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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wist43" data-source="post: 568880" data-attributes="member: 9839">Playing nickel, whether it is a 2-4 or 3-3, absolutely has its place - just not on run downs. All an OC need do to get Capers to jump into his default 2-4 is throw 3 WR's on the field, and then there is guanteed success of running it down our throats. What we saw last night was simply the continuation of what Capers has been doing for the last 3 years - only instead of Neal at OLB, he has Peppers. 1st and 10, 3rd and 1... unless the offense goes 4 or 5 wides, I would absolutely be in base - especially against a team like the Seahawks who are more than likely going to run the ball. Capers needs to figure out a way to play base against 3 WR's, or we're going to continue to get run over game after game. We gave up 207 yds rushing last night - most of that against that nickel defense. Capers  and the Packers have learned absolutely nothing from the last few years... all they did was change out a couple of players, and kept with the same fundamentally flawed scheme. By playing the 2-4 on run downs, Capers is conceding control of the LOS - and that is what is resulting in continually getting gashed in the run game.</blockquote>

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