Moving Newman to the Slot in the Nickle

[zagnut]

What I do not understand is why bringing Aaron Glenn in on the nickle means moving our best CB inside to the slot to cover the other team's worst WR on the field. Seattle's two starting WRs were out today and we're moving Newman inside to cover what amounts to Seattle's 5th WR. We're great on 3rd down defense, but by the same token we're in the nickle in the last 2 minutes and we're getting gashed all the way down the field. I just don't get it.

 

[joseephuss]

He was covering Peter Warwick quite a bit in the slot. Not a bad receiver. More highly regarded than Urban, who to his credit made some plays. A lot of people on this board wanted to bring in Warwick once the Bengals released him.