2020 Divisional Playoff Discussion

[tarcone]

Its interesting that Amos threw for 481 yards but only 1 TD. Thats almost 5 football fields of passing yards. Yet he found the end zone once.

[dthompso8]

GG West Virginia. Way too many big padding plays allowed especially on 1st down...
Good luck the rest of the way.

I do wonder if there is any point having quality CB's in this game as despite having the best in the league Markel shredded us all day

[Kozure]

I do wonder if there is any point having quality CB's in this game as despite having the best in the league Markel shredded us all day

Cohesion is a big factor. Not sure what your secondary cohesion is, but if it's not good, talent won't always make up for it against an offense that has good talent and cohesion. My passing cohesion isnt top notch, but it's good. Keep that defense together as long as you can. It has it's best years ahead.

[JesterBlaze]

I do wonder if there is any point having quality CB's in this game as despite having the best in the league Markel shredded us all day

It is ridiculous that you can have a top-notch S and CB on one side of the field and still not completely shut down even average WRs on that side. As they say you're "on an island" so CB vs WR skills should match up pretty evenly and the better player should simply have better odds of winning each battle for the most part.

I don't ever expect to see proper results from the FOF engine regarding CBs however I do think, like everything else, if I have better CBs than my opponent it's some type of advantage worth having, especially if the QB/WR/WR basics are about equal.

[VitoStallion]

grats Winners!!!

Jester was robbed!!!

Mark, it's good to see the Whales make it that far. Grats on a great season man.

[Kozure]

It is ridiculous that you can have a top-notch S and CB on one side of the field and still not completely shut down even average WRs on that side. As they say you're "on an island" so CB vs WR skills should match up pretty evenly and the better player should simply have better odds of winning each battle for the most part.

I don't ever expect to see proper results from the FOF engine regarding CBs however I do think, like everything else, if I have better CBs than my opponent it's some type of advantage worth having, especially if the QB/WR/WR basics are about equal.

There is no such thing as a shut down corner in FOF. I dont know why, but this kind of thing just doesnt bother me. There is such a thing as a shut down defense, and you need good cohesion to have one, usually.

[jeffrey]

We got outscored in a shootout. Definitely not how I thought the game would go.

Man am I tired of losing to Jeffrey

Good game, Mike. I really thought those fumbles inside of my 20 would be the end of me, but Bauer saved our asses. He didn't have much help from his line, either. He was under pressure all day and tucked and ran 7 times.

Rumor has it that one of your players will begin next season suspended for hitting him in the helmet when he was a runner even though that's legal.

[jeffrey]

Revenge for the humiliation of last year. Good game, dthomso8.

Now get to finally face jeffrey in a IFL championship game. Brings back good memories (read: nightmares).

Thankfully, I seem to have righted the West Virginia ship after a very shaky second half of the season. Defensively we are playing well and Markel just put in what may have been his best game of the season.

That being said, I expect Jeffrey to gameplan the hell out of this one and for this game to be a defensive slugfest. Only way it gets out of hand is if one of us turns the ball over and the other team runs away with the game. Could happen. We are very turnover prone.

Today's game against the Mules shows what we can do when we don't give the other team the ball.

I don't know if my secondary is up for a defensive slugfest. Those receivers of yours are going to be a matchup nightmare to gameplan against.

I think this will come down to whose offensive line holds up.

[r00k]

Some great games this last Sunday ...

Jester, you showed lots of class after that loss ... not sure I could have been as gracious.

[Kobeck]

Rumor has it that one of your players will begin next season suspended for hitting him in the helmet when he was a runner even though that's legal.

agreed, if they actually run - lol

[JesterBlaze]

There is no such thing as a shut down corner in FOF. I dont know why, but this kind of thing just doesnt bother me. There is such a thing as a shut down defense, and you need good cohesion to have one, usually.

My ears are perked with partial hope: Has anyone actually dominated any FOF leagues via defense without a great offense to compliment?

Some great games this last Sunday ...

Jester, you showed lots of class after that loss ... not sure I could have been as gracious.

Thx, r00k.

[Mike17]

My ears are perked with partial hope: Has anyone actually dominated any FOF leagues via defense without a great offense to compliment?

Someone good enough at this game to have a shutdown defense is never going to have a "bad" offense.

[jeffrey]

My ears are perked with partial hope: Has anyone actually dominated any FOF leagues via defense without a great offense to compliment?



Thx, r00k.

I've been doing very well in the NAFL and RNFL with mostly defense, but my best years certainly come when I'm clicking on offense as well.

But I agree with Mike, that one complements the other, not just in the sense of a good defense boosting an offense, but a good offense will certainly boost a defense, too.

[jeffrey]

agreed, if they actually run - lol

Al Michaels says "It looked like Mccoy was going to run, but he pulled up at the last second," but you know better, do you? It must be your deep research into resentment and whining that makes you such an expert. Do tell...

[Kozure]

I've been doing very well in the NAFL and RNFL with mostly defense, but my best years certainly come when I'm clicking on offense as well.

But I agree with Mike, that one complements the other, not just in the sense of a good defense boosting an offense, but a good offense will certainly boost a defense, too.

Yeah, a great defense can and will set your offense up with good field position which increases the chance for easy scores.