3-3-5 Nickel Base

[Ring 6]

I guess that we are only dealing with semantics. When most discuss a nickel, they don't mean having a defensive back lining up close enough to be a LB. By nickel, we used to mean 5 in DB's in coverage.

5 dbs is nickel. Chung is by no means a LB.

I agree that we use 7 DB's and LB's (not counting Chung) about 30% of the time, and that we overstate our need for front seven players.

We use 6 (or5) front 7 players.
There are always 7+ LB and dbs.

In any case, I think that our trend is go with 14 front 7 players (most of our projected rosters). I believe that we used to carry 15.

Depends on who is there. The "extra" guy depends on the guy not his position

 

[PScottman]

rarely used Barcalounger formation

Who pioneered that one, I forget...Buddy Ryan? **** leBeau? Don't say Bob from Discount Furniture - I can't take the pre-season broadcast format another week than I already have to.

 

[DarrylS]

Who pioneered that one, I forget...Buddy Ryan? **** leBeau? Don't say Bob from Discount Furniture - I can't take the pre-season broadcast format another week than I already have to.

Bob's discount furniture always makes my skin crawl...

Always attributed the Barcolounger Formation it to Rex Ryan some came with compartments in the arms to put their shakey weights..

 

[patsinthesnow]

Chatham illustrating the depth chart for the 3-3-5:



I can't wait to see more of it. All the worry over EDGE rushers and we barely used them after the Seattle game. The DE spots have upgrades at the depth positions in Guy/Butler & Harris is an upgrade over Roberts. Ninkovich to Van Noy isn't that big of a downgrade.