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re: Offenses evolved to score more points. Defenses haven't evolved to stop them.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 3:06 am to ReauxlTide222
Posted on 1/18/15 at 3:06 am to ReauxlTide222
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Think that might be going too far. Offenses should be allowed to move as fast as humanly possible, IMO. But that should revolve around defenses being capable of always having the players on the field that they think they might need to stop the offense.
Well, it's kinda tough to have both of those. The offense can use the same players and line up in a completely different formation that would require a different group of defenders to successfully stop them. With running QBs going 6'5 250 and running 4.5 40s it's even harder.
The defense has always been a step behind, but it didn't have to worry about the QB as much as it does now as far as running game, and it typically had more time to get it's right players in and get set.
The fact you can't sub unless the offense subs is probably the biggest issue... it's not that you can't get players on and off the field fast, it's that you aren't allowed to do it at all. And even if you could, you'd get caught subbing a player in and the ball being snapped while they are out of position.
Maybe once the center touches the ball the D should be allowed 5 seconds or so to sub players before the snap???
This post was edited on 1/18/15 at 3:07 am
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 3:21 am to NATidefan
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The fact you can't sub unless the offense subs is probably the biggest issue... it's not that you can't get players on and off the field fast, it's that you aren't allowed to do it at all.
That's straight up false. Defense can sub whenever it wants. They just have to be quick about it if the offense chooses not to. Too bad so sad if your coaching staff can't get their subs organized quickly enough.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 3:21 am to NATidefan
Part of the moving as fast has humanly possible should be just that...but there should be a human there to make it 100% certain that the defense has time to do what they need. Not saying the defense needs time to email the refs that "we're ready!" But for goodness sake let em do what they need to do to play football.
In a perfect world, this would include being able so sub when they want. Not asking for anyone to throw the defense a bone in an already tough situation. I legit think it's insane that the defense can't sub unless the offense does. Offenses are getting so fast that defenses not even being ready is a big problem in my eyes.
In a perfect world, this would include being able so sub when they want. Not asking for anyone to throw the defense a bone in an already tough situation. I legit think it's insane that the defense can't sub unless the offense does. Offenses are getting so fast that defenses not even being ready is a big problem in my eyes.
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