The thing I don't get about the 3-4 is that why would we want to run a defense that magnifies the spot where we have the least depth or talent. I don't see any OLB on our squad that fit the 3-4 mold. Are we expecting position changes? I think we will see times with 3 DL on the field but it won't be a true 3-4 it'll be more like a nickel hybrid with a DB playing one of the OLB spots and our starting LB's playing the others. Wally did the same thing in the 4-3 when we didn't have LB depth a few years ago, we played undersized LB's (more or less a DB) at WLB to match the spread offenses we see week in/week out.
It's obvious that the coaching staff LOVES what Jay Jones brings as a pass rushing blitzer as an OLB in a 3-4, but I'm not sure you change your entire defensive scheme around one guy that hasn't even played a down for you yet, would you?
As I said in the post above, Wally has forgotten more about football than I'll ever know, so I trust him. Plus, part of me thinks, yeah why not mix it up a bit from the past years where we've been one of the worst defenses in college football. So whatever Wally decides is good with me.
I was just looking forward to seeing Pierson and Taylor this year as DE's in a 4-3 getting good pressure on the QB, but now they are going to be asked to just hold the line and let the LB's do the job basically. Not sure if that's the best strategy or not?