3-4, 4-3, or Other?

[NO Dave]

For all my fellow defensive gurus (and OK, the offense-minded ones too), do you run a 4-3 or a 3-4? 

I love building a 3-4 for Electric Football, because it allows for a lot of flexibility, especially with differing league rules and board sizes. That, and I get to build a roster that's pretty heavy with linebackers, so they can do all sorts of things. 

Thoughts? 

 

[The System]

Most of the teams in my solitaire league run a 5-2.  Notre Dame is the only one that runs a 4-3.

[Troutbum]

All of my LPFE teams run a 3-4, and when I finish my  new XFL teams they will too. I set the inside linebackers 5 yards back, and put a magnet under one. If the play turns out to be a run, I remove the magnet and he moves to stop the run. If the play turns out to be a pass, he drops back into coverage.

[NO Dave]

System, do you use a true 5-2, or is one  of the 5 more like a Weak-Side LB?

 

[Scott]

Each of my teams have their own base Defense 

land also the offense 

Brings variety to the game

Plus each teams have their own Audiables

Edited April 22, 2020 by Scott

[RickLM30]

I have a 16 team solitaire league based on the NFL teams. All the teams have a base defense and an alternate defense.  Some teams use a base 4-3, with an alternate 3-4 defense and the others use a base 3-4 with an alternate 4-3.  Each team carries a roster of 54 players, not counting kickers and punters, so I have enough defensive lineman for the 4-3 and enough linebackers for the 3-4. 

[The System]

I usually run 2 TE so it is a true 5-2.