Originally posted by Time Trial
If the O-line are able to read the blitz, there should be an overload on one, single blockers on the others. Sometimes the blitzers will win, sometimes they won't win in time for the single man coveage WRs to get open.
There is a lot of risk in not having any help over the top or over the middle. If your QB is set to throw a long developping route 100% of the time, then you should either be forced to throw early or take the sack. If you blitz everyone and leave no help, you should expect to be beaten some of the time. The fact that the 5WR formation is "the only formation people are throwing out of" right now is because it is a gimmick and there are no good 5CB plays to stop it. You have all the time in the world to throw because there's no valid blitz options that don't also cover the WR. If you blitz up the middle, it is an easy rollout for 10-15 yards. If you blitz from one side only, the QB escapes to the other side for a long scramble. You have to have a formation that either blitzes a safety and has a spy to cover the escape route or you need to blitz from both sides.
It already is to the point where you can get either an easy sack from the outside edges or be destroyed by leaving a man uncovered. 2 of ur defenses do both cover and run the outside blitz from both sides. The unfortunate reason why that sucks is precisely what you mention. The qb drifts from a blitz to the outside. That is why I said I wouldn't mind seeing more blitz+ spy stuff because it wouldn't be qb running for yards and allow you to get a blitz off with coverage.
If the O-line are able to read the blitz, there should be an overload on one, single blockers on the others. Sometimes the blitzers will win, sometimes they won't win in time for the single man coveage WRs to get open.
There is a lot of risk in not having any help over the top or over the middle. If your QB is set to throw a long developping route 100% of the time, then you should either be forced to throw early or take the sack. If you blitz everyone and leave no help, you should expect to be beaten some of the time. The fact that the 5WR formation is "the only formation people are throwing out of" right now is because it is a gimmick and there are no good 5CB plays to stop it. You have all the time in the world to throw because there's no valid blitz options that don't also cover the WR. If you blitz up the middle, it is an easy rollout for 10-15 yards. If you blitz from one side only, the QB escapes to the other side for a long scramble. You have to have a formation that either blitzes a safety and has a spy to cover the escape route or you need to blitz from both sides.
It already is to the point where you can get either an easy sack from the outside edges or be destroyed by leaving a man uncovered. 2 of ur defenses do both cover and run the outside blitz from both sides. The unfortunate reason why that sucks is precisely what you mention. The qb drifts from a blitz to the outside. That is why I said I wouldn't mind seeing more blitz+ spy stuff because it wouldn't be qb running for yards and allow you to get a blitz off with coverage.
