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  2. Nickel defense - Wikipedia

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    The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in a nickel defense against the Adams State Grizzlies in 2015. In American football, a nickel defense (also known as a 425 or 3–3–5) is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs, of whom the fifth is known as a nickelback.

  3. List of formations in American football - Wikipedia

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    425 nickel defense 425. There are a couple paths to the 425. One is by removing a linebacker from the standard 4–3 to add the extra defensive back. The second is by converting the ends of a wide tackle six to safeties (the defensive ends of a wide tackle six already have pass defense responsibilities).

  4. Basketball playbook - Wikipedia

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    When numbers are used in motion (e.g. 4 out 1 in motion), the first number refers to the number of players outside the three-point line and the second number refers to the players inside the three-point line. 5 out motion offense (simple and screen away) 3-2 motion offense; 4 out 1 in motion offense; Dribble drive motion offense; Princeton offense

  5. American football plays - Wikipedia

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    A pass rush (or, colloquially, 'pressure,' e.g., "Chicago really brought the pressure on that last play") occurs when the defense reads a pass play and elects to rush some combination of linemen (either 3 or 4 linemen in typical 3-4 or 4-3 schemes), in an effort to affect the pass that the opposing quarterback is attempting to complete.

  6. Silver Linings Playbook - Wikipedia

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    Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on November 16, 2012. [3] The film opened to critical acclaim, with praise for Russell's direction and the performances of Cooper and Lawrence. It grossed $236.4 million worldwide.

  7. 4–3 defense - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The successes of the T formation and the introduction of free substitution, abolishing the one-platoon system, in the 1940s led to the almost universal adoption by 1950 of the five-man line. [4] There were two versions popular in the NFL. The 5–3 was an older defense that remained popular through the 1940s and early 1950s.

  8. Single-wing formation - Wikipedia

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    The late Coach Pat Droskinis, listed in the PA Sports Hall of Fame, coached them and led by a strong 452 defense that featured All-State ends in 6-foot-3 Russ Frantz and 6-2 Harry Butsko, the Cass Twp Condors blanked Minersville, Nescopeck, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill Haven, Ashland, Blythe Township, Mahanoy Township, Lansford and ...

  9. 4–4 defense - Wikipedia

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    Base 44 defense. In American football, the 44 defense is a defensive alignment consisting of four down linemen and four linebackers.. Originally seen as a passing defense against the spread, modern versions of the 4-4 are attacking defenses stocked with multiple blitz packages that can easily be concealed and altered.