Steve-Buffalo Bills wrote:I disagree with changing the 4 DBs to 5 DBs for the running categories. That's what the passing categories are for. You can basically call any category at any time and are required to call 3 categories when 5 min or over. If you want to use 5DBs, you already can.
I think it's important we try to live up to the VPNFL vision as much as we can. If we update our current rules to what I suggested, those revisions ensure we truly align to the original VPNFL vision for the categories. They also move us past the 'defend the LOS' concern in an effective and easy to check way.
I'm also in favor of eliminating the 33%/50% 2DL restriction. We lost Rob Boysen as a coach permanently because of this restriction. He emphasized a full 2DL defense that took him to the Super Bowl (lost to Jerry). It's also what he used in E.A. Galat's league before he ever joined the XFBS and PNFL.
The point is 2DL defenses are used as run defenses. It is very common to use a LB slide closer to a line and bring up a Safety while using 3 CB to deal with pass coverage. This is pretty normal NFL things. To say 2DL shouldn't be on running defense isn't realistic. Hell this isn't even that new Giants used it in Super Bowl 25. If we want to really be NFL it should be allowed with no percentages and allowed in all play types.
The point of 2DL defense is to give more flexibility to deal with different situations that is why they are becoming more common.
