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<blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 433561" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>OKCPackerFan: I believe we play nickel about 75% of the time.</p><p> </p><p>I doubt that the lack of personnel is why we ran so much nickel, though it is possible it contributed to it. My guess is that was a combination of weekly scheme, countering multiple wide receiver sets, and get Woodson in his playmaker slot position.</p><p> </p><p>I personally want 3 corners out there when the offense trots out 3 wide receivers.</p><p> </p><p>I personally want Woodson in the slot.</p><p> </p><p>I would be okay with staying in base-defense against base-offense (3-4 vs. 2WR, TE, 2RB), but to do that, we need a replacement for Hawk. Someone taller, faster, better at coverage, better at taking on blocks, and better at rushing. We went nickel against teams with a good receiving tight end because we can't trust Hawk to cover a good tight end. Or Bishop has to do it. He's better, but still not great at it and takes him out of position to be a rusher. He was our second best rusher last season. He should be the up the middle threat.</p><p> </p><p>Can't overhaul the whole defense in one year, so Hawk is probably sticking around (ugh). I still place that second, legitimate OLB at the top of the need list.</p><p> </p><p>I maintain that there is nothing exotic about Capers' 2-4 nickel. From what I can tell, it is his preferred nickel package (and would be unless he had 4 AJ Hawk clones for his starting linebacking corps or something similarly terrible <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" />) and done in part due to roster makeup. We only care 6 D-line on the 53. (This is normal for a base 3-4 team.) The first and second job of those guys is run defense. We take them off the field in nickel because they aren't good pass rushers. (though some of them are. Raji should be.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mradtke66, post: 433561, member: 4199"] OKCPackerFan: I believe we play nickel about 75% of the time. I doubt that the lack of personnel is why we ran so much nickel, though it is possible it contributed to it. My guess is that was a combination of weekly scheme, countering multiple wide receiver sets, and get Woodson in his playmaker slot position. I personally want 3 corners out there when the offense trots out 3 wide receivers. I personally want Woodson in the slot. I would be okay with staying in base-defense against base-offense (3-4 vs. 2WR, TE, 2RB), but to do that, we need a replacement for Hawk. Someone taller, faster, better at coverage, better at taking on blocks, and better at rushing. We went nickel against teams with a good receiving tight end because we can't trust Hawk to cover a good tight end. Or Bishop has to do it. He's better, but still not great at it and takes him out of position to be a rusher. He was our second best rusher last season. He should be the up the middle threat. Can't overhaul the whole defense in one year, so Hawk is probably sticking around (ugh). I still place that second, legitimate OLB at the top of the need list. I maintain that there is nothing exotic about Capers' 2-4 nickel. From what I can tell, it is his preferred nickel package (and would be unless he had 4 AJ Hawk clones for his starting linebacking corps or something similarly terrible :D) and done in part due to roster makeup. We only care 6 D-line on the 53. (This is normal for a base 3-4 team.) The first and second job of those guys is run defense. We take them off the field in nickel because they aren't good pass rushers. (though some of them are. Raji should be.) [/QUOTE]
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