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I've seen Chase Down activate in the distant past. I'm fairly certain it barely ever had any bearing on a play though

I'm trying to play a zone/man mix (1st attempt) and there seems to be some general agreement that zone is good against the run from Rookie thru Seasoned. To that end it's about matching formations to builds in the LB group, with available plays, right. I mean not everyone in a zone defense is always playing a zone, right? Sometimes, a Zone D has personnel on man/blitzing assignments, just as sometimes a Man D has personnel in a zone assignment. I think all of this can be exploited in interesting ways, and I'm listening very closely to GE, right now.

http://gph.is/11qiYhi

Originally posted by Makntak
I'm trying to play a zone/man mix (1st attempt) and there seems to be some general agreement that zone is good against the run from Rookie thru Seasoned. To that end it's about matching formations to builds in the LB group, I does reckon.

http://gph.is/11qiYhi


You can run a zone based run defense all the way to veteran without spending a single skill point on zone awareness.

Originally posted by Galithor
You can run a zone based run defense all the way to veteran without spending a single skill point on zone awareness.

Exactly, this is what I'm wondering? The stuff I've read about Run Reaction times would seem to point to exactly this and quickness, jumping , intercepting and tackling skills, or whatever subset of variants makes creating a hybrid group in order to 'spread the cost' an interesting little experiment I'm grappling with. I need to find something to put a crimp in the meta-game, so I'm poking here. Still listening, GE

Originally posted by Galithor
You can run a zone based run defense all the way to veteran without spending a single skill point on zone awareness.

Ummmm...did you read the tooltip?

My air LBS have 70 zone right now.

70's a good number. Thats when DC started consistently react to just about everything

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Ummmm...did you read the tooltip?

I have read it. I've also watch Ground Assault mostly contain other rushing offenses using zone plays without having spent a single point into zone awareness on any players.

the zones get the players in the right places. Sometimes they make the tackles, sometimes they don't. Their awareness has never been the issue.

Originally posted by Galithor
I have read it. I've also watch Ground Assault mostly contain other rushing offenses using zone plays without having spent a single point into zone awareness on any players.

the zones get the players in the right places. Sometimes they make the tackles, sometimes they don't. Their awareness has never been the issue.

This. Zone defense against the run is generally about placement and blitzing.

Good example of footwork and quickness more useful than speed on a zone defender:

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/189573/575031

2 plays in a row....watch the footwork and quickness:

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/190578/729728

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/190578/729732

Nerf Zone, it's OP

Ummm....no. Buff it please.

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Ummm....no. Buff it please.

Ain't nobody got time for that.... too busy nerf'ing the run.