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Originally Posted by Nick
I think you missed his point. In a standard base 4-3 defense you've got three linebackers on the field - the weak side guy, middle linebacker, and strong side linebacker. When you switch to a nickel, you take one of those linebackers off the field and replace him with a defensive back. Country's question is which of our hypothetical starting three linebackers (Pisa, Witherspoon, Willis) comes off the field in nickel situations, basically making them a two-down linebacker.
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Oh! Ok, I thought he meant that we'd only bring him in on Nickel situations.
So, your reason for not wanting him is because we'd have to take him off the field during Nickel situations then?