 starters, 4 backups and 3 linebackers) whereas the 3-4 requires 6+4 (3 starters, 3 backups, 4 linebackers).
It makes some sense, though ultimately I think you can have 1 extra DE to give your 2 DEs a breather and 1 extra DT to give your 2 DTs a breather. So really, you're talking about 4+2+3 = 9 (4 starters, 1 backup DE, 1 backup DT, 3 LBers) vs. 3+2+4 = 9 (3 starters, 1 backup DE, 1 backup NT and 4 LBers).
Where I really think there's an advantage right now anyway, is that the NFL has migrated to a 3-4 league, as such, there are simply more 3-4 players available in the pool.
It's actually very much in contrast to how the real NFL works. In the real NFL, I think a team would be wise to switch to a 4-3 right now because there would be a little bit of a surplus of good 4-3 pass rushers and quicker DT that would be playing DE in a 3-4. Whereas in this league, you're punished for not playing a guy how the NFL actually played him, so the relative dearth of 4-3 teams means a shortage of 4-3 personnel and thus inflation of their value and an increase in the position 'penalties' that come by playing them out of position.
It's a little frustrating to me, but I figure this will eventually work itself out. I figure eventually attributes and skill-sets will be more important to the performance of the players than their listed position in the prior season. But that's going to take a lot of work.