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Ok. So my problem of course is stopping the run. I own a pee wee team and we are just getting flat out ran over. In a couple of different areas too. I'm guessing it all starts up front. Our D-Line and blitzing LB's are getting pancaked at the other teams' will. It's kind of hard to stop someone when you're already on the ground. I get that but my question is why is it happening so often? I mean we're getting pancaked about 10-15 times per game. Our team doesn't manhandle the other teams like this so what is the difference. Our league is very competitive with all of the teams, with the exception of about 2 or 3, are all very closely rated. I run a 3-4 and have had my D-Line and ILB's training strength (and dropping SP's into strength) from day one yet they are getting pancaked multiple times every game. How is this possible?

Also we're not missing tackles just not in the right position to make the tackles. I have the LB's and Safeties tagging the RB's yet still can't stop the run. In some instances where I'm playing a team that runs exclusively I'll even put my CB's on their RB's and they still run all over us. I just don't understand how they can run so freely on us when we are rated so closely and I'm putting the players where they need to be. I've been an agent on GLB for about 4 seasons now but this is my first go at owning a team. Also the first time that I've co-ordinated so I'm aware that I may be missing something here since I'm new to ownership. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I just looked at the first few defensive plays of your last game so haven't got too much evidence to go on, but here goes

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1071622&pbp_id=8152137 - this is not putting players in the right place

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1071622&pbp_id=8152209 - try blitzing a LB or two

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1071622&pbp_id=8152256 - ditto

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1071622&pbp_id=8152327 - your formation is selling out to the inside run, but you are not blitzing any LBs to stop it even if it is called

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1071622&pbp_id=8152378 - blitz someone for god's sake!

I won't go any further on the plays but a couple of basic points:

1. Some of your formations need some work.

2. Even if you get the formations to work, setting your players so that they sit and wait for the HB to break the line of scrimmage is not going to stop the run. You need to take a bit of a chance, guess (or scout) where they are going to run the ball, and blitz guys to stop the run at or behind the line of scrimmage.

I'm sure others will give much more useful information than I can give you.

peewee is all about power running and that's just where a 3-4 doesn't really cut it. sure your ILB are training strength but DT's have better automatic gains.

You can't this season. Blitzing LBs are now picked up immediately by Gs.

Originally posted by Redrover
peewee is all about power running and that's just where a 3-4 doesn't really cut it. sure your ILB are training strength but DT's have better automatic gains.

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