Goal line blitz

[JHawk 0]

Still looking for backups?

 

I have a lv. 6 QB looking for a home. Named Jared Hawkins, obviously.

[Broward83 0]

Has anyone seen Redbarron? He hasn't logged into GLB since like the 14th

 

[Ced 0]

Haven't heard anything from him here or at GLB, Broward.

 

JHawk, I'll have a backup position likely available as our current backup is looking for more PT that we can't really provide at the moment.

[Red Baron 0]

Sorry guys, just got internet back, and after a weeks worth of running around, I should be on more frequently.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

My team, with a VERY shitty defense and an offense that relies mostly on a great running back and me as the main WR, ends the season (or WILL end the season) at 4-12... eeck.

 

It really sucks. Our defense's average level is like...9 or 10.

 

On the plus side, I had a 59 yard reception last game.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

Isn't that not a TD in the NFL? A player that goes OoB (not forced OoB) cant be the first to touch the ball..

 

It looks like the pass could have been tipped by the WR which would have meant the CB wasnt the first to touch the ball..but you cant really tell.

 

You are overthinking a sim. However you are correct.

 

I always thought that was just for players on offense.

 

Also: We lose and will play the second seed team in the playoffs. Laaame.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

My team is at 10-5 with one game to go and currently sitting 6th in the Western European pro league Zeta conference. It's a pretty competitive league. My DT has slowed down stats wise since the midseason due to teams no longer trying to run on us. It's going to be a brutal playoffs, it's almost one of those "any team could beat any other team" situations, it's so even.

[Ced 0]

Probably last game of the season, but I'll be throwing everything I can at the Gators in hopes that we somehow pull the huge upset.

[LaParkaMarka 0]

Here's some interesting info I found, probably worth posting to our forums:

 

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Offense

QB

The only thing to keep in mind here is the dropoff from your #1 to your #2. In some cases where the level difference is 5 or 6 or even more it's best to just not put your backup QB on the depth chart so he doesn't play, other than that it's straight forward.

 

RB

You want bread and butter from your #1 back but remember right now it's key to have similar types of backs that both fit your gameplan. Having an elusive and power back can cause problems at the lower levels when the power is slow and the elusive has no strength. You only really need 2 RB's even if one is a return man, you may need 3 if you have a return man and an 80% running offense.

 

FB

You don't need a backup fullback because on 3 wr sets he comes out of the game and with half decent stamina he can play all his 50 or 60 plays easily at a high level. It may be worthwhile to use a backup TE here so he gets some plays as well because the TE is in a similar situation.

 

WR

This is the tricky spot on offense. If you have 3 very good receivers then the slot one (#3 on DC) will get the best stats typically. This is not a reflection of your receivers but more of a reflection of matchups. In this case you might want to rotate them all through the various top 3 or 4 positions assuming they are equal or close to it.

 

If your WR's are not equal and you have say 1 superstar then don't just put him in the slot. It may work in some games but if another team sees it and moves their best CB to #3 then you will really be in a big hole. Keep this guy at the #1 spot and hope you can feed him the ball a lot while you look for other receivers. If you have a "bad" slot guy getting better stats and complaining about playing time put him in the starting lineup and he will not perform well at all, you can then move him back to the slot based on "bad" performance.

 

TE

Having a backup tight end is reasonably important and if he's a good blocker you can play him at backup FB. If he's a good receiver use him as your 5th or 6th WR.

 

LOT

Your best pass blocker should play here because he'll go up against the faster DE's. It's also worth noting that putting your OT with the lower strength on this side is fine because he won't need it as much against the pass rushers high on agility and speed

 

LG

You can put your weaker guard at this position and use him against the better pass rushing defensive tackle. Normally the defensive tackle will have good strength but not as much as the nose so it's a good place to hide a guard. Alternatively you can put your better guard here and use him to demoralize the defensive tackle opening up lanes for your rushing attack later on in games.

 

C

Usually responsible for double teams the center is rarely left to do his own thing. Having some speed at center can help as well because if he gets a pancake on the nose tackle he can get downfield to take out a linebacker as well. He does play on the punt team so again his speed will come in handy to get downfield and hit the return man.

 

RG

This guy is responsible for playing against nose tackles. He often gets help from the center so you can hide your weaker guard here however having a pancake specialist here can demoralize the nose tackle which in turn will hurt the defenses ability to stop the run.

 

ROT

Put your best offensive tackle run blocker here. He'll face stronger DE's than the LOT and won't need to pass protect quite as well as the LOT. This is also a spot you can hide a bad offensive tackle because the TE will help him in the rushing attack.

 

Defense

RDE

This is where you put your pass rush specialist. He gets one on ones most of the game and rarely has to play the run.

 

Nose Tackle

Put your strongest defensive tackle here. This guy gets double teamed a lot and if he can keep himself upright will really help wear out the offensive line and stuff the running game. If you are always playing better offensive lines than your d-line put your weak defensive tackle here and sacrifice him to pancakes in this spot allowing your other defensive tackle one on one chances.

 

Defensive Tackle

The nose tackle post covered a lot of this situation but you want your better pass rusher here. You don't need to put a super strong guy here if he has no other skills as well.

 

LDE

You want a run stuffer here as most teams rush to this side right now it's really important that he's strong enough to not get pancaked. If this guy gets pancaked then the OT can move downfield and knock a linebacker out of the play which will open up huge holes in your defense.

 

ROLB

This guy should be your fastest linebacker. He needs to move the most to make plays as runs goto the opposite side of the field from his starting postion. He also plays in nickel packages and sometimes gets called on to cover a WR, TE or HB.

 

MLB

Not the traditional football middle linebacker. There are two schools of thought here. Jed has a walking aura for a MLB and Tim Harper has a fast MLB with great base stats and no specials. This linebacker will only get a lot of tackles against power running backs but most teams have elusives and most teams run to the outside so you don't need your best linebacker here which is the traditional thought.

 

LOLB

Your best linebacker should play here. This guy IS your teams leading tackler and run stuffer. He also has to cover the tight end in most passing situations. The problem with playing your best linebacker at LOLB is that against passing teams he won't play as much because he subs out for nickel and dime packages. The solution to this is simple, either play him on specials teams or play him as the primary backup for MLB and ROLB so he's on the field as much as possible.

 

CB

Similar to the wide receiver situation the nickel will usually get thrown at more and get "better" stats. If you have 3 good corners rotate them through the starting lineup. If you only have 1 or 2 good ones then leave them as the starters and if the #3 guy playing nickel says he should start based on his stats give him a start against a team you know you can beat. You'll then show him that he's getting stats based on the DC position and I'm sure he'll be happy to move back to #3.

 

Don't be tempted to put your best corners anywhere but starting based on their stats it's not worth it, stats for a corner really don't mean anything other than they got thrown at a lot in 90% of the cases.

 

FS

Fairly straight forward but keep this guy off special teams he needs to not be tired so you don't get burned deep. He won't get many tackles or picks on a good team but don't worry he's still doing his job well in most cases. On a bad team he'll probably be second or third in tackles.

 

SS

Same thing as the FS position except you can expect more tackles out of this spot. If you have a great run stuffing FS don't hesitate to put him at the SS spot and put your pass defending SS at FS the loss of skill for a positional change isn't a big deal at all. This guy needs to be good against the run because a missed tackle will usually end up in 6 points for the offense.

 

Summary

I didn't cover special teams because it's been beaten to death already but hopefully there is some insight for some of the common depth chart questions here, especially the RB, WR and LB positions.

 

You can tailor your lineup to the other team as well this is merely designed as a starting point to build your depth chart in the best way to help your team out early.

[Ced 0]

Apparently our season's not over yet!

 

I haven't got the details, but we're playing three "scrimmage" games over the next few days, starting today.

[AlaskanHero 0]

We won our first scrimmage game 33-0. Though, since these games don't mean anything, why don't we start all the backups so they can get max EXP from playing in the game?

[Mike wanna be 0]

There's no XP in the postseason anyway.

[Broward83 0]

in post season, no. in the scrimmages, yes.

[Mike wanna be 0]

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread...541&page=17

Second-to-last post.

[Broward83 0]

I coulda sworn I got XP from our scrimmage..

 

edit: just checked...it was from training.

[Mike wanna be 0]

A lot of our contracts run out early in season 3. Should get those renewed pretty soon.

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

Even though I got no TDs, that was probably my best game for the team - just under 100yards

[Ced 0]

We're losing two starters and a backup.

 

Vlad Tanker is not resigning and Abraham Simpson is being promoted to #1 HB. The backup HB position is essentially vacant as it will be filled in the interim by a CPU.

 

Stick Blinker has been released on good terms. Bull Blaster will be promoted to #1 SS.

 

I'll be releasing Joshua Broughm so he can seek out a new team. The backup QB position will be vacant.

 

I'll take some time tomorrow to write up new contracts for everyone.

[Mike wanna be 0]

If we're making moves, make them during the offseason; only a -1 chemistry hit during the offseason (not that it really matters, but every little bit helps).

 

I've got a level 4 QB in the D-Leagues; he won't be very good on the field but Ortega's not going to miss many snaps anyway.

 

Where'd Annie go (again)?

[Ced 0]

New Season starts on Wednesday. I decided to hold off and wait for ticket sales to process so I can give out signing bonuses to everyone AND pay off the loan I took out for construction without fearing bankruptcy.

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

OMG, I've been tapped!

 

Owner of the Bishops here, we are following your WR and would like him to sign with us and come make a playoff run in america when his contract expires. Please let me know what you are looking for.

 

We at the Asbury Park Blue Bishops would love to have you on our team after your contract expires. You would start from day one. You'd be a great fit. We are an established championship contending USA team with players, GMs, and owners dedicated to winning, plus you'll get good money. PM me back ASAP! Thanks for your time.

 

BTW I'll ask you how much money you want if you show interest in my offer.

 

We need your guy, so please PM me as soon as possible. Thanks

[Mike wanna be 0]

You've been Dugganed. "USA, USA, USA".

[Broward83 0]

I'm jealous..I'd like for some random USA team to scout me..

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

I declined, going to stay with the home team!

[BX 0]

I just signed up and created a Strong safety. What next?

[Ced 0]

Ticket revenues kicked in, new contract offers are now on the table, and we play our first game of the season tomorrow.

 

South America Triple A...Numero Uno!

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

As Marvin Marvin's agent Im pleased to announce that he has accepted the 2 year $40,000 offer to remain with Smartmarks FC.

 

 

 

 

[LaParkaMarka 0]

I think our cornerback depth is a bit of an issue. Right now our top corner is inactive, and our fourth corner is a level 8 CPU. We should consider signing one of the many FA CB out there, to shore things up and dump that CPU.

 

If no one has time, let me have some GM privileges...I'd love to try and sign people to shore up depth.

[Broward83 0]

There's also the stigma of playing in a AAA league and of not playing in a USA league that I've noticed keeps people from picking up solid talent.

 

We've put out feelers to a few guys but get nothing in return.

 

I'm going to scout out the D-leagues later tonight and see what I can find.

[Broward83 0]

One game in, and we're victorious!

 

16-10 win over San Jose.

 

Defense came up big in the late stages to protect the six point lead after a field goal.

 

Morty Horrowitz with a nod from a huge special teams role and Annie for some solid work in the secondary.