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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 489512" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">According to the author, the other reason was Hayward "was a revelation", Williams "stayed healthy" and they "weren't shy" using Shields and House opposite Williams. IOW, the play of the CBs allowed them to use nickel and dime. IMO this reinforces (to the degree you agree with the author) that CB is not a need for the Packers as long as they retain Shields.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">The blurb on cheesheadtv also notes the Packers allowed 4.6 ypc in their base and 5.1 ypc in the nickel and dime. I liked one of the comments that noted the raw averages don't take into consideration the average down and distance so they aren't very telling - on 3rd and 15 a 6 yard run is a victory for the D. IMO the Packers have to improve vs. the run but if you are looking at just one stat on the defensive side of the ball, it's points surrendered. The Packers improved significantly in that stat from 2011 to 2012 but they still have some improving to do and if they improve again I really don't care which percentage of snaps were in the base, nickel, or dime. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 489512, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=arial]According to the author, the other reason was Hayward "was a revelation", Williams "stayed healthy" and they "weren't shy" using Shields and House opposite Williams. IOW, the play of the CBs allowed them to use nickel and dime. IMO this reinforces (to the degree you agree with the author) that CB is not a need for the Packers as long as they retain Shields.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=arial]The blurb on cheesheadtv also notes the Packers allowed 4.6 ypc in their base and 5.1 ypc in the nickel and dime. I liked one of the comments that noted the raw averages don't take into consideration the average down and distance so they aren't very telling - on 3rd and 15 a 6 yard run is a victory for the D. IMO the Packers have to improve vs. the run but if you are looking at just one stat on the defensive side of the ball, it's points surrendered. The Packers improved significantly in that stat from 2011 to 2012 but they still have some improving to do and if they improve again I really don't care which percentage of snaps were in the base, nickel, or dime. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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