Ben E Lou
02-02-2007, 07:09 PM
I watched my preseason game in IHOF very slowly, and copied some text from it that looked interesting. I'm starting to suspect that Solevision is not only just a really cool way to watch a game, but that it also is giving us deeper insight into how ratings translate into on-the-field performance. Note the bolded text, and my comments below each. Some of these existed in FOF2K4, but I thought I'd include them as well.
Tucker comes out in the I formation, the right side is strong.
The defense comes out in a 43 alignment and 3-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting a pass. Zastudil is blitzing.
Shaun Duncan fields the snap and drops back to pass.
Duncan evaded the rush and will run the ball.
He runs for 4 yards.
Duncan's sense rush is 80. His scramble frequency is 53.
The offense is in the I formation, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 4-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting the run. Westbrook, Harbert and Hookfin are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan takes the snap and heads back.
Duncan avoids the rush and decides to scramble.
He runs for 7 yards.
He was stopped by Andre Kitna.
Again, 80 sense rush, 53 scramble freq.
Tucker is lined up in a Single-Back formation, aligned to the left.
The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
They are keying on the pass.
Shaun Duncan fields the snap and drops back to pass.
Duncan chucks a medium distance pass intended for Wide Receiver Harris Douglas.
He's throwing away from the double coverage.
Douglas caught the pass.
That's good for 9 yards.
He was brought down by Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook.
We know that throwing away from double coverage is "read defense."
The offense is in the Single-Back formation with trips receivers, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
They are aggressively expecting the run. Hookfin is blitzing.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan avoids the rush, and tosses a medium pass to Wide Receiver Harris Douglas.
Douglas caught the pass.
That's good for 14 yards.
He was tackled by Cornerback Glen Inmon, with the assist to Safety Jack Phillips.
That's good for a first down.
There's a flag down. Fairbanks was penalized for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined.
Avoid rush and scramble frequency?
Tucker is in an I formation with two tight ends, strength is right.
The defense shows the 43 look with strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
Fairbanks is gambling on a run play. Sellers is blitzing.
The Solution Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan fires a medium length pass to Running Back R.J. Ellard.
The ball falls incomplete.
That was not a good throw at all.
Bad throw, impacted by his 46 medium pass rating?
The offense is in the Single-Back formation with trips receivers, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
They are expecting a pass play. Hookfin and Kitna are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan steps forward, and hurls a long pass to Wide Receiver Forrest Truett.
Truett caught the pass.
That's good for 20 yards.
Cornerback Ben Greer made the tackle.
The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
That's good for a first down.
Truett's 73 courage rating?
Tucker comes out in the I formation, the left side is the strong side.
The defense comes out in a 43 alignment and 3-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting a pass. Sellers and Harbert are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan steps back from the center.
He hands the ball to Archie Trantham.
Trantham runs around the left tackle.
Offensive Tackle Leon Propst makes a big opening for Trantham.
Trantham finds a huge opening in the defense.
The run is good for 11 yards.
He was tackled by Defensive End Darren Walsh.
And that's a first down.
I'm wondering if we just saw two different ratings coming into play there. Propst gets the KRB, but then Trantham's hole recognition (34) kicked in. IHe had 27 carries on the day, but this was the only time that any of the "finds a hole" verbiage was used for him.
Fairbanks is lined up in a Single-Back formation with trips receivers, aligned to the right.
The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage.
They are keying on the pass.
The Mutant Allen takes the snap.
Harry Welch gets the ball from the quarterback.
Welch runs a blast play inside the left guard.
B.J. Schafer knocked down Winston Branch to break up the play.
The ball carrier gained 2 yards.
Outside Linebacker Leland Crabb is credited with the tackle, with an assist from Inside Linebacker Van Martyn.
I am inclined to think that "pass rush strength" is also used on running plays like this as well. Recall that one of the help files says that strength is "ability to handle physical defenders/linemen" or something like that. Schafer's 58 strength trumped Branch's 45 blocking strength on that play?
Fairbanks is in a Single-Back formation, strength is left.
The defense shows the 43 look with weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
Tucker is gambling on a pass play.
Joey Allen receives the snap from center.
Emile Perry sent Nathan Zandofsky flying to the ground, and is pressuring the quarterback.
Allen fires a long pass intended for Wide Receiver Domingo Luevano.
He's throwing into double coverage.
Luevano caught the pass.
That's good for 22 yards.
He was tackled by Outside Linebacker James Schrock, with the assist to Cornerback Steven Randall.
The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
Luevano gained 3 yards after the catch.
That will go for a first down.
Two interesting things here. First, the bolded. Zandofsky's 62 blocking strength was overcome by Perry's 82 pass rush strength? Also, I don't recall in FOF2K4 there ever being situations where any text about the QB being pressured led to a completion. It was always pressure leading to an incompletion, and a hurry for the defender. Joey Allen has a 100 in "Sense Rush." Did this help him here?
Fairbanks is lined up in a Single-Back formation with two tight ends, aligned to the right.
The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage.
They are keying on the run.
Deron Lang takes the snap from center.
Emile Perry simply ran through Nathan Zandofsky to pressure the quarterback.
Lang dances around, then launches an intermediate pass to Wide Receiver Domingo Luevano.
Outside Linebacker Leland Crabb intercepts the pass at the Tucker 19.
He was tackled by Domingo Luevano.
Perry runs over Zandofsky again and Lang (53 sense rush) dances around. Just another way of saying that he avoided the rush?
Tucker is in a Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right.
The defense shows the 43 look with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
Fairbanks is looking for a run. Westbrook is blitzing.
The Solution Duncan gets the ball from the center.
Archie Trantham takes the handoff.
It's a run play toward the right sideline.
Offensive Guard Brady Edwards is creating a nice hole for the runner.
The run is good for 2 yards.
He was tackled by Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook, assisted by Inside Linebacker Matt Sellers.
And that's a first down.
Good ol' KRB from FOF2K4, but I wonder about the 2-yard gain on a KRB. Trantham's low hole recognition???
The offense is in the I formation, strength on the left side.
Tucker is in a 43 alignment with 3-deep zone coverage.
They are expecting a pass play. Donato is blitzing.
Deron Lang steps back from the center.
He hands the ball to Mark Halley.
It's a run around the left end.
Offensive Tackle Thurman McKenzie runs over Will Alcott to open up a hole.
Halley breaks a pair of tackles and continues.
He's got a lot of running room now.
They finally bring him down from behind.
The play goes for 20 yards.
Inside Linebacker Van Martyn is credited with the stop.
McKenzie, a 298-pound tackle with 33 blocking strength, runs over my 216-pound SS. Pancake? (He had one in the stats line) Also, the 6'2", 225-pound Halley "breaks a couple of tackles." Is this text just fluff to help explain the long gain, or is it telling us that Halley's size made him harder to bring down?
Tucker is in a Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left.
The defense shows the 43 look with 3-deep zone coverage.
Fairbanks is looking for a pass.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap.
He gives the ball to R.J. Ellard.
It looks like he's going right, but it's a trap around left tackle.
He rushes for 6 yards.
Tackled by Safety Kelvin Mayberry, and an assist from Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook.
I don't think I'd ever seen that text prior to this afternoon. A little misdirection "finesse" run, I assume.
At this point, of course, much of this is just speculation. Thoughts???
Tucker comes out in the I formation, the right side is strong.
The defense comes out in a 43 alignment and 3-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting a pass. Zastudil is blitzing.
Shaun Duncan fields the snap and drops back to pass.
Duncan evaded the rush and will run the ball.
He runs for 4 yards.
Duncan's sense rush is 80. His scramble frequency is 53.
The offense is in the I formation, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 4-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting the run. Westbrook, Harbert and Hookfin are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan takes the snap and heads back.
Duncan avoids the rush and decides to scramble.
He runs for 7 yards.
He was stopped by Andre Kitna.
Again, 80 sense rush, 53 scramble freq.
Tucker is lined up in a Single-Back formation, aligned to the left.
The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
They are keying on the pass.
Shaun Duncan fields the snap and drops back to pass.
Duncan chucks a medium distance pass intended for Wide Receiver Harris Douglas.
He's throwing away from the double coverage.
Douglas caught the pass.
That's good for 9 yards.
He was brought down by Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook.
We know that throwing away from double coverage is "read defense."
The offense is in the Single-Back formation with trips receivers, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
They are aggressively expecting the run. Hookfin is blitzing.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan avoids the rush, and tosses a medium pass to Wide Receiver Harris Douglas.
Douglas caught the pass.
That's good for 14 yards.
He was tackled by Cornerback Glen Inmon, with the assist to Safety Jack Phillips.
That's good for a first down.
There's a flag down. Fairbanks was penalized for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined.
Avoid rush and scramble frequency?
Tucker is in an I formation with two tight ends, strength is right.
The defense shows the 43 look with strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
Fairbanks is gambling on a run play. Sellers is blitzing.
The Solution Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan fires a medium length pass to Running Back R.J. Ellard.
The ball falls incomplete.
That was not a good throw at all.
Bad throw, impacted by his 46 medium pass rating?
The offense is in the Single-Back formation with trips receivers, with strength on the right side.
Fairbanks is in a 43 alignment with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
They are expecting a pass play. Hookfin and Kitna are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap from center.
Duncan steps forward, and hurls a long pass to Wide Receiver Forrest Truett.
Truett caught the pass.
That's good for 20 yards.
Cornerback Ben Greer made the tackle.
The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
That's good for a first down.
Truett's 73 courage rating?
Tucker comes out in the I formation, the left side is the strong side.
The defense comes out in a 43 alignment and 3-deep zone coverage.
They are aggressively expecting a pass. Sellers and Harbert are blitzing.
Shaun Duncan steps back from the center.
He hands the ball to Archie Trantham.
Trantham runs around the left tackle.
Offensive Tackle Leon Propst makes a big opening for Trantham.
Trantham finds a huge opening in the defense.
The run is good for 11 yards.
He was tackled by Defensive End Darren Walsh.
And that's a first down.
I'm wondering if we just saw two different ratings coming into play there. Propst gets the KRB, but then Trantham's hole recognition (34) kicked in. IHe had 27 carries on the day, but this was the only time that any of the "finds a hole" verbiage was used for him.
Fairbanks is lined up in a Single-Back formation with trips receivers, aligned to the right.
The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage.
They are keying on the pass.
The Mutant Allen takes the snap.
Harry Welch gets the ball from the quarterback.
Welch runs a blast play inside the left guard.
B.J. Schafer knocked down Winston Branch to break up the play.
The ball carrier gained 2 yards.
Outside Linebacker Leland Crabb is credited with the tackle, with an assist from Inside Linebacker Van Martyn.
I am inclined to think that "pass rush strength" is also used on running plays like this as well. Recall that one of the help files says that strength is "ability to handle physical defenders/linemen" or something like that. Schafer's 58 strength trumped Branch's 45 blocking strength on that play?
Fairbanks is in a Single-Back formation, strength is left.
The defense shows the 43 look with weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage.
Tucker is gambling on a pass play.
Joey Allen receives the snap from center.
Emile Perry sent Nathan Zandofsky flying to the ground, and is pressuring the quarterback.
Allen fires a long pass intended for Wide Receiver Domingo Luevano.
He's throwing into double coverage.
Luevano caught the pass.
That's good for 22 yards.
He was tackled by Outside Linebacker James Schrock, with the assist to Cornerback Steven Randall.
The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.
Luevano gained 3 yards after the catch.
That will go for a first down.
Two interesting things here. First, the bolded. Zandofsky's 62 blocking strength was overcome by Perry's 82 pass rush strength? Also, I don't recall in FOF2K4 there ever being situations where any text about the QB being pressured led to a completion. It was always pressure leading to an incompletion, and a hurry for the defender. Joey Allen has a 100 in "Sense Rush." Did this help him here?
Fairbanks is lined up in a Single-Back formation with two tight ends, aligned to the right.
The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage.
They are keying on the run.
Deron Lang takes the snap from center.
Emile Perry simply ran through Nathan Zandofsky to pressure the quarterback.
Lang dances around, then launches an intermediate pass to Wide Receiver Domingo Luevano.
Outside Linebacker Leland Crabb intercepts the pass at the Tucker 19.
He was tackled by Domingo Luevano.
Perry runs over Zandofsky again and Lang (53 sense rush) dances around. Just another way of saying that he avoided the rush?
Tucker is in a Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right.
The defense shows the 43 look with 2-deep man-to-man coverage.
Fairbanks is looking for a run. Westbrook is blitzing.
The Solution Duncan gets the ball from the center.
Archie Trantham takes the handoff.
It's a run play toward the right sideline.
Offensive Guard Brady Edwards is creating a nice hole for the runner.
The run is good for 2 yards.
He was tackled by Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook, assisted by Inside Linebacker Matt Sellers.
And that's a first down.
Good ol' KRB from FOF2K4, but I wonder about the 2-yard gain on a KRB. Trantham's low hole recognition???
The offense is in the I formation, strength on the left side.
Tucker is in a 43 alignment with 3-deep zone coverage.
They are expecting a pass play. Donato is blitzing.
Deron Lang steps back from the center.
He hands the ball to Mark Halley.
It's a run around the left end.
Offensive Tackle Thurman McKenzie runs over Will Alcott to open up a hole.
Halley breaks a pair of tackles and continues.
He's got a lot of running room now.
They finally bring him down from behind.
The play goes for 20 yards.
Inside Linebacker Van Martyn is credited with the stop.
McKenzie, a 298-pound tackle with 33 blocking strength, runs over my 216-pound SS. Pancake? (He had one in the stats line) Also, the 6'2", 225-pound Halley "breaks a couple of tackles." Is this text just fluff to help explain the long gain, or is it telling us that Halley's size made him harder to bring down?
Tucker is in a Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left.
The defense shows the 43 look with 3-deep zone coverage.
Fairbanks is looking for a pass.
Shaun Duncan receives the snap.
He gives the ball to R.J. Ellard.
It looks like he's going right, but it's a trap around left tackle.
He rushes for 6 yards.
Tackled by Safety Kelvin Mayberry, and an assist from Outside Linebacker Alex Westbrook.
I don't think I'd ever seen that text prior to this afternoon. A little misdirection "finesse" run, I assume.
At this point, of course, much of this is just speculation. Thoughts???