Soon, Dixon was on the bench in a three-man front.

The Raiders shifted to a three-man front, two linebackers and six defensive backs.

Good defense always starts in the defensive line, and the Commodores weren't loaded by any means in their three-man front.

Last week I was playing against a three-man front and had a man over me all the time.

It allows more penetration than the three-man front, assuming the Jets can find the right people.

When the Giants switched from the three-man front to their four-man one, they did so because the strength of the defense is on the line.

True, the Giants had practiced for a three-man front, but the repetitions were so limited there was no way they could consistently defend against it.

They will drop two linebackers down on the line and go from a three-man front to a five.

But on the Giants, who employ a three-man front, he was matched against the big offensive tackles.

Carolina plays a three-man front with four linebackers, making them the first 3-4 defense the Giants have played all of preseason.