Different styles of teams. Defense edition hints and tips for All-Pro Football 2K8

Different styles of teams. Defense edition

All Pro Football has a large playbook allowing you to run all types of defenses to stop anything coming at you but it is better to excell in one type of defense and be decent at all other aspects. There are many different styles of teams and you will have to build teams to counter attack those teams. Coverage defense. A coverage defense is supposed to shut down the passing game. A lot of the plays will be run out of the Nickel, Dime, Nickel 3-3 and Dime 3-2. The nickel formation brings 3 cornerbacks, 2 safeties, 2 linebackers and 4 down linemen. While not effective against the run, this formation excells against 3 reciever sets as there is a corner back for every wide out. The dime formation has 4 cornerbacks, 2 safeties, 1 linebacker and 4 down linemen. This is the base formation against 4 reciever sets as there is a man for every reciever. This formation is also strong against a 3 reciever set that has a gold reciever. You will be able to double team him and he will not be a target for the QB.

Run stopping defense.

For a defense to stop the run it will need a good core of linebackers and down linemen. The linebackers will need to fill any holes and the linemen should make the holes as small as possible. Big, strong linemen are a must. Art Donovan is perfect because he has size and a ton of strength. The linebackers will need superior tackling ability to stop the running back. Run stopping formations are the 4-3, bear, 4-4, and goal line. The 4-3 brings 7 men in the box; 4 down linemen and 3 linebackers. Lined up against a base I formation with 2 recievers, the linemens job is to be double teamed by O-linemen so that that there is less engaged defensive players than offensive players. This will allow a player or two to pursue the running back and with a quality tackle end the play. The 4-4 has 4 linebackers and 4 down linemen. This matches up evenly with a I-From 2 reciever set. When a linemen is double teamed by the O-Line it creates a mis-match so that there will be 2 or 3 defensive players in pursuit of the ball carrier, not including the defensive secondary. The goal line formation is mainly used inside of the 5 yard line, but if a team is having serious problems defending the run it will stop it. The GL formation brings in 5 down linemen and 3 linebakers. Most offenses will use 2 or 3 tight ends at this point with a full back to protect the ball carrier. The safety can be brought into the box so that very little or no holes are made for the ball carrier to go through. This defense is the most vulnerable to the pass as there is only 3 men in the secondary position. Prevent defense. The prevent defense brings 6 or 7 secondary players. 3 linemen and 1 linebacker are used as this formation is built to stop 20 yard plus passes. This defense is used on 3rd and very long or late in the 4th quarter whent he offense is trying to mount a comeback. A special teams edition will be up soon.

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