Not even sure what to call it, but now that we can check the defensive plays with short-long and run and/or pass how does the play priority effect the plays that are being run? I am trying to really drill down today and look at this, not 100% sure of the dynamics, thanks for any help!
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- Defense play distance and play type can now be customized after being added to the playbook. This should allow coordinators to have an easier time using the plays they want. To do this, just add a play to your playbook, and then click on the distance/type yellow buttons to cycle through the options. A play can have different settings in each playbook section. If you remove a play and re-add it, it will revert to its default settings.
A few notes, because although I think this is fairly common knowledge, I know questions have come up in the past:
- When tactics calls for inside or outside run D, play distance doesn't matter. Distance only applies to passing plays.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a medium inside run play and a short inside run play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- Short "pass/run" plays are higher priority than medium or long "pass/run" plays when tactics calls for inside or outside run D.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a medium "pass/run" play and a short "pass/run" play in the playbook. The short "pass/run" play will always be called on first down.
- "Inside run" plays are higher priority than "pass/run" plays when tactics call for inside run D. Same applies for outside run.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a short "pass/run" play and a medium "inside run" play in the playbook. The "inside run" play will always be called on first down.
- "Pass/run" plays have equal priority with "pass" plays when a tactics calls for a pass D.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense on first down. You only have a short "pass" play and a short "pass/run" play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- If you don't have a pass play with a distance matching the tactics call, a pass or pass/run play will be selected, ignoring distance.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense on first down. You only have a medium "pass" play and a long "pass/run" play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- Zone and blitz tactics have the lowest priority, if a suitable play matching all criteria doesn't exist in the playbook. A play with the selected play type and distance will be selected first.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense and 100% blitz on first down. You only have a short "pass" non-blitz play and a long "pass" blitz play in the playbook. The short "pass" non-blitz play will always be called on first down.
- These all apply only for the section of the playbook that corresponds to the offense formation. For example, if the offense formation has 2 receivers, only the plays in the "2 receiver D" section of your playbook will be considered when choosing a play.
A few notes, because although I think this is fairly common knowledge, I know questions have come up in the past:
- When tactics calls for inside or outside run D, play distance doesn't matter. Distance only applies to passing plays.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a medium inside run play and a short inside run play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- Short "pass/run" plays are higher priority than medium or long "pass/run" plays when tactics calls for inside or outside run D.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a medium "pass/run" play and a short "pass/run" play in the playbook. The short "pass/run" play will always be called on first down.
- "Inside run" plays are higher priority than "pass/run" plays when tactics call for inside run D. Same applies for outside run.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% inside run defense on first down. You only have a short "pass/run" play and a medium "inside run" play in the playbook. The "inside run" play will always be called on first down.
- "Pass/run" plays have equal priority with "pass" plays when a tactics calls for a pass D.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense on first down. You only have a short "pass" play and a short "pass/run" play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- If you don't have a pass play with a distance matching the tactics call, a pass or pass/run play will be selected, ignoring distance.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense on first down. You only have a medium "pass" play and a long "pass/run" play in the playbook. Both plays have an equal chance to be called on first down.
- Zone and blitz tactics have the lowest priority, if a suitable play matching all criteria doesn't exist in the playbook. A play with the selected play type and distance will be selected first.
Example scenario: Your tactics calls for 100% short pass defense and 100% blitz on first down. You only have a short "pass" non-blitz play and a long "pass" blitz play in the playbook. The short "pass" non-blitz play will always be called on first down.
- These all apply only for the section of the playbook that corresponds to the offense formation. For example, if the offense formation has 2 receivers, only the plays in the "2 receiver D" section of your playbook will be considered when choosing a play.
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