Only 5 Plays to Run, Discuss.....

[D-Mack]

Let's say that you had to play a game with only 5 offensive and 5 defensive plays, name your team and the plays that you would roll with.

[cgm15]

This post assumes no custom playbooks.

Team: Packers

Offense:

TB Playbook
- Shotgun Split Y-Flex "WR Post Corner"
- Shotgun Split Y-Flex "HB Slip Screen"
- Shotgun Bunch "Bucs Cross"
- Shotgun Bunch "Z Spot"
- Shotgun Snugs Flip "PA WR Cross"

or, if I were playing sim:

IND Playbook
- Singleback Trips Colt "TE Stick"
- Singleback Trips Colt "Smash"
- Singleback Trips Colt "Double China"
- Singleback Dice Slot "Colts Divide"
- Singleback Dice Slot "Z Spot" (hot routed to either a fin or china concept)

Defense (both sim and freestyle, but different setups):

NYG Playbook
- 4-3 Stack "Cover 3 Press"
- 4-3 Stack "Cover 3 Cloud"
- 4-3 Stack "Cover 2 Buc"
- 4-2-5 Under "Rover Wk Dog 2"
- 4-2-5 Under "Smokes"

[sup3rchuck]

Team: Bengals

Off: PIT
hidden weak tight twins - hb counter
I tight - power
gun snugs - bench
gun bunch - four verticals
gun bunch - y trail

Def: NO
5-2 - cov 4
5-2 - cov 1
4-3 stack - cover 3 press
4-3 under flipped - under sam shark 3
4-3 under flipped - slant crash left

[D-Mack]

Thanks sup3r and cgm, I'm always looking for new ideas. I run with Pitt's O playbook, and am familiar with those plays (with the exception of the hidden hb counter) and am looking forward to checking out the TB and Indy play books.

[cgm15]

Thanks sup3r and cgm, I'm always looking for new ideas. I run with Pitt's O playbook, and am familiar with those plays (with the exception of the hidden hb counter) and am looking forward to checking out the TB and Indy play books.

Truthfully, the TB stuff exposes what is wrong with the game, and I'll admit that. It's the furthest thing from realistic. If you lab the Post Corner route a little bit you might see what I'm talking about ;-) The screen pass is also ridiculously overpowered when you block the RB and drag the FB (audible to get Greg Jennings there; his route running puts the drag at the correct depth). Blue routes releasing to the flats are one of the most annoying things to guard in the entire game, and this "scheme" uses them well.

If you want a better understanding of the sim stuff I posted, check out this article for a real football breakdown. Very interesting stuff! And tbh, Madden actually represents these concepts pretty well.

[D-Mack]

If you want a better understanding of the sim stuff I posted, check out this article for a real football breakdown. Very interesting stuff! And tbh, Madden actually represents these concepts pretty well.

Holy crap cgm, that link is a wealth of football knowledge and very interesting indeed. I am going to have to get a glass of whiskey, sit back and read that again. Thanks for sharing amigo!

[baller7345]

Holy crap cgm, that link is a wealth of football knowledge and very interesting indeed. I am going to have to get a glass of whiskey, sit back and read that again. Thanks for sharing amigo!

Yep the amazingly simple and effective Colts offense. Smart football has about 4 articles on the colts offense and they are all pretty good. That site in general is a great source of football information though it tends to be more offensively aligned in my experience.

If you would like to look at the defensive side especially pressure then:

Blitzology

that is the site for you.

[Mick]

Gun bunch z spot
y trial (if we can use formation audibles, id not texans post) from strong close
gun tight doubles texas cross
ace close y drag (so much you can do with that play)
and I cant just pick one run, either a draw or dive, I like pounding the rock up the middle

Defense
Nickle strong sugar blitz
245 fake sugar
34 under cover 2 sink
5-2 (forget off hand, the zone version of pinch)
quarters 3 deep for those 4th and long assholes

Hou off pb, always used custom D so i cant really say, a book that had 52 and nickel in it for sure, id adapt to 4-3 I guess

[sup3rchuck]

TB's singleback doubles and their gun bunch set is just dirty. I ran that for awhile, but got bored of throwing constant post corners and HB wheels. I know there's other plays and routes, but when it works so good it's like a drug. You gotta keep using it.

[D-Mack]

TB's singleback doubles and their gun bunch set is just dirty. I ran that for awhile, but got bored of throwing constant post corners and HB wheels. I know there's other plays and routes, but when it works so good it's like a drug. You gotta keep using it.

Sup3rchuck, I'm checking out the TB sets above, and they look like they would be well suited for the Niners, based on Alex Smith's accuracy issues, with the short to mid range passing options.