Jared Allen My heart and my home is in a 4-3 defense

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spent all offseason explaining how moving to outside linebacker in the ' new  Joc Pederson Jersey 3-4 defense was rejuvenating and would keep him fresh. With all due respect to the four-time First-Team All-Pro pa s rusher, we weren't buying it. It never made sense to move the 33-year-old defensive end to a standup position in which he'd have to drop in coverage in certain formations. Now that he's been traded to the , Allen can dispel the party line  Walker Buehler Jersey and admit he was never going to work as an outside linebacker. "That's just where I feel comfortable," he said of the move back to defensive end, . "I understand the game with my hand on the ground Kenley Jansen Jersey . I feel like I can play faster, stronger. I have better leverage, I have better technique. This is where my heart and my home is, in a 4-3 defense." He added: "I don't have a bad thing to say (about Chicago). I just -- I'm not a stand-up 3-4 guy. I gave it the old college try." The NFL's active leader in sacks should inject some life into a pa s rush that has been hammered by injuries.  Mike Piazza Jersey While he's not the every-down, dominant force he was four years ago, Allen certainly can bring pre sure in spurts. Not only does Fernando Valenzuela Jersey  he get to move back to his more natural position, Allen is going from a pathetic 0-3 team to a 3-0 squad eyeing a third-straight division title. "That's just the coolest thing ever," he said. "To go from last to first, you can't help but smile."