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Originally posted by Xars
Holy shit.

I looked up the games and he was only the Offensive player of the game twice.

So how the fuck did he win the League Award?????


He paid many flex to the judges

Who the heck is this? You want some?

https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/4454/4353

Originally posted by Cybertron
Who the heck is this? You want some?

https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/compare_teams/4454/4353

Wait...Xars is head coach? Oh this is gonna be good

Originally posted by Cybertron
Wait...Xars is head coach? Oh this is gonna be good

Yup.

Your scrim. https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/game/796592

We had 26 First Downs and 3 TDs.
You had 5 First Downs and 0 TDs.

It's called a blowout.

In case you were wondering.

Originally posted by Xars
Yup.

Your scrim. https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/game/796592

We had 26 First Downs and 3 TDs.
You had 5 First Downs and 0 TDs.

It's called a blowout.

In case you were wondering.





lol scrim?

lol rookie?

Glad I scrimmaged though. Now I know what to work on. If my pulling blockers could block at all against those BS DE flats, I would have scored 28 points.

Originally posted by Cybertron
lol scrim?

lol rookie?

Glad I scrimmaged though. Now I know what to work on. If my pulling blockers could block at all against those BS DE flats, I would have scored 28 points.

It was your scrim. You got worked.

Your blockers (in Rookie) won't be able to run block due to the SP cost curve of OLineman vs. DLineman or have you forgotten?

You haven't scored 28 points all season. (24 in 3 games)

Originally posted by Xars
It was your scrim. You got worked.

Your blockers (in Rookie) won't be able to run block due to the SP cost curve of OLineman vs. DLineman or have you forgotten?

You haven't scored 28 points all season. (24 in 3 games)



That's fine. I am in it for the long run. Once our builds mature, it should be interesting. I see you blew out your first opponent. First game and your RB, no less, had 200+ yards on the ground?!

Originally posted by Cybertron
That's fine. I am in it for the long run. Once our builds mature, it should be interesting. I see you blew out your first opponent. First game and your RB, no less, had 200+ yards on the ground?!

Fluke.

That was jay.

He only has 54 SHIPs.

Originally posted by Xars
Fluke.

That was jay.

He only has 54 SHIPs.

GG btw. That was a good defensive battle

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this end game GE everyone's been talking about. As far as some stuff I noticed from that scrim:

- Both your HB and FB need much more mobility if you want to use them as blockers on QB rollouts. It's best if they are more mobile than your QB, with quite a bit of lead block awareness on your FB. They're open field blockers so they don't need to hold blocks for very long, meaning they should focus entirely on just making the block. This was a much bigger issue than your pulling linemen.
- Making Bo faster is also necessary to add more threat on outside runs. I get that you're trying to make him a balanced HB, but his top end speed is way, way, way too low to beat defenders to the edge. Either reduce your frequency of outside HB runs or stop adding other stats and exclusively increase sprinting for the rest of the season.
- Do you have Jamelle Holieway set to not scramble on passes?? He's fast as hell and teams will usually call DE flats against you, so it's a huge mismatch if you can get him into open space. You are struggling to complete passes so the scramble is probably going to result in better, more reliable yardage. As a related note, you should probably invest more in catch in traffic.
- Play action as an outside run team is probably not a great idea. Honestly, play action as any team is difficult to pull off right now, and most of the sacks you took were from trying to make it work, especially in rookie. Strongly suggest dropping all PA at the moment.
- Not a fan of running inside/off tackle from 2TE. The defense can stack the box without penalty because you don't have access to a FB or great outside runs to punish it.
- Prioritize better on offense. Every play has a risk-reward balance and each drive needs to have a clear plan based on that. Every play should be focused around answering the question, "how do I want to pick up a first down?" Don't run inside on 1st if you're just going to go for risky home run plays on 2nd and 3rd - it's a waste of the yardage you gained on 1st. Risky plays can pick up a first down just as easily from 2nd/3rd and 10 as they can from 2nd/3rd and 7, except you have one less down to try it. Likewise, if you end up in a manageable 2nd down (i.e., you ran off tackle against DE flats on 1st), that's probably a great opportunity to try another low risk play (inside run, screen, some outside runs) for a 3rd and short, which then opens up some very interesting options against teams' 3rd and short playbooks (inside runs, screens, outside runs to punish middle overload/inside blitz, sneaks with your rushing QB, etc.). Think more carefully about the sequence of the plays you call and how you intend to use down and distance to manipulate the defense. Stop running inside on 2nd and 9 and stop passing on 2nd and 6.

As for scrambling, that was the 1st time I put to never scramble. I wanted to see how well he would pass out of it. Obviously not well...lol.

I am always trying new things in scrims. Changing up run/pass inside/outside ratio on different downs.

As for HBs, the builds are coming along slow but they will get there.

Originally posted by Cybertron
As for scrambling, that was the 1st time I put to never scramble. I wanted to see how well he would pass out of it. Obviously not well...lol.

I am always trying new things in scrims. Changing up run/pass inside/outside ratio on different downs.

Oh, I apologize then. I guess I got baited by Xars' trash talk into thinking it was meant to be a competitive game.

Originally posted by Kvothe27
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this end game GE everyone's been talking about. As far as some stuff I noticed from that scrim:

- Not a fan of running inside/off tackle from 2TE. The defense can stack the box without penalty because you don't have access to a FB or great outside runs to punish it.


Most don't as it seems that every time I scout someone they are 75%+ Passing out of 2TE.

However, I think this is exactly why you want to run Off Tackle in 2TE. Especially with a Power HB.

Most people's default D is some version of Dime 3-2-6 where they put CBs on the TEs to stop the Pass routes. Running Off Tackles turns your TEs into blockers and forces those CBs to try and tackle your Power HB.

Of course, you have to have some blocking skills on your TEs or this doesn't work.

Do I run out of 2TE better than 1WR? No. And the spread is more but my blended average of 2TE plays is greater than my 1WR average. Could I go 100% Passing out of 2TE and 100% Rushing out of 1WR? Sure, but I doubt my blended average for those sets go up once I become 100% predicatble.

Could be wrong because it's a guess on what my opponents do in a PvP-type game, but I think there's a case to be made about rushing out of 2TE.

I don't think of the game as running the "best" plays, but in running the best "combo" of plays in a given situation.

Originally posted by Xars


I don't think of the game as running the "best" plays, but in running the best "combo" of plays in a given situation.



This.


GG Boss. Thought I had a good game plan. My guys just couldn’t block. They’ll be better built next time we play.

Originally posted by Xars
Most don't as it seems that every time I scout someone they are 75%+ Passing out of 2TE.

However, I think this is exactly why you want to run Off Tackle in 2TE. Especially with a Power HB.

Most people's default D is some version of Dime 3-2-6 where they put CBs on the TEs to stop the Pass routes. Running Off Tackles turns your TEs into blockers and forces those CBs to try and tackle your Power HB.

Of course, you have to have some blocking skills on your TEs or this doesn't work.

Do I run out of 2TE better than 1WR? No. And the spread is more but my blended average of 2TE plays is greater than my 1WR average. Could I go 100% Passing out of 2TE and 100% Rushing out of 1WR? Sure, but I doubt my blended average for those sets go up once I become 100% predicatble.

Could be wrong because it's a guess on what my opponents do in a PvP-type game, but I think there's a case to be made about rushing out of 2TE.

I don't think of the game as running the "best" plays, but in running the best "combo" of plays in a given situation.



I totally agree, and the best principle of running an offense is absolutely to take what the defense gives you, even if you have to call what would normally be a suboptimal play. I'm still not huge on 2TE runs, but you're right - in a standard offense, they are definitely effective as a way of punishing an overcommitment to coverage. For GE's offense he probably still struggles too much with the pass to get defensive coordinators to bite on a 3-2-6, but if he improves his passing 2TE could theoretically become a killer formation for him - anyone who's watched Bo's Goolies should be familiar with the power of a dual threat QB from a 2TE.