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Originally Posted by scowan
I know this thread is all about roster spots, but someone help me out on a conversation I had with another fellow Skins fanatic yesterday concerning substitutions...... When the Skins go to a Nickle Defense, who replaces whom? I said that our Weakside LB goes out and our 3rd Corner comes in. When we go to a Dime Defense, the Strong LB goes out with the Weak LB and our 3rd Corner and maybe one of the 3rd Safeties comes in.
Is this about right?
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I don't think there's any set rule for substitutions on nickel and dime formations. Every D-coordinator has their own plays and it can be many different allignments on any given play.
If I had to guess, I'd say that the strong-side LB goes out before the weak-side LB does on passing situations.