According to this Ballard may have plans for a move back to 4-3

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2018/1/...-colts-defense

it is all just a guess at this point

I had a few problems with his premise.

1. Ballard seems like a guy to do due diligence, so picking a guy before interviews is unlikely.

2. Wilson and Hooker fell to us as BPA, so their selection means nothing.

3. He assumes it will be a defensive guy, but an offensive guy could bring a guy in to run whatever scheme the two of them feel is best.

4. The 4-3 guys also have played 3-4, and being versatile is perfect for a hybrid defense like we have been running, and would give flexibility to the new coaching staff.

5. WTF does a practice squad QB have to do with a 4-3?

That has to be the stupidest football article I have ever read.

By hybrid, do you mean Bend and Break?

Pagona built a hybrid D here. Slow without much power

What does the zone part have to do with Front 7 alignment? 34 teams can run zone coverages just as easily as 43 teams.

Well there are less LBers to have to replace

That just shifts the problem from needing a bunch of LBs to needing a bunch of DL AND LBs.

Yes, but mostly in the fourth quarter.