Originally posted by Adderfist If you want to be a tier 1 team you need to build for man coverage and a running team with running QB's.
Yep, sadly, this is what GLB2 has turned into
9 of the top 10 teams in pro are rushing teams or balanced leaning heavy towards the run. Passing teams have been dropping like flies in the ladder and they will only get worse in Vet as most of our joes have maxed out rec skills and QBs are starting to max out of passing skills.
Originally posted by Stixx Yep, sadly, this is what GLB2 has turned into
9 of the top 10 teams in pro are rushing teams or balanced leaning heavy towards the run. Passing teams have been dropping like flies in the ladder and they will only get worse in Vet as most of our joes have maxed out rec skills and QBs are starting to max out of passing skills.
I wouldn't call MEM, Tampa, SF, Brisbane, or Rusty rushing teams
So that's one team that is mainly a passing in SF. Then two that are pretty balanced with a little more passing than running although MEM has scored 192 points from rushing and only 180 from passing.
Tampa has done worse with the more times they've ran. Brisbane beat DD yesterday on 56 pass attempts and a pretty pass-heavy plan.
Rusy and FS pass more than they rush by those statistics you just showed me... I'd say that is a pass-heavy offense? Obviously they have to run a little bit to stop defenses from just sitting back and waiting on them to pass.
that's 5 of top 10 teams right there that aren't run-heavy and two that are pass heavy.
Originally posted by o The Boss x Tampa has done worse with the more times they've ran. Brisbane beat DD yesterday on 56 pass attempts and a pretty pass-heavy plan.
Rusy and FS pass more than they rush by those statistics you just showed me... I'd say that is a pass-heavy offense? Obviously they have to run a little bit to stop defenses from just sitting back and waiting on them to pass.
that's 5 of top 10 teams right there that aren't run-heavy and two that are pass heavy.
Brisbane has 400 more rushes than they do passes. Not sure how saying what they did against one team makes them a passing team?
Tampa is balanced leaning towards the run.
MEM has done better running the football than they have passing, but you could put them in the passing category.
Rusty has a pretty close split in run/pass and have actually done just as well with running as they have passing (According to points scored)
So with those facts out there I would say at least 7 of the top 10 teams are rushing teams or leaning heavy/slightly towards the run.
Originally posted by TxSteve Impossible I know, but I'd wonder how many if those rushes are on 2nd or 3rd and 1-2 yards.
Yup queen city is a good example. They just run a lot on 1st down, last game when hub was actually able to stop some of their first downs they ran 25 times and passed 25 times.
I'd still rather play a running team than a passing team, and I'm even saying that knowing my team isn't great build-wise at it yet.
Most of Brisbanes passes have been in garbage time against league opponents not named DD, NJ or Rusty. That said last two league games tried to use passing as DD and Rusty have lines built to stop the run. Also screen passes use run blocking and maybe 30-40% of my passes are screens?