09-30-2008, 07:12 PM
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Hall Of Fame
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Re: Ian Let's install a Good and Diverse TEAM Blitz System
I got more. Ya'll ready. It goes like this LOL. Let's add some more things that govern how well defenses and defenders play. Each team defense should have a Group/Unit Cohesion rating that is governed by a leadership attribute - yes straight out of all pro football.
The player with the leadership attribute gives other defenders a boost. His presence increases the attributes of players on the defense with him by up to 4 points. This attribute would emphasize the importance of one player to a team. There could be a 4 star leadership system. Only one defender in the league can have the 4 star, sorry, it has to be Ray Lewis. So his presence can increase the entire Ravens D attributes in certain categories.
Now we may take another guy like Bob Sanders for the Colts. His presence on that D let's say is a 3 star and he increases the ability of the entire Colts Defense by up to 3 points in particular categories - mostly run defense category. Notice the Colts D is a completely different run D with Sanders in there. Now without Sanders their Run D ratings should take a 3 point hit. Their Cover 2 pass coverage would still be strong but their run D ratings should drop off.
Back to Lewis. Let's say Lewis gets hurt. The run D drops off a little bit, but they have a second leader in Ed Reed who is a 2 tier leader so their coverage might take a little hit but not much, their run D will suffer moreso. The other leader saves them from taking two big of a hit.
Back to the Colts who other than Sanders have Freeney as a leader. Their pass rush will remain the same if Sanders goes down and Freeney stays healthy. But let's say both Sanders and Freeney go down, then their run D and pass rush take a hit.
What is being emphasized in this system are the big names and their importance to their respective defenses and what happens to those defenses when the presence of those guys is not there.
Not all teams will have a defensive leader and hence not all are as fortunate to experience the benefit of having that unit cohesion that the ones that do experience.
The leadership scale would work like this.
4 Star Leader = increases the play of all other defenders on his team through a ratings boost in significant categories (not physical like speed and strength) such as block shedding, pursuit, pass rush rating (which I shall talk about shortly), explosion rating (which I will also talk about shortly), tackling, play recognition, run defense (depending on who the leader is - Lewis would be the only 4 star so he would increase run defense rating). A team with a Safety who has a 3 star rating for instance would increase their pass D ratings and whatever that Safety is good at such as pass rushing.
3 Star Leader = increases the play of all defenders on his team through ratings boost commensurate with his best abilities. I just described this at the end above as well as in the Bob Sanders example. Only what that Safety does well or what that player does well does he increase all other players on his team.
2 Star Leader = increases ONLY the play of the defenders in his unit through a ratings boost in significant categories.
1 Star Leader = increases only the play of the defender next to him through a ratings boost in categories that that leader excels at.
No Leader = pray for your defense LOL.
Determining the Leaders.
4 Star Leader = the spokes person for the ENTIRE team. The Entire Team is built around this player and this player is the face of not only the defense, but the team. That's why Lewis could be the only one on the game.
3 Star Leader = a spokesperson for the team in whose absence the defense falls off considerably. The entire team however is not built around this player. The defense might be though. Examples = Bob Sanders, Brian Dawkins, Derrick Brooks.
2 Star Leader = a spokesperson for the defense only and who excels at his position and his presence causes others at his position to excel. Without his presence the players in his unit fall off. Example = Shawne Merriman, Ed Reed, this year thus far John Abraham.
1 Star Leader = not too vocal, but serves as a captain making only the player beside him better. If it is a CB then he makes the Safety closest to him better, if you move them around in nickel and the nickel back is by him then the nickel back is the one who gets the treatment based on proximity. Example = Teddy Bruschi.
Back in a sec to talk about pass rush, explosion, pass rush moves, changing the show blitz and on the fly front shifts.
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