(02-01-2020, 01:31 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-31-2020, 10:13 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: When we were in a 4-3, he played SAM.  It's been beaten to death.  It's a little easier when you have a All Pro next to you to play better.  On top of that when they were in a 4-3 he had Poz next to him controlling the D.  But he was good at both in 17.  

I think it was news to you because I have said a number of time Jack played more snaps than anyone on D in 17 and he played MiKE when Poz came out

This is where you are confused. When this defense is in nickel, it's still a 4-3 front.  The "3" is simply made up of two LBs and one DB instead of 3 LBs.  Three LBs or two, it was all still 4-3.  They ran an extremely low number of 3-4 snaps in 2017. You could probably count them on one hand. 

So - "when we were in a 4-3" he played SAM on a bunch of first downs. But he also took 95% of his mike snaps "in a 4-3."

I think you are the one confused.  When we ran a 4-3 defense we had Telvin-Poz-Jack out there.  When Poz went out and we went to nickel and Colvin came in or now when Hayden comes in, 95% of the time hes out on the slot receiver.  When we were in a 4-3 D Poz was getting the snaps at MIKE and that was over 40% of the time. Nickel and 4-3 are similar but when you you have an extra defensive back in for a LB it nickel not a 4-3. You can bring the corner in and give the offense a 4-3 look but it's still a nickel defense.


https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/a...t.amp.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_defense

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