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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 900451" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>I feel like this gets said every couple of months, and it just sort of falls into the void, but I'm going to say it again anyways:</p><p></p><p>If we're defining a base defense as the formation that a defense uses most of the time, the Packers base defense is not 3-4 or 4-3. In fact, virtually zero NFL teams are using 3-4 or 4-3 formations the majority of the time. </p><p></p><p>I have not seen stats on 2020 yet, but in 2019, here was the defensive formational breakdown for the Packers:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dime+ (6 or more DB's): 51%</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nickel (5 DB's): 28%</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3-4: 19%</li> </ul><p>There was only one team in the league that ran "base" defense more than 38% of the time in 2019 (the Seahawks at 69%). All 31 other teams were at 38% or less. </p><p></p><p>Here are the top 11 defensive players in terms of snap counts in 2020:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Amos</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Alexander</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Savage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Z. Smith</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">P. Smith</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sullivan</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">King</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lowry</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Clark</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Kirksey</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary</li> </ol><p>That's five defensive backs, one linebacker, three edge players, and two defensive linemen. </p><p></p><p>The next five guys in terms of snap counts are one linebacker, two defensive linemen, and two defensive backs. </p><p></p><p>In other words, the Packers are not a 3-4 team, they're a nickel/dime team. </p><p></p><p>Arguments about whether they're more/less equipped to run even/odd fronts are irrelevant. People think of them as an odd front, 3-4 team, but the reality is that they're playing four across as much or more as they are three or five. </p><p></p><p>The perception that guys like Lowry are playing a 2 gapping 5 technique role anywhere close to the majority of the time is based on the way defenses were playing like 20 years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 900451, member: 12283"] I feel like this gets said every couple of months, and it just sort of falls into the void, but I'm going to say it again anyways: If we're defining a base defense as the formation that a defense uses most of the time, the Packers base defense is not 3-4 or 4-3. In fact, virtually zero NFL teams are using 3-4 or 4-3 formations the majority of the time. I have not seen stats on 2020 yet, but in 2019, here was the defensive formational breakdown for the Packers: [LIST] [*]Dime+ (6 or more DB's): 51% [*]Nickel (5 DB's): 28% [*]3-4: 19% [/LIST] There was only one team in the league that ran "base" defense more than 38% of the time in 2019 (the Seahawks at 69%). All 31 other teams were at 38% or less. Here are the top 11 defensive players in terms of snap counts in 2020: [LIST=1] [*]Amos [*]Alexander [*]Savage [*]Z. Smith [*]P. Smith [*]Sullivan [*]King [*]Lowry [*]Clark [*]Kirksey [*]Gary [/LIST] That's five defensive backs, one linebacker, three edge players, and two defensive linemen. The next five guys in terms of snap counts are one linebacker, two defensive linemen, and two defensive backs. In other words, the Packers are not a 3-4 team, they're a nickel/dime team. Arguments about whether they're more/less equipped to run even/odd fronts are irrelevant. People think of them as an odd front, 3-4 team, but the reality is that they're playing four across as much or more as they are three or five. The perception that guys like Lowry are playing a 2 gapping 5 technique role anywhere close to the majority of the time is based on the way defenses were playing like 20 years ago. [/QUOTE]
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