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October 5, 2012 by Mike Dussault

That’s the issue you face against New England. Week 1, Tennessee played nickel on every snap, relatively. Last week, Buffalo played dime, relatively, on every snap. And they did that against the one-back, two-tight end sets, and most times when you line up like that, teams counter with their base defense. Against New England, because teams are more worried about the pass, they line up in nickel or dime. Buffalo is a dime sub-package team. And they got killed, because if you’re a 4-3 base defense and you line up in dime, your two outside linebackers are, in effect, defensive backs.

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