New Season PPP Rules & Clarification

[Charlie-49ers]

Plays - The Play Pool will remain as is. All new pass plays will require a minimum of three players guarding the LOS in some manner that keeps them out of the pass coverage, except Pass Razzle Dazzle which will only require two players defending the LOS.

Plans - 2-DL pass defenses will remain in the play pool. However, Pass Short and Pass Medium 2-DL defense plays are restricted to no more than 33% of the plays in your plan. Pass Long and Pass Dazzle 2-DL defense plays are restricted to no more than 50% of the plays in your plan.

Profile - Defenses are required to have three different categories with more than five minutes to play in a half. Under five minutes in each half, the defense may use only two defensive categories.

If you need further clarification, please post below so we can share the discussion.

[Mitch-Oilers]

Thanks!

[Justin-Chicago]

I thought profiles were still on 2 defensive categories, simply because we agreed not to force everyone to go through and modify existing profiles for such a small thing?

[Charlie-49ers]

Well, I am willing to entertain arguments, but the game was designed for three categories, and I thought that we were giving everyone a break by only allowing two under five minutes.

[Justin-Chicago]

that was done here


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[Jerry-Redskins]

Three is more realistic. While it is not a huge difference 10-10 -1 RL-RL-RM means 6 plays are called 96% of the time. Since we cannot counter during a game, the more limited you can make the profile the more of a guess it is and a gotcha it becomes. PM 96% one week RL 96% the next. No teams sit in a base D 96% of the time. 10 -1 -1 at least lowers it to 83% max. Plus everyone is complaining about 2 DL plays. Well I think 2 categories makes offense harder than 2 DL plays. I also argue to allow the defense to match the defense in situational play calls, it should work in reverse. If the offense has to call 3 categories so should the defense in my opinion.

[Dean-Atlanta]

Requiring three play calls on defense dilutes the over-reliance on 2- DL defenses, therefore I favor three calls on defense.

If that requires re-doing profiles, so be it. We should be revamping our profiles every season anyway.

[Mitch-Oilers]

I'm fine either. Only requiring 2 makes it easier for gameplanning, but it's not that big of a deal. I just ask that we pick one and stick with it for a while.

[Charlie-49ers]

Barring any overwhelming response against, we are going with three defensive plays over 5-minutes and two defensive plays, if you prefer, under 5-minutes. I realize that it will force some changes in some profiles, but we will all be on the same page.

In this regard, especially during the early games, this will be self-policing! When you check your logs, not only look for possible errors in your own profile but look at your opponent's. There will be mistakes (missed changes, copying errors, head up your butt) and that will be expected. So be on the lookout so that we are all in sync. It is the best football game out there, and we are trying to keep it that way.

[Steve-LA Chargers]

Fortunately, I stuck to the 3 category approach when we required it two seasons ago.

Requiring 3 categories eliminates the ridiculousness of coaches relying on 6 plays for 95.24% of a situation, so I'm in agreement with this requirement.