A Defense for the Ages: 2024 Richmond Knights

[Morgado]

I talk about winning with defense and running and am having some good success in the WLC with this formula. This is one box score I would like to share with the board. As a defensive minded player, this 2024 Super Bowl has special significance for me in the way it was won.

This is the finest defensive performance I have EVER seen. I am so proud of this team. The 2024 Richmond Knights are as close as I will ever get to putting my philosophies in action. Towards the middle of the third quarter it got to the point where I was swearing at positive yardage plays for Denver - that's how dominant our defense was. When you check the drive summary, notice that 11 of the Denver drives were three plays or less. Also, note zero red zone penetrations.

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Some preliminary statistics from the 2024 regular season:

DEN QB Oliveira 273-445-8 for 3293 Yards and 25 TDs, 95.2 Rating (1st in League)
DEN RB Crane 169-1001 (5.9 YPC) and 6 TDs (12th in League)
DEN WR James 135-1746 and 14 TDs, 15 Drops (1st in League

DEN Rushing Offense 2nd in League (136.0 YPG)
DEN Passing Offense 4th in League (248.2 YPG)
DEN Rushing Defense 24th in League (110.4 YPG)
DEN Passing Defense 22nd in League (215.3 YPG)

RIC Rushing Defense 2nd in League (90.1 YPG)
RIC Passing Defense 4th in League (181.3 YPG)

RIC Postseason Awards:
FB Levine 1st Team All-Pro
G Moschetti 2nd Team All-Pro
No defensive players made the All-Pro Teams.

DEN Postseason Awards:
QB Oliveira 1st Team All-Pro
TE Monty 1st Team All-Pro
WR James 1st Team All-Pro
P Willing 1st Team All-Pro
DT Cook 1st Team All-Pro

<IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/bobkemp01/qbs.jpg" ALIGN="CENTER">These are the three quarterbacks on my 2024 roster. QB Snyder everyone knows and loves (or hates depending on how injury prone he is on your WLC team). Snyder has been about as bad as Charlie Batch for me and this season was no exception. He goes down with two weeks left in the season with a Dislocated Knee (Out, 2-3 Months). The backup goes in and loses both games but everyone heals before the Divisional round and we beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-14 with Kennedy at the helm. We face the Portland White Sturgeons for the title and Kennedy takes us three quarters of the way before getting knocked with a Sprained Neck (Doubtful, 3-5 Weeks). 4th Round Rookie pick Bivins takes over and finishes up a 38-21 win. We face the offensive juggernaut Denver Broncos in the super Bowl. Explosive offense against the best defense in the 21st Century. With a Dbt backup QB and a greenhorn rookie available to quarterback our offense, can we rely on outstanding defense and running to win the game for us?

I decide against starting Kennedy and throw our rookie to the fire. Bell Biv Devoe gets the start and is knocked out in the third quarter. Kennedy goes in and plays a series and then WTF Snyder goes in and plays the last 8 minutes or so. EH?!?!?!

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Box Score: Denver Broncos at Richmond Knights (This is the 2024 Super Bowl)

Attendance: 77,600 (77,600), No-Shows: 0.


Weather: 41 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:09 RIC - Ricardo Chandler 7 pass from Emmitt Bivins.
1Q: 09:09 RIC - Blake Sims extra point.
1Q: 06:57 RIC - Ricardo Chandler 55 pass from Emmitt Bivins.
1Q: 06:57 RIC - Blake Sims extra point.
2Q: 14:55 RIC - Blake Sims 30 field goal.
2Q: 00:52 RIC - Blake Sims 25 field goal.
2Q: 00:05 RIC - Blake Sims 46 field goal.
3Q: 04:45 RIC - Ricardo Chandler 2 pass from Skip Kennedy.
3Q: 04:45 RIC - Blake Sims extra point.
3Q: 00:40 DEN - Marvin Manns 48 field goal.
4Q: 11:02 RIC - Scott Binn 8 pass from Vincent Snyder.
4Q: 11:02 RIC - Blake Sims extra point.

Game MVP: RIC 31 Harris Skeen

Denver 0 0 3 0 - 3
Richmond 14 9 7 7 - 37

Team Statistics DEN RIC

First Downs 5 18

Rushes 16 37
Rushing Yards 30 114
Yards Per Carry 1.8 3.0

Pass Attempts 31 28
Completions 12 21
Passing Yards 82 314
Yards Per Attempt 2.6 11.2
Sacked 5 3
Yards Lost 30 19
Net Passing Yards 52 295

Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 52 68
Total Yards 82 409
Yards Per Play 1.5 6.0

3rd Down Plays 1/14 4/14

Penalties 1 5
Penalty Yards 10 30

Time Of Possession 26:03 33:57

Denver Broncos Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
43 Myers 5 19 3.8 7 0
4 Oliveira 3 13 4.3 7 0
23 Grant 3 -1 -0.3 1 0
22 Goosey 2 1 0.5 3 0
36 Crane 2 0 0.0 3 0
21 Franz 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
4 Oliveira 31 12 82 2.6 17 0 3

Pass Breakdown Att Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
4 Oliveira 31 12 10 2 3 0 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 James 3 30 10.0 12 17 0
83 Blair 2 12 6.0 8 7 0
85 Wayne 2 24 12.0 10 16 0
80 Monty 2 3 1.5 5 8 0
84 Cooley 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
87 Sweeney 1 7 7.0 1 7 0
22 Goosey 1 -1 -1.0 6 -1 0
23 Grant 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Catch Breakdown Target Caught Dropd PassPlay
86 James 8 3 0 25
83 Blair 3 2 0 8
85 Wayne 2 2 0 23
80 Monty 2 2 0 7
84 Cooley 11 1 1 23
87 Sweeney 3 1 1 17
22 Goosey 1 1 0 5
23 Grant 1 0 0 25

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
32 Schaetzel 4 34 8.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Cooley 3 83 27.6 0
21 Franz 2 30 15.0 0
85 Wayne 1 15 15.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
14 Willing 10 408 40.8 57 3

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
3 Manns 1 1 48 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int
44 Smith 7 4 0.0 0
52 Burnett 7 1 0.0 0
32 Schaetzel 6 3 0.0 0
59 Cote 5 4 1.0 0
39 Dawson 4 0 0.0 0
48 Phillips 4 0 0.0 0
98 Bozeman 3 1 1.0 0
90 Rodriguez 3 0 0.5 0
95 Sikma 3 1 0.0 0
55 Shifflett 3 0 0.0 0
31 Seidel 3 0 0.0 0
93 Williamson 2 1 0.5 0
73 Neufeldt 2 0 0.0 0
50 Somers 2 0 0.0 0
49 Hopkins 2 0 0.0 0
94 Cook 1 1 0.0 0
86 James 1 0 0.0 0
63 Simmons 1 0 0.0 0
57 Czaplicki 1 0 0.0 0
21 Franz 1 0 0.0 0
81 Hopper 1 0 0.0 0
99 Vaughan 0 1 0.0 0

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PsPlay RunPlay
59 Cote 1.0 0 0 27 31
98 Bozeman 1.0 0 0 18 19
90 Rodriguez 0.5 0 0 23 21
93 Williamson 0.5 0 0 6 15
94 Cook 0.0 1 1 24 22
55 Shifflett 0.0 0 0 28 35
39 Dawson 0.0 0 0 25 29
32 Schaetzel 0.0 0 0 25 25
44 Smith 0.0 0 0 24 25
52 Burnett 0.0 0 0 22 27
48 Phillips 0.0 0 0 16 24
50 Somers 0.0 0 0 17 19
99 Vaughan 0.0 0 0 10 19
49 Hopkins 0.0 0 0 14 13
95 Sikma 0.0 0 0 9 16
31 Seidel 0.0 0 0 6 15
54 Boza 0.0 0 0 5 11
29 Lanier 0.0 0 0 5 9
38 Maloney 0.0 0 0 2 7
27 Ameche 0.0 0 0 2 3

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt IntYds IntTD PassPlay
39 Dawson 5 0 0 0 0 25
59 Cote 3 0 0 0 0 27
44 Smith 3 0 0 0 0 24
52 Burnett 3 0 0 0 0 22
32 Schaetzel 2 1 0 0 0 25
48 Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 16
49 Hopkins 1 0 0 0 0 14
31 Seidel 1 0 0 0 0 6
27 Ameche 1 0 0 0 0 2
55 Shifflett 0 0 0 0 0 28
94 Cook 0 0 0 0 0 24
90 Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 23
98 Bozeman 0 0 0 0 0 18
50 Somers 0 0 0 0 0 17
99 Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 10
95 Sikma 0 0 0 0 0 9
93 Williamson 0 0 0 0 0 6
54 Boza 0 0 0 0 0 5
29 Lanier 0 0 0 0 0 5
38 Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 2

Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlay SkAlwd PassPlay
63 Simmons 1 2 10 2 26
73 Neufeldt 0 2 10 1 27
67 Grisham 0 2 9 1 27
76 Blankenship 0 2 5 0 6
53 Cook 0 2 4 0 3
77 Stephens 0 1 12 1 30
57 Czaplicki 0 1 9 0 29
22 Goosey 0 1 5 0 5
80 Monty 0 0 7 0 7
81 Hopper 0 0 5 0 8
79 Sawyer 0 0 4 0 4
65 Winslett 0 0 2 0 3

Miscellaneous Fumb Recov MiscTD
23 Grant 1 0 0

Richmond Knights Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
46 Rubenstein 15 34 2.2 12 0
36 Ogunleye 13 25 1.9 17 0
23 Fletcher 3 50 16.6 42 0
3 Snyder 2 -5 -2.5 -2 0
4 Bivins 2 6 3.0 3 0
21 Levine 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
30 Binn 1 5 5.0 5 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
4 Bivins 20 15 245 12.2 55 2 0
3 Snyder 5 3 48 9.6 21 1 0
2 Kennedy 3 3 21 7.0 12 1 0

Pass Breakdown Att Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
4 Bivins 20 15 1 1 1 1 1 0
3 Snyder 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Kennedy 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Banks 7 68 9.7 21 18 0
30 Binn 4 71 17.7 24 22 1
87 Hanson 3 58 19.3 19 24 0
80 Chandler 3 64 21.3 29 55 3
46 Rubenstein 2 28 14.0 13 16 0
21 Levine 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
23 Fletcher 1 19 19.0 1 19 0

Catch Breakdown Target Caught Dropd PassPlay
82 Banks 10 7 2 24
30 Binn 5 4 0 16
87 Hanson 5 3 0 25
80 Chandler 3 3 0 24
46 Rubenstein 2 2 0 14
21 Levine 2 1 0 12
23 Fletcher 1 1 0 9

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
29 Lang 4 32 8.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
27 Butler 1 28 28.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
18 Schroeder 8 322 40.2 45 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
16 Sims 3 3 46 4 4

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int
51 Stiles 5 0 0.0 0
55 Dubois 5 0 0.0 0
20 Williamson 4 0 0.0 1
39 Elizondo 3 1 0.0 0
21 Levine 3 0 0.0 0
57 Shea 2 1 1.0 0
31 Skeen 2 2 0.0 2
29 Lang 2 1 0.0 0
47 MacAllister 2 0 0.0 0
92 Woodson 2 0 0.0 0
96 Smith 1 0 2.0 0
40 Kimball 1 0 1.0 0
59 Gibson 1 1 0.0 0
27 Butler 1 1 0.0 0
28 Carrico 1 0 0.0 0
77 Tabor 1 0 0.0 0
56 Long 1 0 0.0 0
24 Sharper 1 0 0.0 0
97 Jimenez 0 0 1.0 0
94 Patrick 0 1 0.0 0

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PsPlay RunPlay
96 Smith 2.0 0 0 27 10
40 Kimball 1.0 0 0 29 10
97 Jimenez 1.0 0 0 28 8
57 Shea 1.0 0 0 23 5
20 Williamson 0.0 0 0 27 10
39 Elizondo 0.0 0 0 29 8
74 Bair 0.0 0 0 27 9
31 Skeen 0.0 0 0 26 10
93 Mendelssohn 0.0 0 0 26 9
51 Stiles 0.0 0 0 26 8
24 Sharper 0.0 0 0 13 9
59 Gibson 0.0 0 0 17 4
27 Butler 0.0 0 0 8 8
47 MacAllister 0.0 0 0 5 6
90 Waite 0.0 0 0 6 5
92 Woodson 0.0 0 0 5 6
29 Lang 0.0 0 0 6 4
28 Carrico 0.0 0 0 4 2
98 Grebene 0.0 0 0 3 3
56 Long 0.0 0 0 2 4
94 Patrick 0.0 0 0 3 2
55 Dubois 0.0 0 0 1 3

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt IntYds IntTD PassPlay
51 Stiles 2 1 0 0 0 26
47 MacAllister 2 0 0 0 0 5
20 Williamson 1 1 1 0 0 27
39 Elizondo 1 1 0 0 0 29
40 Kimball 1 0 0 0 0 29
96 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 27
57 Shea 1 0 0 0 0 23
59 Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 17
27 Butler 1 0 0 0 0 8
55 Dubois 1 0 0 0 0 1
31 Skeen 0 0 2 37 0 26
97 Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 28
74 Bair 0 0 0 0 0 27
93 Mendelssohn 0 0 0 0 0 26
24 Sharper 0 0 0 0 0 13
90 Waite 0 0 0 0 0 6
29 Lang 0 0 0 0 0 6
92 Woodson 0 0 0 0 0 5
28 Carrico 0 0 0 0 0 4
98 Grebene 0 0 0 0 0 3
94 Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 3
56 Long 0 0 0 0 0 2

Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlay SkAlwd PassPlay
77 Tabor 4 10 29 0 26
52 Wolfe 1 9 31 0 26
69 Doub 1 3 28 1 26
62 McWilliams 1 3 14 0 5
60 Dayne 1 1 21 1 23
70 Moschetti 0 5 28 0 24
21 Levine 0 1 15 0 12
61 Crawford 0 1 13 0 5
82 Banks 0 0 27 0 24
23 Fletcher 0 0 17 0 9
50 Clark 0 0 11 1 5
83 Prater 0 0 3 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb Recov MiscTD
97 Jimenez 0 1 0

Denver Broncos Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:53 OWN 22 3 8 Punt
1 10:13 0:55 OWN 27 2 5 Interception
1 9:09 2:07 OWN 15 3 1 Punt
1 6:57 3:56 OWN 35 6 15 Punt
2 14:55 2:48 OWN 23 4 10 Punt
2 10:28 1:09 OWN 35 3 8 Punt
2 5:41 1:12 OWN 20 3 -5 Punt
2 0:52 0:24 OWN 30 2 0 Interception
2 0:05 0:05 OWN 20 1 -7 Half
3 12:21 1:03 OWN 32 4 6 Punt
3 8:27 0:59 OWN 7 3 -3 Punt
3 4:45 1:23 OWN 44 3 -5 Interception
3 1:27 0:47 OPP 35 3 4 Field Goal
4 13:58 1:36 OWN 21 3 5 Fumble
4 11:02 2:00 OWN 31 3 8 Punt
4 5:44 2:57 OWN 20 6 32 Punt

Richmond Knights Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:07 1:54 OWN 27 3 12 Punt
1 9:18 0:09 OPP 7 1 7 Touchdown
1 7:02 0:05 OWN 45 1 55 Touchdown
1 3:01 3:06 OWN 23 6 64 Field Goal
2 12:07 1:39 OWN 17 3 3 Punt
2 9:19 3:38 OWN 39 6 23 Punt
2 4:29 3:37 OWN 38 7 54 Field Goal
2 0:28 0:23 OPP 32 2 3 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:39 OWN 20 5 26 Punt
3 11:18 2:51 OWN 20 5 47 Punt
3 7:28 2:43 OPP 33 6 33 Touchdown
3 3:22 1:55 OWN 18 3 0 Punt
3 0:40 1:42 OWN 35 3 0 Punt
4 12:22 1:20 OPP 26 4 26 Touchdown
4 9:02 3:18 OWN 32 5 31 Punt
4 2:47 2:47 OWN 11 8 25 Game

Denver Broncos Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
0 0 0

Richmond Knights Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
4 2 2

Denver Broncos Rushing Breakdown

Total Rush Yards Avg
Denver 16 30 1.8

Direction Rush Yards Avg
LE 0 0 0.0
LT 2 -5 -2.5
LG 2 2 1.0
C 7 22 3.1
RG 2 4 2.0
RT 3 7 2.3
RE 0 0 0.0
None 0 0 0.0

Formation Rush Yards Avg
I Formation 6 4 0.6
Pro 4 9 2.2
Strong I 3 4 1.3
Shotgun 3 13 4.3

Denver Broncos Passing Breakdown

Total Pass Comp Yards Avg
Denver 31 12 82 2.6

Distance Pass Comp Yards Avg
Screen 6 3 -1 -0.1
1-10 Yds 10 7 50 5.0
11-20 Yds 4 2 33 8.2
21-30 Yds 6 0 0 0.0
31+ Yds 5 0 0 0.0

Formation Pass Comp Yards Avg
I Formation 3 0 0 0.0
Pro 2 1 8 4.0
Weak I 5 1 -1 -0.2
Strong I 3 3 19 6.3
Single Back 2 1 -5 -2.5
Shotgun 16 6 61 3.8

Richmond Knights Rushing Breakdown

Total Rush Yards Avg
Richmond 37 114 3.0

Direction Rush Yards Avg
LE 4 13 3.2
LT 5 55 11.0
LG 6 7 1.1
C 14 45 3.2
RG 3 -3 -1.0
RT 1 -3 -3.0
RE 2 5 2.5
None 2 -5 -2.5

Formation Rush Yards Avg
Pro 10 51 5.1
Weak I 5 22 4.4
Strong I 8 14 1.7
Single Back 12 32 2.6
Other 2 -5 -2.5

Richmond Knights Passing Breakdown

Total Pass Comp Yards Avg
Richmond 28 21 314 11.2

Distance Pass Comp Yards Avg
Screen 0 0 0 0.0
1-10 Yds 14 12 157 11.2
11-20 Yds 14 9 157 11.2
21-30 Yds 0 0 0 0.0
31+ Yds 0 0 0 0.0

Formation Pass Comp Yards Avg
Pro 6 3 18 3.0
Weak I 8 7 119 14.8
Strong I 4 4 65 16.2
Single Back 10 7 112 11.2

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"Solomon yo! Watashi ga kaette kita!" (Solomon! I have returned!) - Major Anavel Gato, Compeito Island 11-10-0083

[QuikSand]

Wow.

Can you give a quick snapshot of what's up with this defense? Early draft picks? Free agents? Exceptional players at certain positions? (DT, perhaps)

Just curious-- your very highly rated defense is great, and its ability to manhandle an outstanding offensive team is tremendous.

Anything you can share, without upsetting the WLC concept, would be greatly appreciated.

[Subby]

I am assuming you are using your base-nickel concept here - strong MLB, DT, lock down Corner, Intercepting FS, high blitz and pass defense percentages...

In the WLC I have been using the 3-4 almost exclusively and my defense has begun to round out nicely...the one year I used a 4-3 things were awful...

[Ctown-Fan]

Morgado,

that was an amazing performance, I am glad that your wonderful stratigies are coming to fruition in this league. I was wondering if it would be approprite for me to post a game that used my fast break offense in a conference championship game? It think it is a good example of how I was able to adapt your offensive strategies into something I find more favorable.

[Morgado]

Originally posted by Subby:
I am assuming you are using your base-nickel concept here - strong MLB, DT, lock down Corner, Intercepting FS, high blitz and pass defense percentages...

In the WLC I have been using the 3-4 almost exclusively and my defense has begun to round out nicely...the one year I used a 4-3 things were awful...

Subby is right on the mark here - this is using all the classic defensive philosophies I go on and on about like a broken record. The difference is that:

1. In the WLC, I have actually been signing free agents per the 1-3 rule. I *never* used to sign free agents in 20 step, but the rule has directed my attention to it. I now realize the powerful effect that stealing veteran players from other teams has on a team's overall power level.

2. Because I have been swiping maybe 1 FA per season and then renegotiating in their final year to longer term contracts, the team has become an old unit of 5-9 year veterans mixed in with my 4-6 year draft picks. This has produced high cohesion numbers (In the 70s) and more importantly high expertise ratings in camp. I think after doing all my adjustments, I came out with 70s in my base packages and coverages.

3. For once, I went after a defensive mastermind. My coach has VG avoid injury and Excellent defensive playcalling. Mix a kick-butt defense with the right playcalling and you get Giants vs. Minnesota in the NFC Championship game every time.

4. The draft picks I have on defense are typically not high draft picks! If you look at my dynasty thread, you'll notice that i've made the playoffs every season since 2019 and made the Super Bowl three times (third is 2024). So most of my picks are in the 30-36 range of each round. I have only ever had one trade, so I draft every pick in every draft.

5. Even more important is this - do NOT throw away your middle round picks. I know everyone wants to think 1st round star, 2nd round starter, 3r round backup and after that all the talent is gone. This could not be further from the truth. I have numerous 4-6 round players either starting or playing significant time.

To give you an idea:

DE Waite 1(34) 2024
DE Mendelssohn 1(35) 2020
DE Smith 2(11) 2022
DT Blair 4(20) 2019
DT Jimenez 4(1) 2017
DT Woodson 2(34) 2024
LB Shea 2(1) 2017
LB Dubois 3(30) 2021
LB Long 1(31) 2023
CB Kimball 3(1) 2017
CB Sharper 3(34) 2024
S Elizondo 1(20) 2019
S Skeen 3(35) 2020

You don't see too many picks here because a lot of my picks went to offense. For example all my mid round RBs. FBs, and TEs. Lots of my offensive line picks from mid rounds turned out good. The thing to notice is how many 3rd and 4th round guys are here - both my starting DTs! Am I nuts? Look at Skeen - at the end of the 3rd round. He is better than half the safeties in the lague at this point. CB kimball is my shutdown corner... not bad for a former third rounder.

I can post some stuff later, but right now i'm pretty hungry. Anyone not on that list is likely a FA pickup in some year. I tend to make one big acquisition at either DE or LB each season.


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"Solomon yo! Watashi ga kaette kita!" (Solomon! I have returned!) - Major Anavel Gato, Compeito Island 11-10-0083

[Morgado]

Originally posted by Ctown-Fan:
Morgado,

that was an amazing performance, I am glad that your wonderful stratigies are coming to fruition in this league. I was wondering if it would be approprite for me to post a game that used my fast break offense in a conference championship game? It think it is a good example of how I was able to adapt your offensive strategies into something I find more favorable.


Sounds interesting! I would love to see what people have done with the base 75 Offense. For the WLC, i've been playing a Small 75 almost to the formula and have been working mostly on defense (I guess you guys could have seen that heh). Anyway, if you feel comfortable about it, i'm sure other people would be curious... I sure am. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/smile.gif

[Ctown-Fan]

Here is a sample of when my fast break offense is most effective. This the 2025 Championship game against Tampa Bay. How my offense differes from the base 75

50-50-55/65-default
50-55/65-50-default
55/65-50-50-default.
I set the 3te to 0 as well as the 5wr sets. I bump up four wr sets to 60. 2wr is at 99 and 1 and 3 wr are kept at default. Passing distances are 10-38-38-7-7. I use the short game to control the ball and have slightly higher long distance rating than the 75 to take advantage of the bump and run and short zones my passing game will get from the other coach. **Editing note: I Said something really really really really stupid previously in this spot*** Finally, I set all my formations to roughly the same values 16-20 for all of them. This means that I have to have a good FB (to run out of the shot gun) and a solid te (to take advantage of Linebacker coverage). Finally, this system needs only one very good reciever. If the others have a good yac rating then you turn a lot of high percentage passes into big gains.

Essentially, I look to score first and then force my opponent into passing to catch up. I use a lot of nickle back (65 or higher) and make sure that my reserve CB's have a high intercept rate (even if their cover skills are below 10). This allows me to focus on pass defensive skills over a good run defense narrowing how I select my players.

Here is an example of when it works perfectly, although my running yardage is usually higher. Notice Snyder's pass completion ratio.

<pre>Box Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Richmond Pond Frogs.

Attendance: 77,600 (77,600), No-Shows: 0.


Weather: 50 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:34 RIC - Gilbert Reed 12 pass from Vincent Snyder.
1Q: 10:34 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
1Q: 08:00 TBY - Lester Kelly 72 run.
1Q: 08:00 TBY - Earl Flynn extra point.
1Q: 07:51 RIC - Glen Southerland 93 kickoff return.
1Q: 07:51 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
1Q: 02:23 RIC - Patrick Manning 60 pass from Vincent Snyder.
1Q: 02:23 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
2Q: 14:12 RIC - Vinny Hitchcock 11 pass from Vincent Snyder.
2Q: 14:12 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
2Q: 07:43 RIC - Gilbert Reed 14 pass from Vincent Snyder.
2Q: 07:43 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
2Q: 02:38 RIC - Vinny Hitchcock 16 pass from Vincent Snyder.
2Q: 02:38 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
2Q: 00:16 RIC - Darrin Woolson 46 field goal.
3Q: 07:58 RIC - Alonzo England 3 run.
3Q: 07:58 RIC - Darrin Woolson extra point.
3Q: 02:31 RIC - Darrin Woolson 48 field goal.

Game MVP: RIC 16 Vincent Snyder

Tampa Bay 7 0 0 0 - 7
Richmond 21 24 10 0 - 55

Team Statistics TBY RIC

First Downs 16 18

Rushes 22 24
Rushing Yards 121 59
Yards Per Carry 5.5 2.4

Pass Attempts 47 28
Completions 23 20
Passing Yards 206 304
Yards Per Attempt 4.3 10.8
Sacked 3 3
Yards Lost 19 20
Net Passing Yards 187 284

Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0

Total Plays 72 55
Total Yards 308 343
Yards Per Play 4.2 6.2

3rd Down Plays 5/18 4/12

Penalties 7 3
Penalty Yards 34 25

Time Of Possession 34:30 25:30

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Individual Statistics

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Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
36 Mueller 10 26 2.6 10 0
44 Kelly 7 82 11.7 72 1
28 Granata 3 8 2.6 5 0
14 Nelson 1 4 4.0 4 0
10 Gordon 1 1 1.0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
13 Malone 27 11 121 4.4 25 0 1
10 Gordon 16 9 58 3.6 14 0 1
14 Nelson 4 3 27 6.7 19 0 1

Pass Breakdown Att Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
13 Malone 27 11 3 1 6 1 3 1
10 Gordon 16 9 2 1 0 0 2 1
14 Nelson 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Comegys 5 66 13.2 21 25 0
87 James 5 43 8.6 5 14 0
81 Delgado 3 15 5.0 8 6 0
88 Williamson 2 5 2.5 5 4 0
83 Beyer 2 21 10.5 3 14 0
29 Cleary 2 16 8.0 17 11 0
28 Granata 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
32 Small 1 6 6.0 6 6 0
85 Weaver 1 19 19.0 22 19 0
82 Flynn 1 2 2.0 12 2 0

Catch Breakdown Target Caught Dropd PassPlay
89 Comegys 8 5 0 39
87 James 8 5 0 39
81 Delgado 13 3 1 42
88 Williamson 7 2 1 20
83 Beyer 3 2 0 10
29 Cleary 2 2 0 8
28 Granata 2 1 0 25
32 Small 2 1 0 12
85 Weaver 1 1 0 2
82 Flynn 1 1 0 11

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
25 Reeves 3 16 5.3 0
32 Small 2 23 11.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
88 Williamson 3 64 21.3 0
36 Mueller 2 47 23.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Samuels 9 325 36.1 43 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
11 Flynn 0 1 0 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int
57 Breland 8 4 0.0 0
39 Johnston 7 2 0.0 0
97 Ducharme 3 0 1.0 0
56 Buckner 3 2 0.0 0
94 Partridge 3 0 0.0 0
49 McConnell 3 0 0.0 0
51 Portis 3 0 0.0 0
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38 Long 2 2 0.0 0
58 Bailey 2 1 0.0 0
93 Bronson 2 0 0.0 0
74 Nix 1 1 2.0 0
25 Reeves 1 1 0.0 0
29 Cleary 1 0 0.0 0
64 Hargett 1 0 0.0 0
89 Comegys 1 0 0.0 0
81 Delgado 1 0 0.0 0
83 Beyer 1 0 0.0 0
46 Hines 1 0 0.0 0
87 James 1 0 0.0 0
91 Levine 0 2 0.0 0

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PsPlay RunPlay
74 Nix 2.0 0 0 13 12
97 Ducharme 1.0 0 1 21 13
94 Partridge 0.0 0 0 26 19
57 Breland 0.0 0 0 25 19
38 Long 0.0 0 0 25 17
39 Johnston 0.0 0 0 24 15
49 McConnell 0.0 0 0 20 15
51 Portis 0.0 0 0 16 15
92 Givens 0.0 0 0 17 11
58 Bailey 0.0 0 0 15 13
56 Buckner 0.0 0 0 16 12
46 Hines 0.0 0 0 15 12
26 Kolodzik 0.0 0 0 14 12
93 Bronson 0.0 0 0 14 12
91 Levine 0.0 0 0 14 9
25 Reeves 0.0 0 0 14 8
37 Leroy 0.0 0 0 12 9
99 Blanchard 0.0 0 0 7 8

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt IntYds IntTD PassPlay
57 Breland 4 0 0 0 0 25
56 Buckner 4 0 0 0 0 16
51 Portis 4 0 0 0 0 16
39 Johnston 3 0 0 0 0 24
49 McConnell 2 0 0 0 0 20
58 Bailey 2 0 0 0 0 15
38 Long 1 0 0 0 0 25
94 Partridge 0 0 0 0 0 26
97 Ducharme 0 0 0 0 0 21
92 Givens 0 0 0 0 0 17
46 Hines 0 0 0 0 0 15
26 Kolodzik 0 0 0 0 0 14
93 Bronson 0 0 0 0 0 14
91 Levine 0 0 0 0 0 14
25 Reeves 0 0 0 0 0 14
74 Nix 0 0 0 0 0 13
37 Leroy 0 0 0 0 0 12
99 Blanchard 0 0 0 0 0 7

Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlay SkAlwd PassPlay
78 Emerson 2 2 6 0 15
55 McCurry 1 2 9 0 19
65 Barrett 1 1 14 1 32
67 Castellanos 0 5 13 0 30
77 Burress 0 3 10 1 20
61 Downs 0 3 10 0 28
59 Shifflett 0 2 12 0 29
76 McReynolds 0 1 14 0 37
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64 Hargett 0 1 12 0 25
29 Cleary 0 0 6 1 8
82 Flynn 0 0 11 0 11
83 Beyer 0 0 4 0 10
85 Weaver 0 0 5 0 2

Miscellaneous Fumb Recov MiscTD
13 Malone 2 0 0
59 Shifflett 0 1 0
44 Kelly 0 1 0

Richmond Pond Frogs Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
27 Momberg 8 12 1.5 7 0
22 Poland 4 17 4.2 20 0
46 Southerland 4 17 4.2 12 0
43 Leger 4 2 0.5 3 0
7 England 2 5 2.5 3 1
16 Snyder 1 8 8.0 8 0
35 Hayward 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
16 Snyder 15 14 252 16.8 60 5 0
7 England 7 4 26 3.7 9 0 0
10 Oliver 6 2 26 4.3 17 0 0

Pass Breakdown Att Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
16 Snyder 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 England 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
10 Oliver 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
88 Chandler 5 79 15.8 39 27 0
81 Manning 4 77 19.2 23 60 1
83 Stone 3 54 18.0 16 30 0
85 Hitchcock 3 51 17.0 32 24 2
43 Leger 3 17 5.6 11 8 0
80 Reed 2 26 13.0 21 14 2

Catch Breakdown Target Caught Dropd PassPlay
88 Chandler 6 5 1 27
81 Manning 5 4 0 10
83 Stone 6 3 1 24
85 Hitchcock 4 3 0 17
43 Leger 3 3 0 12
80 Reed 4 2 0 13

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 Hitchcock 2 12 6.0 0
46 Southerland 1 0 0.0 0
41 Vaughan 1 7 7.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
85 Hitchcock 1 21 21.0 0
46 Southerland 1 93 93.0 1

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
8 Osborne 6 259 43.1 60 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Woolson 2 2 48 7 7

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Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int
93 Treadwell 6 0 1.0 0
52 Oster 6 1 0.0 0
96 Buckner 4 1 0.5 0
29 El Nino 4 1 0.0 0
39 Shaw 4 1 0.0 0
58 Davidson 4 0 0.0 0
57 Sawyers 3 0 0.0 0
45 Volz 3 0 0.0 0
90 Rodgers 2 0 0.5 0
26 Crawford 2 0 0.0 2
54 McCarthy 2 1 0.0 0
41 Vaughan 2 0 0.0 0
83 Stone 2 0 0.0 0
95 Collins 2 0 0.0 0
99 Nelms 1 0 1.0 0
44 Marks 1 1 0.0 0
36 Ackerman 1 0 0.0 1
61 Dorsett 1 0 0.0 0
70 Bell 1 0 0.0 0
73 Borders 1 0 0.0 0
21 Hitchcock 1 0 0.0 0
43 Leger 1 0 0.0 0
81 Manning 1 0 0.0 0
59 Blake 1 0 0.0 0

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PsPlay RunPlay
99 Nelms 1.0 1 1 28 8
93 Treadwell 1.0 0 0 28 14
96 Buckner 0.5 0 2 35 18
90 Rodgers 0.5 0 0 25 8
29 El Nino 0.0 0 0 33 17
21 Hitchcock 0.0 0 0 37 12
52 Oster 0.0 0 0 33 14
54 McCarthy 0.0 0 1 25 12
44 Marks 0.0 0 0 33 11
57 Sawyers 0.0 0 0 29 14
36 Ackerman 0.0 0 0 29 14
26 Crawford 0.0 0 0 29 10
98 Nettles 0.0 0 0 26 13
39 Shaw 0.0 0 0 25 12
45 Volz 0.0 0 0 22 10
58 Davidson 0.0 0 0 24 7
59 Blake 0.0 0 0 18 11
37 Twisp 0.0 0 0 19 9
51 Szporluk 0.0 0 1 6 4
95 Collins 0.0 0 0 13 2

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt IntYds IntTD PassPlay
52 Oster 4 1 0 0 0 33
29 El Nino 4 0 0 0 0 33
45 Volz 3 0 0 0 0 22
26 Crawford 2 1 2 36 0 29
57 Sawyers 2 1 0 0 0 29
39 Shaw 2 0 0 0 0 25
58 Davidson 2 0 0 0 0 24
44 Marks 1 1 0 0 0 33
21 Hitchcock 1 0 0 0 0 37
96 Buckner 1 0 0 0 0 35
95 Collins 1 0 0 0 0 13
36 Ackerman 0 1 1 41 0 29
51 Szporluk 0 1 0 0 0 6
99 Nelms 0 0 0 0 0 28
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93 Treadwell 0 0 0 0 0 28
98 Nettles 0 0 0 0 0 26
90 Rodgers 0 0 0 0 0 25
54 McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 25
37 Twisp 0 0 0 0 0 19
59 Blake 0 0 0 0 0 18

Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlay SkAlwd PassPlay
66 Cullors 1 5 11 1 15
73 Borders 1 3 12 0 21
70 Bell 1 1 20 1 24
75 Looper 0 5 11 0 13
55 Bush 0 3 21 0 28
61 Dorsett 0 3 19 0 27
87 Kerr 0 1 13 0 5
43 Leger 0 0 10 1 12
64 Buck 0 0 11 0 12
80 Reed 0 0 9 0 13
22 Poland 0 0 9 0 11

Miscellaneous Fumb Recov MiscTD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:19 OWN 20 4 24 Interception
1 10:34 2:34 OWN 17 4 88 Touchdown
1 7:51 4:49 OWN 20 9 42 Punt
1 2:23 2:04 OWN 3 3 9 Punt
2 14:12 2:00 OWN 20 7 38 Punt
2 7:43 1:54 OWN 15 3 -5 Punt
2 2:38 0:46 OWN 27 3 0 Punt
2 0:16 0:16 OWN 20 1 13 Half
3 12:53 2:25 OWN 43 5 24 Missed FG
3 8:30 0:23 OWN 20 3 0 Interception
3 7:58 2:28 OWN 14 3 4 Punt
3 2:31 1:59 OWN 34 4 11 Punt
4 14:44 4:44 OWN 24 11 35 Interception
4 8:23 1:50 OWN 39 3 1 Punt
4 5:00 2:06 OWN 27 3 13 Punt
4 2:19 2:19 OWN 30 6 22 Game

Richmond Pond Frogs Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:41 2:07 OPP 46 5 46 Touchdown
1 3:02 0:39 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
1 0:19 1:07 50 3 50 Touchdown
2 12:12 4:29 OWN 23 8 82 Touchdown
2 5:49 3:11 OPP 36 6 36 Touchdown
2 1:52 1:36 OWN 48 6 23 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:07 OWN 27 3 -11 Punt
3 10:28 1:58 OWN 40 3 2 Punt
3 8:07 0:09 OPP 3 1 3 Touchdown
3 5:30 2:59 OPP 47 5 16 Field Goal
3 0:32 0:48 OWN 14 3 9 Punt
4 10:00 1:37 OPP 33 3 -6 Punt
4 6:33 1:33 OWN 22 3 9 Punt
4 2:54 0:35 OWN 20 3 4 Punt

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
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0 0 0

Richmond Pond Frogs Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
4 4 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rushing Breakdown

Total Rush Yards Avg
Tampa Bay 22 121 5.5

Direction Rush Yards Avg
LE 6 75 12.5
LT 2 2 1.0
LG 2 4 2.0
C 8 21 2.6
RG 1 2 2.0
RT 3 17 5.6
RE 0 0 0.0
None 0 0 0.0

Formation Rush Yards Avg
I Formation 8 12 1.5
Pro 1 3 3.0
Strong I 9 96 10.6
Single Back 3 6 2.0
Shotgun 1 4 4.0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Passing Breakdown

Total Pass Comp Yards Avg
Tampa Bay 47 23 206 4.3

Distance Pass Comp Yards Avg
Screen 6 5 37 6.1
1-10 Yds 19 11 63 3.3
11-20 Yds 13 6 81 6.2
21-30 Yds 4 1 25 6.2
31+ Yds 5 0 0 0.0

Formation Pass Comp Yards Avg
I Formation 4 2 33 8.2
Pro 5 2 17 3.4
Strong I 4 2 10 2.5
Single Back 27 13 114 4.2
Shotgun 7 4 32 4.5

Richmond Pond Frogs Rushing Breakdown

Total Rush Yards Avg
Richmond 24 59 2.4

Direction Rush Yards Avg
LE 2 10 5.0
LT 1 0 0.0
LG 3 -3 -1.0
C 9 31 3.4
RG 3 6 2.0
RT 5 12 2.4
RE 1 3 3.0
None 0 0 0.0

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Formation Rush Yards Avg
I Formation 5 9 1.8
Pro 6 15 2.5
Weak I 6 37 6.1
Strong I 1 0 0.0
Single Back 2 -3 -1.5
Shotgun 4 1 0.2

Richmond Pond Frogs Passing Breakdown

Total Pass Comp Yards Avg
Richmond 28 20 304 10.8

Distance Pass Comp Yards Avg
Screen 4 4 27 6.7
1-10 Yds 12 9 137 11.4
11-20 Yds 7 6 110 15.7
21-30 Yds 3 1 30 10.0
31+ Yds 2 0 0 0.0

Formation Pass Comp Yards Avg
I Formation 5 4 42 8.4
Weak I 5 3 44 8.8
Strong I 5 3 34 6.8
Single Back 5 3 36 7.2
Shotgun 8 7 148 18.5</pre>


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