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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JBlood" data-source="post: 357280" data-attributes="member: 16">good article, thanks for posting it.  I saw this in one of the Tribune's blogs that I thought was interesting:                    Posted by:         Biff |         <a href="http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/rosenblog/2011/02/what-the-packers-told-us-about-the-bears-hint-uh-oh.html?cid=6a00d83451583769e20147e262f53c970b#comment-6a00d83451583769e20147e262f53c970b" target="_blank">February 07, 2011 at 11:08 AM</a>                       I am not sure anyone saw what really happened this year.   Two teams figured out a strategy and economic hole in the NFL. The Packers and the Steelers.  Everyone calls their defense a 3-4. It is not. If you are paying any attention, they both play a 2-4-5.  First the strategic advantage. There must be five lineman on offense  ineligible for a pass. Add a sixth in the QB and you can only have five  potential offensive receivers. By playing a 2-4-5 that gives you nine  potential players to allocate to the five potential offensive receivers.  That frees you up to allocate four other fast defensive players to  blitz and support the run. An offense can't run a hurry up as well. That  is because the defense does not need to change personnel fast on second  and third down with nickel and dime coverages. Finally the amount of QB  reads is infinite.  Second the economic hole. The laws of supply and demand for big and  athletic defensive lineman ensures they are the highest paid players in  the game. By employing the 2-4-5 you only need two down lineman and with  the second and third levels with so much help you only need guys who  can run and hit hard. The laws of supply and demand are reversed. There  is an abundance of players that can do it.  Why in the hell do you think the Packers could overcome so many  injuries? How could they win the game without Woodson. Because it is not  the players and the coaches as much as it is the system.  The NFL has always periodically seen new cutting edge strategies come  along every once and a while. In this copycat league, after the labor  dispute, look for teams to either copy the Packers and Steelers, build  their offensive lines to go back to a running attack or for the NFL to  change the rules (most unlikely).  But to call this Superbowl and the Packers a dynasty misses the entire point of strategic and economic arbitrage.  This kind of outthinking opponents is the only way to consistently win.</blockquote>

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