When the New York Giants hired James Bettcher as their next defensive coordinator, it was immediately speculated that the team would switch from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4 scheme.

On Saturday, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman all but confirmed that change is coming to at least some degree, and that players with diversity and versatility would be sought out.

“You can call it a 3-4, you can call it an under, you can call it an over, you can call it this, you can call it that,” Gettleman told Newsday. “But at the end of the day we’re looking for football players.”

Bettcher held a meeting with every single scout in the organization and various executives earlier this week and, complete with a video presentation, broke down exactly what he’s looking for at each individual position. In particular, the front seven is poised to change somewhat drastically.

“We had a meeting with all the college personnel and all the pro personnel and we sat in there for an hour and a half and James gave us a clinic,” Gettleman said. “It was terrific. He did a great job and now I feel like we really have a full understanding of what we’re looking for . . . It was a great hour-and-a-half session and Jimmy clinic-ed us and I really feel like we’re all getting on the same page.”

For the Giants, there will now be an emphasis placed on the linebacker position and a drastic change coming at defensive end. Players like Jason Pierre-Paul and Olivier Vernon will be asked to broaden the role they play, while other players like Keenan Robinson and Kelvin Sheppard, both unrestricted free agents, may no longer have a place.

How this need for different personnel impacts the Giants’ draft and free agency approach remains to be seen, but it’s clear they’ll be looking for very specific players to fill a role in a rapidly changing defense.