Dolphins moving from 3-4 to pressure-based 4-3 defense

Primarily a 3-4 team for the better part of the last decade, the Dolphins are undergoing a fairly dramatic defensive shift under first-year coordinator Kevin Coyle. Coyle brought from Cincinnati to Miami a 4-3 alignment, with an emphasis on pressuring opposing quarterbacks. “Obviously, applying pressure to the quarterback and disrupting the rhythm of the passing…