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Jonathan Gannon isn't running his 3-high defense in Green Bay, but that doesn't mean he isn't using his Big Nickel package. With three Safeties on the field, the Packers can mitigate most change-of-strength motions and be able to play a true field-boundary defense. Against the Panthers, this philosophy showed up several times. In both clips, the passing strength ends up at the boundary, which places Williams (33) as the "Nickel" and Bullard (7) as the Hash Safety. The initial triangle alignment lets Green Bay hold their intentions as long as possible while still getting into their final coverage. Gannon has leaned into closed-to-open rotations this year, more than any other team in the NFL. Learn more about how Gannon is weaponizing his Safeties, only on MatchQuarters: matchquarters.com/p/gannon-b… --