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"In American football, the dime defense is a defensive alignment that uses six defensive backs. It is usually employed in obvious passing situations.
The formation usually consists of six defensive backs, usually two safeties and four cornerbacks, and has either four down linemen and one linebacker, or three down linemen and two linebackers. This formation is to prevent the offense from completing a medium to long range pass play. This may be because the offense's running game is inefficient, time is an issue, or they need a long pass for a first down. It is also used against teams whose pass to run ratio predominately favors pass . The formation, however, is vulnerable to running plays as the formation is missing two linebackers, or a linebacker and a down lineman. A dime defense differs from the nickel in that it adds a sixth defensive back to the secondary. This sixth defensive back is called a "dimeback" (D). The defense gets its name because a dime is the next step up in US coin currency from a nickel. There are also 'quarter" and "half-dollar" formations (each protecting against progressively deeper thrown and more likely pass attempts)." [Dime defense. Wikipedia]
The American football positions diagram example "Dime defense" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Football solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
American football positions diagram
American football positions diagram, safety, S, linebackers, LB, defensive tackle, DT, cornerback, CB,
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Defensive Strategy Diagram – 46 Defence

Drawing defensive strategy diagrams using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with the Football solution saves your time, and adds more value to your work. You can easily convert vector drawing to a popular graphic format and then post it to your blog or site. There is no problem to add your logo or text copyright, or use some text comments to make your diagrams unique and recognizable.
"This base defense consists of four defensive linemen, three linebackers, and four defensive backs (two safeties, two corners). Against two-receiver offensive sets, this formation is effective against the run and the pass. In the original 4–3, defensive tackles would line up opposite the offensive guards, and defensive ends on the outside shoulders of the offensive tackles. On passing downs, the Mike (middle linebacker) is often responsible to cover any running backs, the Sam (strong-side linebacker) covers the Tight End, and the Will (weak-side linebacker) either covers a back or blitzes in an attempt to sack the quarterback. Though first used as a base defense by the New York Giants in 1956, plenty of teams experimented with it during the 1950s, and thus there are multiple claimed inventors of this defense. There are several different variations of the 4–3 defense such as the 4-3 under defense, 4-3 over defense, 4-3 umbrella defense, 4-3 swim defense, and 4-3 slide defense." [List of formations in American football. Wikipedia]
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The American football positions diagram example "Defensive Formation - 4-3 defense" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Football solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
American football positions diagram
American football positions diagram, safety, S, linebackers, LB, defensive tackle, DT, cornerback, CB,
Used Solutions
The vector stencils library "American football positions" contains 38 american football (gridiron) players symbols.
Use it for drawing diagrams of American football positions in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Football solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Defensive tackle (DT)
Defensive tackle (DT), defensive tackle, DT,
Defensive end (DE)
Defensive end (DE), defensive tackle, DT,
Linebackers (LB)
Linebackers (LB), linebackers, LB,
Cornerback (CB)
Cornerback (CB), cornerback, CB,
Safety (S)
Safety (S), safety, S,
Quarterback (QB)
Quarterback (QB), quarterback, QB,
Running back (RB)
Running back (RB), running back, RB,
Wide receiver (WR)
Wide receiver (WR), wide receiver, WR,
Tight end (TE)
Tight end (TE), tight end, TE,
Center (C)
Center (C), center, C,
Offensive guard (G)
Offensive guard (G), offensive guard, G,
Offensive tackle (T)
Offensive tackle (T), offensive tackle, T,
Kicker (K)
Kicker (K), kicker, K,
Holder (H)
Holder (H), holder, H,
Long snapper (LS)
Long snapper (LS), long snapper, LS,
Punter (P)
Punter (P), punter, P,
Kickoff specialist (KOS)
Kickoff specialist (KOS), kickoff specialist, KOS,
Punt returner (PR)
Punt returner (PR), punt returner, PR,
Kick returner (KR)
 Kick returner (KR), offensive tackle, T,
Defensive tackle (DT)
Defensive tackle (DT), defensive tackle,
Defensive end (DE)
Defensive end (DE), defensive end,
Linebackers (LB)
Linebackers (LB), linebackers,
Cornerback (CB)
Cornerback (CB), cornerback,
Safety (S)
Safety (S), safety,
Quarterback (QB)
Quarterback (QB), quarterback,
Running back (RB)
Running back (RB), running back,
Wide receiver (WR)
Wide receiver (WR), wide receiver,
Tight end (TE)
Tight end (TE), tight end,
Center (C)
Center (C), center,
Guard (G)
Guard (G), guard,
Tackle (T)
Tackle (T), tackle,
Kicker (K)
Kicker (K), kicker,
Holder (H)
Holder (H), holder,
Long snapper (LS)
Long snapper (LS), long snapper,
Punter (P)
Punter (P), punter,
Kickoff specialist (KOS)
Kickoff specialist (KOS), kickoff specialist,
Punt returner (PR)
Punt returner (PR), punt returner,
Kick returner (KR)
Kick returner (KR), kick returner,
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Explaining offensive strategies of American Football is practically impossible without drawing a diagram. If you need to do this more than once you have to choose an appropriate tool allows you to change diagrams easily. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with the Football Solution is the best choice for this case.

Defensive Formation – 4-3 Defense Diagram

Using diagrams is the easiest way to explain American Football defensive formations. The Football solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM contains a set of samples depicts the most popular defensive formations diagrams. Using embedded presentation tools you are able to share your football knowledge with wide audience.

Offensive Play – Double Wing Wedge – Vector Graphic Diagram

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Offensive Formation – T-Formation – Diagram

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I Formation (Offense) Diagram

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with the Football solution delivers samples with diagrams of the most popular offenses in American Football. You can complete this set modifying any sample. All you need is to drag and drop objects to depict another offense and then save with the different name. Feel free to add text label with the offense name directly to your document.