Warrior General Games

Originally posted by HIGHerGROWTH
Tough time choosing us lately. We seem to be good, but like to have Rookie Flops at all the wrong times. This game showed us with our potential but we seem to crash down alot. Sometimes because of multiple plays similar to the simpleness of this: https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847601/668972
On the Season S*WR Zilla has a total of 7 Drops in 11 games. With 3 of those coming in this game, including the prementioned drop.



Can you, can yooou stand the rain? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw

He had two on that drive alone and the second was worse than the one you highlighted since it caused a 4 and 10 in the drive. Still, he did make this catch: https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847601/669077 later on 2nd & 10 and I thought for sure you would throw it into overtime. Then the OC calls four straight passes that all are telegraphed or slip out of the QB's hand and you snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.
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For my DMFM part, we sucked as expected and lost too...

Yeah. We really did a good job of losing that one. For the record though, that was a good performance from our opponent.

Originally posted by QuadL
Can you, can yooou stand the rain? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw
Still, he did make this catch: https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847601/669077


And this https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847601/667705?player_id=365144 over a double team to put the team in FG range towards the end of the half.

ASE @ The Program
ASE comes to the Wolf Den with a 1 - 5 record in league play while The Program is undefeated. The Wolf pack should remain undefeated for another week.

Practice Squad @ House Party
These two teams face off with reciprocal records in league play. House Party sits at 4 - 2 while the Practice Squad has a league record of 2 - 4. The Practice Squad has not demonstrated that they will be able to keep up with the House Party’s #1 ranked offense. I predict the Party to keep on ragin’.

Vinland Scholars @ Lorlea Beach Red Devils
The Scholars get the league’s red headed step devils this week. I foresee another easy W for the Scholars.

Deadpool @ New York Mambas
This a game that the Mercs need to win and should win. If ya wanna play with the big boyz you need to beat inactive CPU rosters.

Team BETA @ Grape Apes
This week’s GotW. I am looking forward to ellix’s GotW write up. If anyone can knock the Apes off of the undefeated list it is Ph33p, BUT, I don’t think it is going to happen. I am hoping for a battle of the undefeateds between the Apes and the Program in week 10. Maybe, hopefully, a preview of the Tiger League Super Bowl.

Chaos Warriors @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
First off…Congratulations to the Warriors for their 21 - 0 win over the Practice Squad. It would be nice to see you start a little streak here, BUT, I think that viper and dlcurt are going to squash your hopes, because they are sadistic like that.

Game of the Week:
Team Beta (7-4-1) @ Grape Apes House of Slombo (11-1)

I wish I had more to say about this game in particular but the play calls here don't give me a lot to dig into on this one unfortunately with this match up.

Today's game will be a battle down in the dirt. Both Team Beta and the Grape Apes are run first teams, Team Beta especially so as they run 83% of the time, and of the remaining 17% which consist of passes - they're all screens. The Grape Apes on the other hand run the ball 67% of the time and pass the other third. So let's dig in to what makes this the game of the week.

Team Beta runs an unusual offense with a scrambling QB, but one willing to run up the middle. In fact, out of 5W sets they exclusively run up the gut with the QB. But like any offense with a scrambling QB we have to talk about 3W Trips.

The Grape Apes run 3 plays primarily against 3W Trips, 5-2 1 DE Flats, 5-2 Cover 1 Man Under, and 5-2 Man DE Flats. We can see that the Grapes are already in potential trouble here, against QB Rollout the Grape Apes are allowing 14.75 YPC from 5-2 Man DE Flats (And since I'm spending my time doing this write up instead of tactics we're letting it ride lol). Their 5-2 1 DE Flats performs much better allowing 2 YPC, but they're calling around even rate so a coach willing to take that chance is still looking at a 7 YPC from the QB when accounting for both looks.

Team Beta performs a large portion of their runs out of 2W, unfortunately Grape Apes run 15 plays against 2W without any apparent weighting so in depth analysis on any particular play is difficult. But, the Grape Apes are allowing on average 2 YPC out of 2W and it makes sense as the 5-2 is able to clog the lanes here and keep their LBs centered in the middle of the field. Additionally, due to the constraints of 5-2 and the Grape Apes being stuck playing only it, the higher in WR count a team goes the more they're force to play zone. 2W is where the Grape Apes have full reign of their arsenal of Superstars and Team Beta attacking from this set is potentially a scary proposition for them.

The Grape Apes conversely do a ton of their running out of 4W as its the best way for them to get LBs out into coverage and allow their S*interior Oline match ups to make plays. Traditionally you just slam this with Middle Overload and hope you don't get burned by 4WR Unders. Unfortuntely for Team Beta they primarily edge rush against 4W with plays like Nickel 2 Wk Edge Fire and 4-4 OLB Blitz 2. These plays are weak to the interior rushing that the Grape Apes prefer to run and could spell big trouble for Beta.

The rest of the sets come down to mostly a wash and it's a shame because Pheep is such an interesting coach but I think unless he comes at the Grape Apes almost exclusively from 3W Trips the raw star power of the Grape Apes is going to over take him.
Grape Apes take it 13 to 3.

Originally posted by ellix
Game of the Week:
Team Beta (7-4-1) @ Grape Apes House of Slombo (11-1)


The rest of the sets come down to mostly a wash and it's a shame because Pheep is such an interesting coach but I think unless he comes at the Grape Apes almost exclusively from 3W Trips the raw star power of the Grape Apes is going to over take him.
Grape Apes take it 13 to 3.

You just meant to say the game would score a total of 16 points right?

i mean nobody expected out kicker to make a 45 yard FG so its understandable.

I understand that the Schedule shows the Game of the Week. Yet, I couldn't help but think that next week would Host 2 GOTW.
This would be fitting, as it is the start of the second half of the season.

Originally posted by HIGHerGROWTH
You just meant to say the game would score a total of 16 points right?

Nailed it.

Originally posted by agerm73

Deadpool @ New York Mambas
This a game that the Mercs need to win and should win. If ya wanna play with the big boyz you need to beat inactive CPU rosters.



Are you not entertained!?

The 'Huskers with 16!!! pass attempts?
What bizarro-world is this?
( Anybody got the hockey scores from hell ? ; ) )

Originally posted by beanballer43
The 'Huskers with 16!!! pass attempts?
What bizarro-world is this?
( Anybody got the hockey scores from hell ? ; ) )

lol they were all screens... had to try some new stuff out on one of the two two teams in this league. Turns out in rookie you can intercept not 1 BUT TWO screens

Originally posted by vipermaw82
lol they were all screens... had to try some new stuff out on one of the two two teams in this league. Turns out in rookie you can intercept not 1 BUT TWO screens

Thought you might try & surprise somebody , just not sure when.

Originally posted by beanballer43
Thought you might try & surprise somebody , just not sure when.

havent done a true run team in awhile even 96 has some passing skills. I was disappointed with the RT not getting out on lead blocks but its a learning curve lol

This is a bug but we'll take it:

The ball is intercepted and it's knocked loose.
https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847613/895438

The following play the ball is spotted where the last play ended?
https://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/847613/895449