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All the rage: more and more teams--like Jason Taylor and company in Miami--are turning to the 3-4 scheme.(DEFENSE RULES)

DALLAS COWBOYS COACH BILL Parcells loves the 3-4 defense--so much, in fact, that there were years he played it even when he didn't have the correct personnel.

San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan is a big fan of the 3-4, even though he's used other aligmnents as often as he's employed the three-linemen, four-linebackers scheme.

New England Patriots Bill Belichick likes to mix up his formats. He'll even throw in a 2-5 or a 5-2 setup; they all seem to work for him and the Patriots. But the team's base is usually the venerable 3-4.

This year, about a dozen teams are going with the 3-4 as their primary defensive look, a trend that probably developed more because of ...

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