Warrior General Games

Looking through a few replays I'd say the whole thing is kind of screwy right now and may just be only partially written or something.

DAG vs 5WR hooks
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34491/3717481

The MLB is lined up in his normal spot but has man coverage on WR5. The FS and SS are lined up over WR3, but appear to just be blitzing, and doing a poor job of it. LOLB has coverage on WR4 but is lined up over WR5. It's a mess.

DAG vs 5WR hooks
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34491/3717387

This part looks right - SS is on WR4, LOLB is on WR5, MLB blitzing up the middle, ROLB blitzing from the edge. The FS is lined up over WR3 and blitzing, though, which isn't right - or at least is different. I could live with it as a change, maybe?

I don't know why the FS and SS seem to be so sucky at blitzing, I don't know if that's usual for them or a change, but maybe someone who watched more of SF's games last season would be able to say.

Same offensive play, same D play call...different results? Really odd.

Can we get run blitzes then please?

Originally posted by -Phaytle-
Can we get run blitzes then please?

lol

Originally posted by -Phaytle-
Can we get run blitzes then please?

Why is this getting downvotes? There are plays to blitz the QB, there should be plays to blitz the HB. Why not?

Originally posted by Badhands
Why is this getting downvotes? There are plays to blitz the QB, there should be plays to blitz the HB. Why not?

Seriously. There should be blitzes where the LB attempts to shoot the gap or outside and then immediately looks for the HB and takes off after them. Switch to go after the QB requires the awareness check.

Of course, that's prolly the least of the fixes needed for run D. First up would be to keep the LB's from running straight into LoS on outside runs. Instead, they should be shadowing the ball behind the line then attacking when the ball carrier makes his move to the line.

Originally posted by Badhands
Why is this getting downvotes? There are plays to blitz the QB, there should be plays to blitz the HB. Why not?

I think people are tired of me pointing out things that can be improved and providing solutions (or discussion) for things everyone talks about. Much better to just bitch and complain about what only affects my team right?

So I guess we're just not going to figure out why Gs won't block the players in front of them then?

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770424
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770690
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770948
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770968

Originally posted by PaulM
So I guess we're just not going to figure out why Gs won't block the players in front of them then?

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770424

It actually looks much better than before, in that play at least your guards decided on who they were going to block. It looked like to me they just didn't have the speed or quickness to get to them. Before, the guards would kinda dance inbetween the middle guy and outside guy.

Originally posted by PaulM
So I guess we're just not going to figure out why Gs won't block the players in front of them then?

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34793/3770424

You know there's an attribute called run block awareness? I hear it's good to take past the teens when you want to be aware of who to block during run plays.

Originally posted by Corndog
You know there's an attribute called run block awareness? I hear it's good to take past the teens when you want to be aware of who to block during run plays.

This has been a problem at every level with multiple examples. http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/forum/thread/5155413 You didn't fix the problem with the blitz update. It's more than an awareness issue. It's about decision making. If you had an RB who consistently ran backwards after the handoff, would you really say "raise his carrying awareness"?

Also, the awareness argument just doesn't make sense. Why would an unaware G block someone in his periphery before the person right in front of him?

I accept that on that particular team, those particular Gs don't have high awareness. That's what I'm working with right now, though, because for some reason running the ball from the spread got real unpopular. I can hardly find plays where people are running HB dive from Singleback against an outside blitzing D.

Looking at top seasoned teams, it still happens. I just don't understand why the G would move backwards on a running play.

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34638/3742109
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34710/3765019
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34710/3765150

These plays are outside of the specific instance I'm talking about but still show pretty confused decision making w/ run blocking. Pardon the limited team selection.

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34710/3765165
http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/34710/3765342

Originally posted by Corndog
You know there's an attribute called run block awareness? I hear it's good to take past the teens when you want to be aware of who to block during run plays.

I hear what you're saying. However, there's a bit of hystericalness from that play - the RG is pulling out of the designed play's run hole to go over and block the far OLB on a blitz. That almost looks like too much awareness confusing what's pretty simply logic on a straight up run play - go smash something in front of you.

Originally posted by kurieg
I hear what you're saying. However, there's a bit of hystericalness from that play - the RG is pulling out of the designed play's run hole to go over and block the far OLB on a blitz. That almost looks like too much awareness confusing what's pretty simply logic on a straight up run play - go smash something in front of you.

It kind of looks like it's a "trap" play, designed to go into the gap between the center and the left guard, with the RG pulling into that spot...

Originally posted by kurieg
I hear what you're saying. However, there's a bit of hystericalness from that play - the RG is pulling out of the designed play's run hole to go over and block the far OLB on a blitz. That almost looks like too much awareness confusing what's pretty simply logic on a straight up run play - go smash something in front of you.

not if he misreads the OLB as the greatest threat.

Originally posted by Galithor
not if he misreads the OLB as the greatest threat.

Dude's got amazing awareness if he can see a blitzing LB through all dat beef.