Kaspers Korner

The Buffalo Bills for many years played the 3-4 defense before head coach Greg Williams came in and changed that.  Now is the time that the Bills should switch over.

The switch is very enticing if you think about it.  To be more exact two reasons.

The first it would eliminate the need for a another defensive tackle, which the Bills are thin at right now.  Hopefully, the Bills new defensive line coach will change that.

Also, there is a player that if the Bills can get a hold of would vault their defense into the top five of the league easily.  That person is Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers.

Peppers is a free agent this year and has expressed that the he wants to move on.  The reason being that he feels that he has not reached his potential in the current 4-3 defense that the Panthers use.

That means he would like to play the outside linebacker position.  Now, the question is there any difference between a 3-4 outside linebacker and a 4-3 defensive end?

Not really for both are responsible for containment of whoever has the ball.  Also, both rush the passer.

The difference is that an outside linebacker has responsibility for coverage sometimes.  It depends on what play the defense runs and the position.  Most 3-4 defenses have one outside linebacker that is a pure pass rusher, which is most likely what Peppers want.

Even if the Bills cannot get Peppers getting a outside linebacker in the first round is a good possibility considering that linebackers as of late have been plentiful.