early predictions on 53 man roster

[scowan]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I don't think there's any set rule for substitutions on nickel and dime formations. Every D-coordinator has their own plays and it can be many different allignments on any given play.

If I had to guess, I'd say that the strong-side LB goes out before the weak-side LB does on passing situations.

Beem, is your thinking on this that the Weak-side LB is a better pass defender than the Strong-side? Just curious, I agree with you that Greg Williams uses a lot of different "packages" but I am just wondering what the general substitution rule is when an Offense shows you a 3-WR set.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by scowan

Beem, is your thinking on this that the Weak-side LB is a better pass defender than the Strong-side? Just curious, I agree with you that Greg Williams uses a lot of different "packages" but I am just wondering what the general substitution rule is when an Offense shows you a 3-WR set.

You are gonna, as a D Coordinator keep your two best cover/pass rush LBs out there. For us, thats Marcus and Lemar. In the nickel, weak and strong LB no longer exist, rather, the nickel plays to strength.

[Beemnseven]

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Originally Posted by scowan

Beem, is your thinking on this that the Weak-side LB is a better pass defender than the Strong-side? Just curious, I agree with you that Greg Williams uses a lot of different "packages" but I am just wondering what the general substitution rule is when an Offense shows you a 3-WR set.

It may not even be a situation where you'd leave in the weak side linebacker and take out the strong side -- I suppose you'd just put whoever plays the pass better. Example: In our last Super Bowl against the Bills, I remember Matt Millen not even suiting up against the old "Run 'n Shoot" teams like the Lions and Falcons during the playoffs. He was a much better run stopper than a pass defender. Consequently, Monte Coleman saw a whole lot of action. Millen, I believe was the middle linebacker when he played.

So I think GTripp is right in that the there really isn't a weak or strong linebacker out there. You're going to have an extra cornerback at least (maybe two) and somebody's going to come out.