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In certain formations, the defense may remove a linebacker or a defensive lineman to bring in extra pass coverage in the form of extra defensive backs. A formation with five defensive backs is often called a nickel formation, and the fifth (extra) defensive back is called a nickelback after the U.S. nickel coin , a five-cent piece.
1. From the Blank section (below), copy the template tags and parameters to your article. 2. In the template tags, set the Debug parameter to Yes.This will setup the template to display the correct player positions that are needed depending on the Offensive and Defensive schemes that are chosen (OScheme and DScheme parameters) below:
The positions in American football. The offense is shown in an I-formation and the defense is shown in a 4-3. Date: 30 June 2007: Source: Own work: Author: UserB: Permission (Reusing this file) I do not believe that this image qualifies for copyright protection. In the event that it does, I irrevocably release all rights to it.
The template has one required and one optional parameter. The required parameter is the position (or position abbreviation). The optional parameter is the word "long" which will create a more verbose link. If the "long" parameter is not included, a 1–3 letter abbreviation will be returned.
38 refers to the positions of the defensive players on the line of scrimmage. Two "3" techniques (DT, lined up outside of the guards) and two "8" techniques (DE, lined up outside of end man on line of scrimmage). The DT's are the only down lineman. Two standup players (Monster and Rover) are in "5" techniques.
The three basic defensive positions are: Defensive lineman (DL): Linemen play at the line of scrimmage, directly across from the offensive line. They are categorized as defensive tackles (DT) or defensive ends (DE). The 4-3 defense has 2 tackles and 2 ends; the 3-4 defense has 2 ends and 1 tackle, who is sometimes called a nose tackle (NT) to ...
A diagram of a standard 4–3 defense set. The defensive backs include two cornerbacks (labeled CB on the diagram), a free safety (labeled FS) and a strong safety (labeled SS). In gridiron football , defensive backs ( DBs ), also called the secondary , are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of ...