I reckon the Secondary needed better PR to get them a more important sunding name...
The secondary works into our defensive plan by hopefully be able to take advantage of mistakes forced by the pressure caused by our LBs. So the basic idea behind the defense is D-Line occupies, LBs pressurise, and Secondary capitalise.
My secondary will generally have high Vision and mobility so that they read the play up front and can be in the right place at the right time.
I hope for the CBs to get a lot of PDs and INTs, and force incompletions. By going aggressive, we risk getting beaten over the top, but my philosophy is that the occasional big but inconsistent big play is much more preferable to consistently having the opposition move the chains for long, time hogging drives. This gives us a better chance to force more 3 and outs IMO.
The two CBs I have built so far have been:
Bentel Chunkback
Benter Chunkback
so I have a Speedster CB and a Vision based Coverage CB. Thus far, I'm liking the performance of the Vision based CB a lot more - he simply gets into position to make more plays. I do think its essential to have a speedster or two to match up with the opposition WRs though, and in D-Leagues thats not really going to be a big factor, so the Speedster is probably underperforming while the Vision guy is overperforming at this stage.
CBs will likely play aggressively, actively going for interceptions.
For my FS and SS, I want them to be my consistent last line of defence in the passing and rushing D respectively. I want my SS to identify the rush early and go in and snuff it out, while I want my FS able to read the passing game and be in position to tackle the receiver.
My current SS build still has a fair way to go:
Bentong Chunkty
That level of Tackling should hopefully make him fairly safe in that aspect for a while, so now its his Vision and mobility that are being improved to make sure he can be in the right place at the right time to use it.
Bentee Chunkty
has now got plenty of speed, but will need the agility to use it, then the Vision to head in the right direction.
Showing posts with label Defence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Defence. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Back the Line
OK, next level from the D-Line is the linebackers.
It seems to me that linebackers are on of the most difficult and impactful positions in the game. They really need a blend of strength and mobility to work well. One of the reasons I like the 3-4 defence is that I get more of these playmakers on the field.
So the goal with the linebackers is basically to have them fly around the pitch and make plays. If the D-Line can occupy the opposition O-Line the way I hope, the LBs will be the teams primary source of pass rushing, and we'll also be relying on them to stop the run.
While we will specialise them somewhat into run stopping ILBs and pass rushing OLBs, I definitely want them all strong and mobile so that they can do both. This way I'll be able to mix up our blitz packages a helluva lot.
I currently have 4 LBs built that illustrate the way I'm thinking, as I realise early on they're not going to be as well rounded as I'd like.
LeChunk Bentene
LeChunk Bention
My first two LBs are the pass rushers, and should start out with capped speed and agility next season, at which point they'll start to build up their tackling skills with Strength and Tackling. They'll see most of their time on the outside of the line, but can switch around to exploit mismatches.
LeChunk Bentar
LeChunk Benter
The second pair are run stuffers, and are currently using their equipment to supplement their Tackling and Strength in order to get them into position.
With me being so reliant on the LBs to make plays, this one of the key positions I'll probably try to field higher level players in to create advantages, so some or all of these guys will hopefully end up as backups.
It seems to me that linebackers are on of the most difficult and impactful positions in the game. They really need a blend of strength and mobility to work well. One of the reasons I like the 3-4 defence is that I get more of these playmakers on the field.
So the goal with the linebackers is basically to have them fly around the pitch and make plays. If the D-Line can occupy the opposition O-Line the way I hope, the LBs will be the teams primary source of pass rushing, and we'll also be relying on them to stop the run.
While we will specialise them somewhat into run stopping ILBs and pass rushing OLBs, I definitely want them all strong and mobile so that they can do both. This way I'll be able to mix up our blitz packages a helluva lot.
I currently have 4 LBs built that illustrate the way I'm thinking, as I realise early on they're not going to be as well rounded as I'd like.
LeChunk Bentene
LeChunk Bention
My first two LBs are the pass rushers, and should start out with capped speed and agility next season, at which point they'll start to build up their tackling skills with Strength and Tackling. They'll see most of their time on the outside of the line, but can switch around to exploit mismatches.
LeChunk Bentar
LeChunk Benter
The second pair are run stuffers, and are currently using their equipment to supplement their Tackling and Strength in order to get them into position.
With me being so reliant on the LBs to make plays, this one of the key positions I'll probably try to field higher level players in to create advantages, so some or all of these guys will hopefully end up as backups.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
D for Damn, you made the little circle bleed with that hit!
That headline is a shoutout to the Play of the Season thus far in Canada A#5:
The dot is bleeding!
OK, so with the Offense wrapped up, its time to talk D.
Unlike Offense, which I think can be compartmentalised a fair bit between the run and the pass, the D really has to work as a cohesive unit. The D AI is also much more complex and versatile, and I think I'll probably try and get an experienced hand as DC to help me out with it.
As mentioned previously, I hope to use a 3-4 as the basis for my defence, and I really hope to try and attack with my defence, focussing more on turnovers than containment.
So far I'm thinking a monster D-Line, with hard charging LBs blitzing a lot in varied packages, supported by aggressive CBs and SS with a mopup FS sounds like a good idea. Of course, the DC I end up with may convince me otherwise, but thats what I'm starting out with in my mind!
Just like on Offense, it all starts with the line. For a 3-4, I am of the opinion the D-Line should be built in a very similar manner to an O-Line, replacing Blocking with Tackling and focusing on occupying the double teams, and making any tackles that come their way, rather than trying to generate a huge amount of pass rush on their own, though I'm certainly not opposed to them sacking the opposition QB!
Thus, my builds for the D-Line are as follows:
Bentose Chunkle
This is the first NT I made, and I actually ended up making a second due to joining a Human team with this chap, the Canberra Crotch Crickets. This being the first contract I'd signed since the new ending on Day 40 contracts came in, I wasn't familiar enough to avoid signing one that went over, and I think the owner is quite new as well. I was completely up front at the start about wanting to go to my own team in the offseason if I got a team, so hopefully I'll be able to organise a release if that happens - I haven't and don't intend to take any money for equipment due to my temporary commitment to the team. If not, I always have a backup plan.
Its been quite interesting playing on the Crickets actually, as unlike my other teams, this one seems predominantly made up of newbies, which is refreshing in a lot of ways, and I enjoy trying to help them out when I think I have some wisdom to impart (don't blink or you'll miss it). Bentose has been doing surprisingly well despite being heavily outlevelled in many games, with his high Strength proving effective even against big double teams thus far.
My backup plan at NT is Bentrel Chunkle:
Bentrel Chunkle
who looks like he'll actually end up higher level than Bentose anyways, as even though I created him later, I didn't boost him out of the gate like I did the rest to ensure consistent playing time and therefore a consistent amount of development across my players.
Both builds are getting Strength right up, then heading for Tackling. Agility will be the next one, which will likely come into play next season.
The Chunkend brothers at DE:
Benter Chunkend
Bentel Chunkend
are building along similar lines, and as yet I haven't really made any attempt to differentiate them to the right or left. I'll probably move from Tackling to Agility earlier on the right to make him a bit more pass rush oriented.
The dot is bleeding!
OK, so with the Offense wrapped up, its time to talk D.
Unlike Offense, which I think can be compartmentalised a fair bit between the run and the pass, the D really has to work as a cohesive unit. The D AI is also much more complex and versatile, and I think I'll probably try and get an experienced hand as DC to help me out with it.
As mentioned previously, I hope to use a 3-4 as the basis for my defence, and I really hope to try and attack with my defence, focussing more on turnovers than containment.
So far I'm thinking a monster D-Line, with hard charging LBs blitzing a lot in varied packages, supported by aggressive CBs and SS with a mopup FS sounds like a good idea. Of course, the DC I end up with may convince me otherwise, but thats what I'm starting out with in my mind!
Just like on Offense, it all starts with the line. For a 3-4, I am of the opinion the D-Line should be built in a very similar manner to an O-Line, replacing Blocking with Tackling and focusing on occupying the double teams, and making any tackles that come their way, rather than trying to generate a huge amount of pass rush on their own, though I'm certainly not opposed to them sacking the opposition QB!
Thus, my builds for the D-Line are as follows:
Bentose Chunkle
This is the first NT I made, and I actually ended up making a second due to joining a Human team with this chap, the Canberra Crotch Crickets. This being the first contract I'd signed since the new ending on Day 40 contracts came in, I wasn't familiar enough to avoid signing one that went over, and I think the owner is quite new as well. I was completely up front at the start about wanting to go to my own team in the offseason if I got a team, so hopefully I'll be able to organise a release if that happens - I haven't and don't intend to take any money for equipment due to my temporary commitment to the team. If not, I always have a backup plan.
Its been quite interesting playing on the Crickets actually, as unlike my other teams, this one seems predominantly made up of newbies, which is refreshing in a lot of ways, and I enjoy trying to help them out when I think I have some wisdom to impart (don't blink or you'll miss it). Bentose has been doing surprisingly well despite being heavily outlevelled in many games, with his high Strength proving effective even against big double teams thus far.
My backup plan at NT is Bentrel Chunkle:
Bentrel Chunkle
who looks like he'll actually end up higher level than Bentose anyways, as even though I created him later, I didn't boost him out of the gate like I did the rest to ensure consistent playing time and therefore a consistent amount of development across my players.
Both builds are getting Strength right up, then heading for Tackling. Agility will be the next one, which will likely come into play next season.
The Chunkend brothers at DE:
Benter Chunkend
Bentel Chunkend
are building along similar lines, and as yet I haven't really made any attempt to differentiate them to the right or left. I'll probably move from Tackling to Agility earlier on the right to make him a bit more pass rush oriented.
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