(09-12-2016, 10:59 PM)treee Wrote: [ -> ]No worries man, I just felt like needlessly correcting someone and you happened to be there at the perfect moment 
Who cares about the 3-4 anyway, that's what shitsburgh runs.
Real teams run a 4-3. I think we can all agree on that one.
We will see a different defensive package against the Steelers and I predict Rey Maualuga will see many more snaps this week. He'll be needed to occupy a pulling guard, usually David deCastro, on those running plays where the Steelers run to the edges after sealing off the defensive ends. Did you see DeAngelo Williams run all over the Redskins last night? That's how the Steelers have done it since the days of Frenchy Fuqua, Franco Harris, and Rocky Bleier -- and it takes brains to counter it.
(09-13-2016, 08:05 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: [ -> ]We will see a different defensive package against the Steelers and I predict Rey Maualuga will see many more snaps this week. He'll be needed to occupy a pulling guard, usually David deCastro, on those running plays where the Steelers run to the edges after sealing off the defensive ends. Did you see DeAngelo Williams run all over the Redskins last night? That's how the Steelers have done it since the days of Frenchy Fuqua, Franco Harris, and Rocky Bleier -- and it takes brains to counter it.
They are going to need to scheme something to combat those 1 second releases that Pittsburgh so masterfully displayed.
(09-13-2016, 08:05 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: [ -> ]We will see a different defensive package against the Steelers and I predict Rey Maualuga will see many more snaps this week. He'll be needed to occupy a pulling guard, usually David deCastro, on those running plays where the Steelers run to the edges after sealing off the defensive ends. Did you see DeAngelo Williams run all over the Redskins last night? That's how the Steelers have done it since the days of Frenchy Fuqua, Franco Harris, and Rocky Bleier -- and it takes brains to counter it.
If it takes brains to counter it, the Mauauluga isn't at the top of my list.
(09-13-2016, 08:22 AM)jason Wrote: [ -> ]If it takes brains to counter it, the Mauauluga isn't at the top of my list.
If it takes someone to pop Williams and make him see stars, Mau is my guy.....
Thanks guys for the very interesting discussion. Being an Australian and not being brought up on the game, I find the discussions about different defensive packages extremely interesting and valuable in increasing my knowledge and understanding of the game. I have followed the Bengals since the early 90's but have only been able to watch games in the last 6 years. Thanks again guys!
(09-13-2016, 08:36 AM)Sled21 Wrote: [ -> ]If it takes someone to pop Williams and make him see stars, Mau is my guy.....
He did play as well as anybody not named Burfict in the playoff game last year.
(09-12-2016, 06:24 PM)jungle93 Wrote: [ -> ]From what I read they played with only 2 linebackers for 90% of the game. I need to learn what nickel and dime packages are. Thanks for the scoop.
Well, the definitions provided are mostly correct. The designations are old school and were around back when I was a kid.
Nickel means 5 defensive backs. Usually the 5th one is a corner cause you're playing to defend the pass. The designation of nickel was used because a Nickel is
5 cents.
The term
Dime came along later when teams started passing more and defenses responded by playing 6 defensive backs and they just went to the next larger coin to get its name, a dime.
Normally you take out a LB when you go to nickel and either another LB or DT when you go from nickel to dime.
Sometimes you will see an extra safety come in for a LB spot while the team runs a nickel behind that. This is a dime with 3 CBs and 3 Ss. But other things happen as well. You might bring in a pass rushing LB for a DT and move a DE to DT spot.
Sometimes you will see 3 defensive linemen or even 2 (very rare, but NE used such a formation for most of a game to thoroughly confuse an opponent once).
The game plan this last week was clearly to play a zone and clamp down on Marshall and Decker. They had only 5 catches between them. This meant smaller LBs and we saw DE Hunt in at DT a lot.
We also saw Hunt and MJ in coverage more than I ever want to see them in coverage again.
Still, they weren't running no huddle/hurry up so Rey could have came in to stop the run. Its' not like he was inactive, or we haven't had to use heavy nickel in the past. He's never only played 8 snaps.
