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The rumor around town all week was that Nick was working at cornerback with the defense during most of his practice time. I couldn't have been more excited, not only because it would add another "tool" to the Swiss Army Knife's repertoire, but also because if the Ships have a weakness on defense, it is defending the pass. When I heard the news, I had visions of an Aqib Talib-type Cover-2 corner: big, physical, and only having to deal with a 15x30 box in zone Cover-2. It was a revelation - Nick's perfect for that kind of thing and a Cover-2 would give passing teams fits. So I went to Wissports to check De Pere's season stats and saw that the Redbirds were throwing the ball 13 times a game! Looked like we might see that Cover-2 package.
Nope. Despite the Redbirds making what must have been a season-high 45 pass attempts, the base defense didn't change at all during the game - Cover 3 with allowances for trips and/or 5 WR packages from De Pere. Oh well. Maybe they're putting it in for the playoffs!
In any event, Nick saw some action at wide receiver and did what everyone else on the team did: he dropped one of Tanner's passes! Nick, I'm sure your parents have already asked you this, but: if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump off too? Exactly. You didn't have to drop that pass just to fit in with everyone else. Be a leader and catch that pass next time!
