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Dan Quinn used a variety of defensive formations last season.
The 2 most common were 4-2-5 Nickel and 4-2-5 Big Nickel (3 Safeties)
Pseudo 3-4 (There were some snaps with Watkins, Bohanna & Hamilton together)
.....MP.....DT.....DT.....DT.....sDE
.......................LVE...............Kearse
5-man DL
.....sDE.....DE.....DT.....DE.....sDE
..........................MP..................Nickel DB
4-2-5 Big Nickel
..........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP......................LB.....................Kearse
4-2-5 Nickel
........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP....................LB.....................Nickel CB
Pseudo 3-3-5 Nickel (Kearse at LB)
...........DE..........DT..........DE
MP.....................LB.................Kearse..............Nickel CB
4-1-6 Big Dime
.......sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP................Kearse.....................Dime CB
4-1-6 Dime
..........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP............................................Nickel CB.....................Dime CB
The 2 most common were 4-2-5 Nickel and 4-2-5 Big Nickel (3 Safeties)
- If Kearse is shown, it indicates there were 3 Safeties on the field.
- Examples how Kearse was used in 3 Safety sets:
- Half step towards 4-3:
- Modify 4-2-5 Nickel by replacing the Nickel CB with Kearse (Big Nickel).
- Half step towards Dime:
- Modify 4-2-5 Nickel by replacing a LB with Kearse (4-1-6 Big Dime).
- Half step towards 4-3:
- Examples how Kearse was used in 3 Safety sets:
- Abbreviations:
- sDE: Stand-Up DE
- MP: Micah Parsons
- LB: Could be LVE or Neal.
- LVE more on run downs, and Neal more on passing downs.
Pseudo 3-4 (There were some snaps with Watkins, Bohanna & Hamilton together)
.....MP.....DT.....DT.....DT.....sDE
.......................LVE...............Kearse
5-man DL
.....sDE.....DE.....DT.....DE.....sDE
..........................MP..................Nickel DB
4-2-5 Big Nickel
..........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP......................LB.....................Kearse
4-2-5 Nickel
........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP....................LB.....................Nickel CB
Pseudo 3-3-5 Nickel (Kearse at LB)
...........DE..........DT..........DE
MP.....................LB.................Kearse..............Nickel CB
4-1-6 Big Dime
.......sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP................Kearse.....................Dime CB
4-1-6 Dime
..........sDE.....DT.....DT.....sDE
MP............................................Nickel CB.....................Dime CB