Playcalling Experts

[Smidgeon]

I've been hearing a lot of complaining about the playcalling around here lately. As such, I'm curious about who really knows anything about playcalling.

List your playcalling experience here. If you've coached in the NFL or with a successful college program, been a coordinator in the NFL or with a successful college program, or befriended someone who was successful at playcalling and learned at the feet of this person, please put it here so I will believe what you say.

Otherwise, I'll know that when you complain about play-calling, I'll just assume you have no idea what you're talking about and are complaining about results (i.e. execution of a play) instead of the play itself.

Thank you.

[Zool]

If it doesn't work its a bad call. If it does work he just got lucky. Seems simple enough.

[sharpe1027]

Re: Playcalling Experts

While there is something to your point, there would be virtually no purpose to this forum if we all needed to be experts with significant experience on every subject we discuss.

Maybe anyone complaining could try to present a more constructive analysis of specific reasons that the play calling is suspect and then we can all comment.

[imscott72]

I personally don't have a problem with the play calling. The goal is to keep the defense guessing on what you're going to do. Common sense says you can't get repetitive or defenses will know what's coming, especially with film and all the things available to opponents these days. They study your offense practically the whole week hoping to find an edge, so clearly you have to mix it up. Not every play is going to work every time, but that doesn't make it a bad choice. I think MM is good at attacking defense's weaknesses. The Redskin's came in with the 31st pass defense, so with our strong passing attack it only makes sense to attack that. Of course you have to throw in some running plays and I thought MM did a good job of doing that.

[Smidgeon]

Re: Playcalling Experts

While there is something to your point, there would be virtually no purpose to this forum if we all needed to be experts with significant experience on every subject we discuss.

Maybe anyone complaining could try to present a more constructive analysis of specific reasons that the play calling is suspect and then we can all comment.

Agreed. But that wouldn't really satisfy the "must have someone to vilify" crowd.

[sheepshead]

Re: Playcalling Experts

I've been hearing a lot of complaining about the playcalling around here lately. As such, I'm curious about who really knows anything about playcalling.

List your playcalling experience here. If you've coached in the NFL or with a successful college program, been a coordinator in the NFL or with a successful college program, or befriended someone who was successful at playcalling and learned at the feet of this person, please put it here so I will believe what you say.

Otherwise, I'll know that when you complain about play-calling, I'll just assume you have no idea what you're talking about and are complaining about results (i.e. execution of a play) instead of the play itself.

Thank you.

HAAAAAAAAAA kinda like all the TT bashing. List your football general manager experience. Quash this, quash the TT bashing and you might as well fold up the forums and go home.

[Little Whiskey]

Re: Playcalling Experts

While there is something to your point, there would be virtually no purpose to this forum if we all needed to be experts with significant experience on every subject we discuss.

Maybe anyone complaining could try to present a more constructive analysis of specific reasons that the play calling is suspect and then we can all comment.

+1

If i met any of those qualifications, it would be illegal for me to post in this forum. .....at least 30minutes before kick off. ask TO

i do however, stay at a holiday inn express. and i'm pretty good at Madden. is that good enough?

[Smidgeon]

Re: Playcalling Experts

While there is something to your point, there would be virtually no purpose to this forum if we all needed to be experts with significant experience on every subject we discuss.

Maybe anyone complaining could try to present a more constructive analysis of specific reasons that the play calling is suspect and then we can all comment.

+1

If i met any of those qualifications, it would be illegal for me to post in this forum. .....at least 30minutes before kick off. ask TO

i do however, stay at a holiday inn express. and i'm pretty good at Madden. is that good enough?

funny stuff.

[MichiganPackerFan]

I was about to say, I've played Madden a couple of times on the computer. RUN THE DAMN BALL. We lost to the Giants in the NFC championship a couple years back, simply because MM wouldn't run the ball. A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

[Little Whiskey]

I've played Madden A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

I've never seen that defense called in all the years that I've played madden. is it effective?

[MichiganPackerFan]

I've played Madden A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

I've never seen that defense called in all the years that I've played madden. is it effective?

Don't know, i've never played anyone who never ran the ball. It sounds good in theory though. Although i guess you probably do need some pass rush.

[Joemailman]

I used to be pretty good at NFL Monday Night Talking Football.

[Smidgeon]

I've played Madden A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

I've never seen that defense called in all the years that I've played madden. is it effective?

I've played that defense. Play a 3-4 quarter zone defense, put the four DBs in long quarters, the four LBs in short quarters, the two DEs in flat zones, and the NT in short zone/QB spy.

Works pretty well against a 2 minute offense, but the computer always completes passes that were covered...

[Little Whiskey]

I've played Madden A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

I've never seen that defense called in all the years that I've played madden. is it effective?

I've played that defense. Play a 3-4 quarter zone defense, put the four DBs in long quarters, the four LBs in short quarters, the two DEs in flat zones, and the NT in short zone/QB spy.

Works pretty well against a 2 minute offense, but the computer always completes passes that were covered...

is it listed under the Anti-Packer defense?

[Smidgeon]

I've played Madden A defense might as well send all 11 back into coverage on us.

I've never seen that defense called in all the years that I've played madden. is it effective?

I've played that defense. Play a 3-4 quarter zone defense, put the four DBs in long quarters, the four LBs in short quarters, the two DEs in flat zones, and the NT in short zone/QB spy.

Works pretty well against a 2 minute offense, but the computer always completes passes that were covered...

is it listed under the Anti-Packer defense?

Unfortunately, I don't have a new game console, just my PC. So I still play Madden 08. So the anti-Packers defense didn't quite work there.