Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

[MattSharp]

So Michigan fans, how do you plan on replicating the bizarro defense UM is planning this year, where it's a 3-4, but one the 4 "LBs" is a safety, i.e. Stevie Brown this year?

I haven't thought of a good solution, especially because the 3-4 that the game uses takes the #2 MLB and makes him the 4th LB. Of course if you could do formation subs this would be much easier, but that is STILL not a part of this game.

Plus you are going to end up with way too many LBs. There are like 9 in the game already. If you move Brandon Smith and Stevie Brown (like IRL) then you end up with 11.

Any ideas?

[KleShreen]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

The best solution I could say is to maybe just run the majority of your plays in the 3-3-5 and manually control the safety/roving linebacker, if you really want to get technical with it.

[MattSharp]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

The best solution I could say is to maybe just run the majority of your plays in the 3-3-5 and manually control the safety/roving linebacker, if you really want to get technical with it.

Yea, I thought about the 3-3-5. It really seems to me that is what they are going with, a modified 3-3-5. But I think if you do 3-3-5 in the game, the 5th DB is the 3rd corner. So you would still have to tinker with depth charts.

[mmorg]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

The 3-3-5 in game works like this.

                   FS

         SS  OLB MLB OLB  SS
CB           DE   DT  DE            CB

I can't remember which side is the starting SS though.

[MattSharp]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

The 3-3-5 in game works like this.

                   FS

         SS  OLB MLB OLB  SS
CB           DE   DT  DE            CB

I can't remember which side is the starting SS though.

Oh sweet. Well I plead ignorance on that one. Thanks for enlightening me. So, yea I guess doing a 3-3-5 would possible work. I might play around with it and see later.

[bosox5s]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

what I've been doing is I moved stevie brown to LOLB and kept Brandon Smith at SS because it seems like he's staying there for now and I run the 4-3 under because that is what I hear greg robinson runs mostly

http://www.geocities.com/DAVETGC/Depth_Chart_2009_Michigan.html

^^this site is a great reference

[wolvraiderx]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

I would run the 3-3-5 and move S. Brown to SS so he becomes the second SS on the field acting as a linebacker. B Smith actually got moved to ILB this year. The starters at safety, at least in the beginning are going to be Woolfolk at FS and Williams at SS.

[Psyblast]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

what I've been doing is I moved stevie brown to LOLB and kept Brandon Smith at SS because it seems like he's staying there for now and I run the 4-3 under because that is what I hear greg robinson runs mostly

http://www.geocities.com/DAVETGC/Depth_Chart_2009_Michigan.html

^^this site is a great reference

Smith isn't a safety anymore. He's moved to linebacker. As of now, Williams and Woolfolk are the penciled in starters at the two true safety spots.

[Redwurm]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

so is this is a wise move when it comes to setting up your D to play online? I've always just kind of stayed with the presets (maybe changed around the WR/RB depth chart a bit). But I'm a bit more interested this year with all the new changed the wolverines have.

Plus, it still doesnt seem like anyone really had a straight forward answer on howto accomplish the new D. 3-3-5 or 4-3?

[gameface1324]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

As long as you don't play Utah, OSU, Appy St, or Toledo, you should be fine

[Maize]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

As long as you don't play Utah, OSU, Appy St, or Toledo, you should be fine

[ddanese1978]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

So Michigan fans, how do you plan on replicating the bizarro defense UM is planning this year, where it's a 3-4, but one the 4 "LBs" is a safety, i.e. Stevie Brown this year?

I haven't thought of a good solution, especially because the 3-4 that the game uses takes the #2 MLB and makes him the 4th LB. Of course if you could do formation subs this would be much easier, but that is STILL not a part of this game.

Plus you are going to end up with way too many LBs. There are like 9 in the game already. If you move Brandon Smith and Stevie Brown (like IRL) then you end up with 11.

Any ideas?

Hey I play madden football and to do formation subs is east.. you just click triangle while your in formation and it takes you to top of screen to replace subs.. in each formation....

I have yet to figure out how to do it in this years NCAA??? does anybody know how to change individual players in individual formation subs??? I.E put Brown in at MLB... or put Grady in at full back spot on just one formation???

Any help would be great

[thezer0v]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

Hey I play madden football and to do formation subs is east.. you just click triangle while your in formation and it takes you to top of screen to replace subs.. in each formation....

I have yet to figure out how to do it in this years NCAA??? does anybody know how to change individual players in individual formation subs??? I.E put Brown in at MLB... or put Grady in at full back spot on just one formation???

Any help would be great

Wait, I thought Grady was off the team. Or has he already been "punished" for the DUI.

As for individual formation subs... they were not in the game last year ether... sucks.

[WolverinesFinest]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

Hey I play madden football and to do formation subs is east.. you just click triangle while your in formation and it takes you to top of screen to replace subs.. in each formation....

I have yet to figure out how to do it in this years NCAA??? does anybody know how to change individual players in individual formation subs??? I.E put Brown in at MLB... or put Grady in at full back spot on just one formation???

Any help would be great

Formation subs didn't make it for NCAA 10 but I think they almost have to for NCAA 11 because it's asked for by so many users.

As for the safety thing with Michigan it will take some creativity to simulate what it will be in real life but i will say with formation subs there would've been no problem doing this.

[sundaz3]

Re: Michigan Wolverines: How to handle the new D?

I think that some of you are confusing the 3-3-5 Stack with the 3-3-5 Nickle. Coach Rodriguez is all about the stack, and it's taken more than a while to learn how to utilize it playing as WVU.

Change your D to the 3-3-5 stack, and it uses a safety to play as your 4th linebacker. You may need to move people around to get who you want to play the position, but that is the true playbook that they will use defensively.