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Chalk Talk Part Three: What Defensive Scheme Best Fits the Saints’ Roster?

After dissecting position traits, prototypes, and the Saints' current personnel, which defensive scheme should the Saints employ?

Over the past two weeks, we have learned about the two most used defensive schemes in the NFL, the 4-3 and 3-4 base defenses. There are strengths and weaknesses in both schemes, however, neither will work without the right personnel to employ it.

This begs the age old question of is it better to draft players for the scheme you want to employ, or is it better to implement the scheme that best fits the players on your current roster?