Miami 4–3 defense
DEFENSIVE FORMATION IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL MADE FAMOUS BY COACH JIMMY JOHNSON
Miami 4-3 defense; 4–3 slide; 4-3 slide
The Miami 4–3, also called the 4–lslide, is a scheme closely associated with the Jimmy Johnson-led Miami Hurricanes, and taken by Johnson to the Dallas Cowboys. Built around Jimmy Johnson's notion of "upfield pressure", it is a penetrating, swarming defense, with a "get there firstest with the mostest" mentality.