1.   And, he hopes, a series or two in the base defense.

2.   Field spent the entire first week implementing his base defense, deployed when an offense uses the standard two running backs, one tight end and two receivers.

3.   For one, he gets Gary Plummer, whose place Mitchell has taken in the base defense.

4.   If you use three wides, a running back and a tight end, do they stay in their base defense?

5.   Kelly has come from nowhere to revive the pass rush in the last two weeks but he has no clear role in the base defense.

6.   Lately, he has played more and more in the base defense.

7.   New England remained in its base defense.

8.   On Wednesday, Atlanta began installing its base defense, which will be used when Minnesota has two wide receivers.

9.   Teague often will line up in the base defense as the lone true safety.

10.   Thank God we played base defense all through training camp.