http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont....868ba5d7.html
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"Tweener" was not a desirable tag for a defensive player in 2001.
Only one NFL team was playing a 3-4 defense then, which limited the draft market for undersized college ends. So it was Pittsburgh or bust for those tweeners ? players too small to play end in the NFL and not quite fast enough to be linebackers.
But football is a game of cycles, and it's swinging back to the 3-4 scheme as the decade winds down. The number of 3-4 defenses has increased from four in 2003 to eight in 2005 to 10 next season.
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The best form of addulation is immitation. The Tweener must truly be grateful for what the Steelers have done for their bank balances over the last 8 years.
I didnt realise Purdue had become a 3-4 factory. Avril would appear to be the next candidate to be a 2nd round candidate for the steelers, much like Woodley was last year.