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Dallas Cowboys NT
Well I was looking at the teams that run the 3-4 and ran across the Cowboys and it made me wonder, who played NT for them last season? The Cowboys website said Tank Johnson was slated as the #1 NT but isn't he undersized and missed a bunch of games Ferguson missed as well?
So my real question is, who is going to be their nose tackle this season? Also, if it really is Tank; do you think he is big enough?
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Jay Ratliff was the main Nose Tackle.. Tank Johnson came in as a substitution.
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Jay Ratliff was the main Nose Tackle.. Tank Johnson came in as a substitution.
Isn't he kind of small too? Did he and Tank do a good job?
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Johnson has decent size for a NT for the 3-4, Ratliff though would be pretty small but decent for coming in as a substitution.
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Ratliff is 6-4 298 Johnson is 6-3 300
They both did just fine playing the NT spot in Phillips style of 3-4.
In fact the cowboys were pleased enough with Ratliffs play to sign him to a 5 year $20 mil contract.
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Ratliff is 6-4 298 Johnson is 6-3 300
They both did just fine playing the NT spot in Phillips style of 3-4.
In fact the cowboys were pleased enough with Ratliffs play to sign him to a 5 year $20 mil contract.
How is his different from say Pittsburgh's 3-4, or New England's?
Sorry for all the question but I have been studying the 3-4 defense a lot lately.
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Or Bill Parcells style of 3-4?
I don't know about NE or Pitt defense.. but I know in Bill parcells system the NT was supposed to basically make 2 guys block him and the 3 men on the line were asked to take on the blockers and open holes for the LB's to go through.
In Phillips 3-4 the linemen are allowed to try to go through the blockers and make plays in the backfield.
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Alright, thanks for clearing all that up. I get it now.
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