Quote:We played that 2 corner, 3 safety stuff a long long time ago, either in the Coughlin era or maybe the Del Rio era.


The reason we did it was because our 3rd safety was better than our 3rd corner. It wasn't any great innovation on our part.

I'm aware that we ran that formation in the past, but we did it because, like you said, we lacked talent at the CB position. Bucky Brooks made a good case in this article about how to better defend "hybrid" athletes with "hybrid" defenses.
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000375711/article/big-nickel-package-emerging-as-nfls-hottest-defensive-trend'>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000375711/article/big-nickel-package-emerging-as-nfls-hottest-defensive-trend</a>

I thought it was a pretty good read. I'm just wondering if Gus is giving much thought of adding this look to his defensive scheme.

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