CosmicBills Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 Well, the Meatballs played hard and hung with the Longnecks throughout the game. We refused to give up, even when trailing 10-0 early. Our defense played great but at the end of the day we didn't make enough plays on offense. Good game, be sure to rest your players AND level them up if anyone increased! Write up to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Tough loss Meatballs and great game Longnecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 So were is the scouting report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 So were is the scouting report? Here is what the report and breakdown was ... welcome to share yours! (Congrats by the way ... we'll get you guys next year assuming we aren't dropped or you aren't promoted to the next league -- a rule which sucks in my opinion). If you notice, your team's game winning TD came on the short pass that the scouting report warned us against. ------------------------------- Coach has presented the following analysis of our upcoming opponent, the Longnecks: Scouting: OFFENSE: The Longnecks really opened it up last week, relying on their excellent QB to tear apart the 76ers secondary. It was their second game under the direction of VA Bills and he has favored the medium to short passing routes in both of their victories. Their running game has potential, but their interior O-Line hasn’t been able to open up holes. Truth be told, the coaching staff has a tendency to give up on the ground attack early on, content with airing it out. DEFENSE: This Defensive unit is led by their excellent Defensive Ends and strong secondary. Their CB play of late has really made it difficult on opposing WRs. However, in both victories, they showed susceptibility to the ground attack – particularly up the middle. Game Plan: OFFENSE RUNNING GAME (58%): Our running game helped lead the way last week, and will be counted on to do the same this week. The Longneck’s strength lies with their DE’s and LBs, but they do not have much depth within their front 7. To this end, our main focus will be wearing out their interior front 7 with our two exceptional RBs. With the duel threat of The Glow and Just Win, we are going to pound the ball up the middle (68%) to take advantage of our superior Center Mr. Dangler and Guards Chubbs Peterson and Bucky Bundles. We will try to use The Glow on the outside rushes (32%) to take advantage of his speed. Controlling the clock with our running game will be crucial to helping alleviate the pressure put on our defensive unit with the high scoring Longneck offense. PASSING GAME (42%): Tyrone Slothrop has been coming into his own, and with the development of Smalls and Banks as well as the additions of Jobu and James T Kirk, we have 4 fantastic WRs to get the ball to. In order to win this week, we are going to have to air it out and take some chances. Despite the strong CB play on the other side of the ball, the Longneck’s have given up some deep throws. As a result, we are changing tactics from last week. Only 27% of our pass plays will be short routes. 47% will be medium routes, taking advantage of the underneath and middle zones. We will take more shots down field (26%) this week as well, hoping to play off the mismatches our WR corps will create. Most opponents have played scared – we won’t make that mistake against the Longnecks this week. We’re going to pound the ball AND take some deep shots. DEFENSE BLITZ PACKAGE (22%): Once again we are going to rely on our front 4 to create most of the pressure. The addition of Bring Da Rukus should help create interior pressure against the Longneck’s O-Line. More importantly, most of the Longneck’s passes have been short passes which have turned into big gains by taking advantage of overzealous opponents. RUN DEFENSE (40%): Watching game footage has revealed that despite the outstanding Longneck Offensive line, the coaching staff has little confidence (or patience) with their running game. They tend to run up the middle more, allowing their guards to clear a path. The coaches feel our front 4 is good enough to keep our LBs blocker free and allow Krunch and company to make plays. We’ll be aiding the inside game by anticipating 53% of the rushing calls to come inside and 47% to come to the outside. Since we’ll be looking for the Longnecks to pass first and ask questions later, it’s imperative that our D-Line clog up multiple blockers and that our LBs make the one on one tackles this week. PASS DEFENSE (60%): The myth has been that the Longnecks air it out deep against opponents. The game film doesn’t reveal this to be true. Instead, the majority of their passing plays focus on the underneath routes and allow their game breaking TEs and WRs to break tackles and make opponents miss. To counter this, we’re going to play more zone this week, hoping to create gang tackle situations in the secondary. We’ll be in zone 51% of the time and Man up 49%. With our limited blitzing package, there should be no excuse for the short Longneck passes to turn into big gainers. 39% of our calls will focus on the underneath routes, with 46% focused on the medium passes. We’re going to gamble that our CBs can stay with their WRs on the edges and only call 15% of our defensive packages vs the long ball. In the end, I think we have a great shot to shock the world this week. Our team might not be as good on paper, but we have more depth and a great game plan! GO MEATBALLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 tgreg99, not bad. You did a pretty good job scouting. I will tell you , I have hired on a DC to help game plan the defensive side of things as well as a finance ond contracts specialist to help with the over running of the team. As far as scouting for an individual team, I have to say, very cockily, that we run our plan, and do not plan for the strength, weaknesses, or patterns of our opponent. We are going to do what we want for the long haul, and not let bottom dwellers take our goals from us. I think we are good enough to beat any team in the league with our talent. We are trying to build and grow our team, and looking at the big picture, meaning the playoffs. We are trying to groom the more difficult pieces and gather the much needed experience points for the positions where it is harder to acquire. So we do not game plan, on a game, by game, yet. We seem to be rounding things out and may start planning for individual teams in the near future, but not yet. Growth and experience. We've pretty much solidified a playoff spot, so our focus is to win the whole thing, not individual games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 our thread.. anyways.. I had 2 tackles last game.. not bad, room to improve though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Reports are that Alaska Darin took starting QB, Tyrone Slothrop, deep into the Alaskan artict nature preserve to meet with local shammans. The pair of elite rookies underwent hours of rituals, meditation, and repeated injections of WGH (Whale Growth Hormone). It is also reported that Alaska Darin, citing the Second Amendment, upgraded his custom equipment to "depleted uranium shells." when asked about his new equipment Alaska Darin said "You F&ck with me or Sloth and you will end up with a hole in your chest and your grandchildren will have two heads and cancer, B word!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Reports are that Alaska Darin took starting QB, Tyrone Slothrop, deep into the Alaskan artict nature preserve to meet with local shammans. The pair of elite rookies underwent hours of rituals, meditation, and repeated injections of WGH (Whale Growth Hormone). It is also reported that Alaska Darin, citing the Second Amendment, upgraded his custom equipment to "depleted uranium shells." when asked about his new equipment Alaska Darin said "You F&ck with me or Sloth and you will end up with a hole in your chest and your grandchildren will have two heads and cancer, B word!" Excellent news. From his hospital bed, Cash has given the thumbs up -- with his pimpin' thumb so you know he's pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 our thread.. anyways.. I had 2 tackles last game.. not bad, room to improve though. The coaches were so impressed they're giving Diesel a starting nod this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 The coaches were so impressed they're giving Diesel a starting nod this week. Sign up my new client - the fastest player in the league, WR Jerry Butler. He even will bring his own custom equipment, condoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Uh oh.. we got a team on our hands now. And thanks for the start Coach! I won't let you down. That QB is gunna regret the day he stepped on the field. -Jack Diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 The coaches were so impressed they're giving Diesel a starting nod this week. I knew Smash Hammersmith was going to pay dearly for what he did to your sister at the last victory party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Not to put the cart before the horse, but I like the looks of the rest of our schedule. We're 3-8 currently, and the Cows are the best team out of the 5 remaining that we have. I could easily see us going 4-1 over the next 5 games. That would put our overall record at 7-9. Not too shabby, considering that we "started" the season at 1-7. 6-2 over the final 8 games of the season sounds like a team that's really turning it around to me. PS.. Don't tell the Cows, but looking at the matchup between the two teams, we could certainly give them a run for their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Two in a row, baby! Jack Diesel certainly lived up to the billing, leading the team in tackles. And Sloth and Darin's new training regiment paid off! More to come today ... but a good win by the Meatballs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Two in a row, baby! Jack Diesel certainly lived up to the billing, leading the team in tackles. And Sloth and Darin's new training regiment paid off! More to come today ... but a good win by the Meatballs! We have too many dropped passes - but we have a killer return man in Jerry Butler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 We have too many dropped passes - but we have a killer return man in Jerry Butler! He was Roscoe Parrish like in his Punt Returns today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 He was Roscoe Parrish like in his Punt Returns today. He also had the longest pass play of the season for the team - a whopping 18 yards! Are our other receivers slow? is it the game plan? How can we fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 He also had the longest pass play of the season for the team - a whopping 18 yards! Are our other receivers slow? is it the game plan? How can we fix this? Our breakdown was 50%medium 35%long and 15%short ... not sure if it's the game or what. But we just aren't getting the long ball. Though if you look at the Longnecks who air it out, their long pass plays are really short routes where their WRs or RBs break it. I have yet to see the computer simulate a true long ball throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Our breakdown was 50%medium 35%long and 15%short ... not sure if it's the game or what. But we just aren't getting the long ball. Though if you look at the Longnecks who air it out, their long pass plays are really short routes where their WRs or RBs break it. I have yet to see the computer simulate a true long ball throw. Whatever works right? http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=661158 or http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=502124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Whatever works right? http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=661158 or http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?pbp_id=502124 Exactly, not hating on it! Though that first TD pass is more akin to the long ball than the others. We're not hitting those, or if we do, our WRs are tackled right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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