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Re: Smirt's shack

By Blondie1977
11/11/2022 9:48 am
ArmoredGiraffe wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
Smirt211 wrote:
JDB was unfair yanking it during the middle of a campaign. Couldn't figure out a legit move and then pound it for 3-4 preseason games.

Therefore, you have to be strategic. You listed all the options and yeah, it's limiting. I wouldn't use that 46 heavy one since he toyed with it in the era of the 'advantage sack' and that left Man Under 1 and the one I opted for.

I'd be an idiot to pick blitzes with no red bar to try and go against full red bar opponents = I lose.

Ultimately, I continue to hammer at it and show JDB has a bias and is sneaky.

Noticed I get banged around and take Ls when he's around and when he isn't I get a chance to breath, game plan to dominate and survive.


Man Under 1 is the best replacement if you don't have 3-4 man cover 1. Unfortunately for me, I have neither in my XFL playbook. Time to look for a new coach.


Pass Focused 3-4 Defense seems to be full of goodies. 3-4 man cover 1, 4-3 man under 1, and a lot of base defense double blitzes. Think I'm going to make the switch and find time next week to redo my defense


It’s the only defense worth running at this point. Now to find the right coach.

Re: Smirt's shack

By Bruno77
11/11/2022 10:40 am
Blondie1977 wrote:
ArmoredGiraffe wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
Smirt211 wrote:
JDB was unfair yanking it during the middle of a campaign. Couldn't figure out a legit move and then pound it for 3-4 preseason games.

Therefore, you have to be strategic. You listed all the options and yeah, it's limiting. I wouldn't use that 46 heavy one since he toyed with it in the era of the 'advantage sack' and that left Man Under 1 and the one I opted for.

I'd be an idiot to pick blitzes with no red bar to try and go against full red bar opponents = I lose.

Ultimately, I continue to hammer at it and show JDB has a bias and is sneaky.

Noticed I get banged around and take Ls when he's around and when he isn't I get a chance to breath, game plan to dominate and survive.


Man Under 1 is the best replacement if you don't have 3-4 man cover 1. Unfortunately for me, I have neither in my XFL playbook. Time to look for a new coach.


Pass Focused 3-4 Defense seems to be full of goodies. 3-4 man cover 1, 4-3 man under 1, and a lot of base defense double blitzes. Think I'm going to make the switch and find time next week to redo my defense


It’s the only defense worth running at this point. Now to find the right coach.


Wouldn't rule out Run Focused 3-4 either now that I look at it more.

Re: Smirt's shack

By Blondie1977
11/11/2022 11:25 am
Bruno77 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
ArmoredGiraffe wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
Smirt211 wrote:
JDB was unfair yanking it during the middle of a campaign. Couldn't figure out a legit move and then pound it for 3-4 preseason games.

Therefore, you have to be strategic. You listed all the options and yeah, it's limiting. I wouldn't use that 46 heavy one since he toyed with it in the era of the 'advantage sack' and that left Man Under 1 and the one I opted for.

I'd be an idiot to pick blitzes with no red bar to try and go against full red bar opponents = I lose.

Ultimately, I continue to hammer at it and show JDB has a bias and is sneaky.

Noticed I get banged around and take Ls when he's around and when he isn't I get a chance to breath, game plan to dominate and survive.


Man Under 1 is the best replacement if you don't have 3-4 man cover 1. Unfortunately for me, I have neither in my XFL playbook. Time to look for a new coach.


Pass Focused 3-4 Defense seems to be full of goodies. 3-4 man cover 1, 4-3 man under 1, and a lot of base defense double blitzes. Think I'm going to make the switch and find time next week to redo my defense


It’s the only defense worth running at this point. Now to find the right coach.


Wouldn't rule out Run Focused 3-4 either now that I look at it more.


True. I think as long as you have man cover 1 for passes it should work. Personally I’ve never had much success with the 46 formations.

Re: Smirt's shack

By ArmoredGiraffe
11/11/2022 11:32 am
46 2 Deep puts your MLB onto the WR3 which is not ideal. Running it in Paydirt and that's an easy spot to funnel passes too. A good MLB mitigates it, but I think ultimately that matchup being exploitable makes it too situational to use. I currently think it is the best two deep base defense but I'm not sure how impactful that is

Re: Smirt's shack

By Bruno77
11/11/2022 12:03 pm
ArmoredGiraffe wrote:
46 2 Deep puts your MLB onto the WR3 which is not ideal. Running it in Paydirt and that's an easy spot to funnel passes too. A good MLB mitigates it, but I think ultimately that matchup being exploitable makes it too situational to use. I currently think it is the best two deep base defense but I'm not sure how impactful that is


Yea it's something that would require overrides + would be extremely situational, I just want to give it more of a look in some other places. That run defense playbook still has a fair amount of (if not all of) the plays I've been testing out at the moment in case the 46 experiment goes awry.

Re: Smirt's shack

By Smirt211
11/23/2022 5:12 am
https://mfn74.myfootballnow.com/forums/1/847?page=24#1690

The above is how you handle an unfair Ai team's defensive structure and the ridiculously cruel 100% injury rate @ Pre-season Game #1.

The following song is dedicated to MFN-1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyrWN-fftE

Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love

Re: Smirt's shack

By Blondie1977
12/05/2022 9:56 am
I'm having a weird issue with overrides. For example, on Shotgun Normal I'll put my WR1 in the slot (and do nothing else). However, during the sim he's still on the outside. My assumption was it would override the slot and the outside (where he would normally be based on depth chart) would go to the next receiver in the depth chart.

What am I doing wrong? Do I need to override his normal position on the outside also?

This is one of those things I thought I had figured out, but I'm just not seeing it paly out in the sim.
Last edited at 12/05/2022 10:36 am

Re: Smirt's shack

By Cjfred68 - League Admin
12/05/2022 10:05 am
Blondie1977 wrote:
I'm having a weird issue with overrides. For example, on Shotgun Normal I'll put my WR1 in the slot (and do nothing else). However, during the sim he's still on the outside. My assumption was it would override the slot and the outside (where he would normally be based on depth chart) would go to the next receiver in the depth chart.

What am I doing wrong? Do I need to override his normal on the outside also?

This is one of those things I thought I had figured out, but I'm just not seeing it paly out in the sim.


Does he appear twice in the formation in the overrides? Original position (white) and where you put him (red)

Re: Smirt's shack

By Blondie1977
12/05/2022 10:36 am
Cjfred68 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
I'm having a weird issue with overrides. For example, on Shotgun Normal I'll put my WR1 in the slot (and do nothing else). However, during the sim he's still on the outside. My assumption was it would override the slot and the outside (where he would normally be based on depth chart) would go to the next receiver in the depth chart.

What am I doing wrong? Do I need to override his normal on the outside also?

This is one of those things I thought I had figured out, but I'm just not seeing it paly out in the sim.


Does he appear twice in the formation in the overrides? Original position (white) and where you put him (red)


Yes, he does. So, essentially I will need to override his original position as well? I always figured it would just default to the next man in the depth chart.
Last edited at 12/05/2022 10:39 am

Re: Smirt's shack

By Smirt211
12/05/2022 11:06 am
Lock all the options in red from the TE, to the RB, to the 3 WRs.

I've been ok but get it all red and locked in. Leave nothing to the white.