I'm a diehard Broncos fan, daily lurker here, and virtually non existent poster. My knowledge of football is limited, but I love the game. My question is related to the nickle and dime packages that I hear about. My understanding is this has to do with the number of DB's on the field. With the nickle, five DB's are present, and in dime packages there are 6 DB's... is this correct? Also, in these packages, who/what position is replaced? I presume it's a LB'er. I also hear people talk about the advantages of certain LB'ers being on the field in these packages. So, when are these packages used and what are characteristics you look for when in LB'ers that will be playing in these packages.
One more quick question... what is our "base package" which we'll be playing out of most of the time?
Thanks for helping me understand the game better!!