John Murphy interviewed Pettine, and noted that he has run the 3-4 base defense under Rex Ryan - most recently as the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets. Murphy asked Pettine if that was the base defense he was bringing with him to Buffalo."It's not," Pettine said. "It's a situation where I think people try to compartmentalize too much, and just broad stroke it. 4-3? 3-4? What are you? And I answer that question with 'yes - all of the above.' That's what we are - we are a multiple-front, attacking, pressure-style defense. We're going to play man coverage, we're going to play zone coverage."Pettine also made sure to point out that the defense will be built to maximize the talent of the players on hand, specifically pointing out the high-priced talent along the defensive line in doing so."What we're going to do defensively is we're going to take advantage of what our players do well," Pettine said. "I'm not bringing any defense here; this is going to be the Buffalo Bills defense. It's going to be built around the explosive athletes that are here, starting with the front - that's the solid foundation here - moving to the linebackers and the secondary that's stacked behind them.
