Question

no, not quite. which of these has 6 defensive backs?

select response
a) dime
b) nickel

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: American Football Defensive Personnel
Understanding defensive packages based on coin denominations.

Step 1: Understand the terminology

In American football, standard defenses use 4 defensive backs (typically 2 cornerbacks and 2 safeties). When an offense uses more receivers, the defense replaces linebackers or defensive linemen with extra defensive backs (DBs).

These extra DB packages are named after US coins:

• Nickel: A nickel is worth 5 cents. In football, a "Nickel" package adds a 5th defensive back.
• Dime: A dime is worth 10 cents (which is two nickels). In football, a "Dime" package adds a 6th defensive back (since it is the next step up from a nickel).

Step 2: Match the question to the correct package

The question asks: "Which of these has 6 defensive backs?"

• Nickel = 5 defensive backs
• Dime = 6 defensive backs

Therefore, the correct package with 6 defensive backs is the Dime package.

Answer:

A) Dime