@TXHusker05 was right about vanilla defense being better. Go figure.
I've kind of figured out how to stop the run game.. but I always give up 300+ yards in passing. and I have a horrible time getting pressure, with or without blitzing
Seriously, it took me a while to realize it but 95% of the plays in every single defensive playbook are broken garbage. Every exotic zone blitz is a recipe to give up a billion yards, most base zone defenses are worthless because the interior zone players gain far too much depth to be of use, even when you use aggressive zone defense (which I would HIGHLY recommend anyway). I'll call 5 defensive plays max in a game, typically out of just 3 different defensive alignments (425 Normal with a check to 4-4 to avoid alignment problems or Nickel Normal). That's it, that's my entire defense.
When I happen to have a team with awkward personnel where I can't run a four man front, I'll typically do the same thing but with 3-3-5 Stack, Nickel 3-3-5 and a 5-2 check (again for alignment issues). That's it.
The issue defensively is finding something slightly different than what most people use. I would guesstimate all but 2-3 users in the league run a form of 4-2-5 or 3-3-5 defense, in turn, every user faces those defenses weekly and knows how and where to attack it and where the weaknesses will be. If you do something even just a little different, in my case my 4-4 automatic check, you can give looks people haven't seen much and don't know how to react to. I've gotten so many interceptions just running my 4-2-5 to 4-4 check.
Of course, all of that said, defense is still hard as shit but there are some ways to get an edge.
I don't audible out much, but I use a few different looks from the 425 and 335 this season, with a 52/44 thrown in on obvious running downs that I can switch to the 335 if I get a look I don't like. Seemed to help me out against Louisville considering he kicked my teeth in the first time we played.
The only reason I audible from 4-2-5 to 4-4 rather than just call it in the huddle is so I can leave my 5 DB personnel on the field. I leave the same 11 on the field all game, although I do typically shift DEs using packages so I get my quick DE to the wide side of the field.
4-4 to me is just another pass defense, but it doesn't have the same alignment issues 4-2-5 does. 4-2-5 doesn't align to trips well at all, which is when I go to 4-4 which usually gives me a CB over look.
@Walter323 Monday night still the plan? I won't be home until probably 8pm eastern tomorrow, hopefully that is fine. Will try to hustle up and make it a bit earlier.
yeah that sounds good. I have a football game but it is at home so that time should still work. I will @ you on here when im getting close
Logging on nowI'm home so any time you're ready I'm good to go.
Logging on now
I need it. Haven't played in almost a weekLogging on myself. May the odds be ever in your favor.
If you're curious how this game is going, the UGA QB has a 40 yard touchdown run on a QB sneak... vs a Bear front.
Some reason my wr always have a lot of pancakes when I run that much.
I've never seen a game like that either. McGrew normally trucks people like when your safety filled the hole but not the bouncing stuff like tonight.
What play did you run out of the 46 bear on the qb sneak?