Defensive fronts

Dime front

Six defensive backs, used on obvious passing downs.

A dime front puts six defensive backs on the field, usually on third and long or in two-minute situations. It maximises coverage at the cost of run defense.

Offenses that run out of dime looks tend to gain easy yardage, which is why script matters when reading a dime-heavy defense.

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Dime front

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