PushnPencils
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Ok, DaBruinz had you pegged. Off to iggy land for you. Wikipedia?
Well, thanks for the laugh on your last visible post. The Eagles aren't using the nickel position for the loser of the battle between Brown and Hobbs. It's not being used as the repository for the team's 3rd best corner. It's been specifically set aside, regardless of who wins the Brown/Hobbs battle.
This should have been easy for you to fathom, given that the Patriots did the same thing with Wheatley and Wilhite at the start of last season.
This is from Football 101. Just so you know I'm showing you these things because the explanations are simple. You've both lived convoluted angry existences much too long.
"Some teams like to pass the ball a lot. If a team has a good quarterback and three very good wide receivers, it would be foolish for them to leave a receiver on the bench just because "normal" football alignments include a fullback. So such a team will frequently take their fullback off the field and substitute a third wide receiver, a slot receiver. This is especially likely if the situation on the field calls for a pass, for example it's third down with 8 yards to go. Few teams would run the ball in this situation.
When a fast wide receiver is put in place for a fullback, there is a mismatch on the field. You might expect that the weak side linebacker would cover the third wide receiver, but there is little chance he can successfully do this. A linebacker is a 245 pound guy who is trained to deliver big hits, and the third wide receiver is most likely a 185 pound guy who runs like the wind. The receiver is going to run right by the linebacker. So the defense will most likely remove the weak side linebacker from the field and substitute a third cornerback. The defense now has three cornerbacks and two safeties on the field, for a total of five defensive backs. Since there are five backs, this is called a nickle package. If you are defending against a passing team like the Rams or the Colts, it is likely that your team will start out the game in their nickle package and never actually play their base defense. Of course it's very important that your team have a quality third cornerback, or you will still have a mismatch on the field and you are still in trouble."
So like....maybe.....in most cases....the 3rd best corner on th team?