03-05-2021, 03:27 PM
(03-05-2021, 03:24 PM)OutsiderFan Wrote:(03-05-2021, 01:01 PM)SamuelMcF Wrote: We don't run 3 DL sets most of the time; we're in nickel. This has been the case for like 5 years.
Could this be why the run defense has been so lousy?
Most teams play nickel most of the time against most offenses. When you have 3, 4, and sometimes even 5 wide receivers (or 4 receivers with a RB who acts as a fifth receiver) on the field at a time, it doesn't make much sense to have 3 defensive linemen.
Even we had a fair number of plays out of the 11 formation.
BC