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goal line attacks

By Charivari
4/19/2018 5:19 pm
Hi all !

I noticed my goal line defensive formations ( attacks 1-2-3) are used far away from the goal line, with often disastrous results .

How do I force goal line defense to be used only in the red zone ?

More generally, advise on how to manage the goal line defenses is welcome !

Cheers !

Re: goal line attacks

By Bryson10
4/19/2018 5:51 pm
You have to use rules if you want to use any other defensive formation against an opponent's goalline offense. I would advise making a rule and adjusting it based on opponent :)

Re: goal line attacks

By Charivari
4/19/2018 6:42 pm
Thanks!!

Re: goal line attacks

By shauma_llama
11/20/2018 1:45 am
I went back through my games and noticed that the times I got burned on 80 yard TD passes were often the offensive play being goal-line play-action TE drag and me being goal-line blitz.
Last edited at 11/20/2018 1:46 am

Re: goal line attacks

By Bryson10
11/20/2018 1:48 am
ya that's a total junk play vs the goalline blitz. They leave that tightend completely uncovered. I use rules to combat that garbage

Re: goal line attacks

By Smirt211
11/20/2018 11:21 am
Ugh, this is on the main board.

It is a complete garbage play.

What Bryson said. I took great satisfaction when an opponent tried this on me (on loop) and it failed.

Re: goal line attacks

By shauma_llama
11/20/2018 7:47 pm
Wait, are you saying whenever I call an offensive play from that formation the computer will automatically pick one of those goal-line defensive plays regardless of field position UNLESS they've creaTed a rule against it? That seems pretty open to abuse. I could run goal-line play-action TE drag 20 times a game and the other team Will respond with goal-line defensive every time regardless of field position?
Last edited at 11/20/2018 7:50 pm

Re: goal line attacks

By Bryson10
11/20/2018 7:49 pm
if the team only has goalline blitz d plays checked in their playbook. Other goalline plays will play the pass but get gashed on run. Most people ran the goalline blitz plays cause it stopped the run but it gives up easy pass tds. So you would need other goalline plays in your book

Re: goal line attacks

By shauma_llama
11/20/2018 7:54 pm
Oh, my teams stats against the run are awesome. ???? I'm only giving up about 60 yards a game on the ground. It's those 80 yard TD passes that are the problem.

Re: goal line attacks

By Bryson10
11/20/2018 7:56 pm
that's the issue, you will stop the run good with goalline run blitzes against goalline runs but when they pass there's a tightend that runs uncovered. If you can live with giving up a big play here and there it's fine cause you'll stuff the run that's up to you