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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4041908, member: 40"]
Good catch on the 3-5-3 -- didn't catch that in the post above.

The rest of your post I don't agree with at all.  Early on under Babers, with Ward as DC, we weren't good defensively.  We played "better" in 2018, but still weren't strong.  Our offense's ability to move the chains and outscore teams helped the defense in many games.

Recognizing that, Babers made the strategic decision to shift to a 3-3-5 system.  That made a lot of sense, because it maximized personnel that we can recruit well [LBs, DBs] and minimizes our trouble spot of struggling to recruit impact DTs.

With this strategy in mind, Babers overtly chased someone who could implement this system, and his first choice was a head coach who expressed interest in the role.  When that guy ultimately decided to take the job, we hired one of his disciples, who was only here a short time before using us a stepping stone to another job, and then we pivoted to White.  Who -- by any objective measure -- has been a smashing success.

So I don't resonate with your point about it "NOT" being "Dino's scheme."  It is, because that's what he chose to implement, and he made the personnel changes needed to make that change successful.  White being the brains behind the operation defensively is not in doubt, but you have to give credit to the head coach for identifying the need, committing to the change, and bringing in the right people to successfully implement the change.
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