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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wist43" data-source="post: 568888" data-attributes="member: 9839">We don't have the players to run it... the players we have are much better suited to running a 3-3. That said, you can't consistently, and stubbornly run the nickel on down/distance situations that are as likely, or even more likely to be a running play, just b/c the offense throws 3 wides out there. As I've been saying, if I'm the opposing OC, I would throw 3 wides out there every down and run it down the Packers throat until Capers did something else to stop me - but of course we now have 3+ years of Capers doing nothing to adjust... so it is entirely predicatable that OC's will simply continue to run at us when we're in the nickel. Capers came out early and played some 3-4 base, and some other looks that crowded the line and sought to fight for control of the LOS, but after the 2nd quarter began, he reverted to his default 2-4 base, and that was it, we were run over the rest of the night. 207 rushing yds allowed... there's no excuse for that. That isn't players, that is coaching.</blockquote>

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