05-05-2006, 07:09 AM
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The Lizard King
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Dispatch
5/5/06
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After all the talk before the draft about how the Bengals might switch to the 3-4 defense, it didn’t happen. Part of the uncertainty stemmed from the Bengals picking too late (24 th) to know which players would be available.
If North Carolina State defensive end/outside linebacker Manny Lawson, for example, had been available, the 3-4 would have been a more attractive option, but the 49 ers took Lawson at No. 22.
Marvin Lewis doesn’t think it is a big deal. His Bengals have used a base 4-3 defense, the system he used as defensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in 2000. But he began his NFL coaching career as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who use a 3-4.
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