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2 Gap Zone Scheme Fits: Run Stopper DE, Run Stopper and Nose Tackle DT, Run Stopper and Pass Rush OLB, Run Stopper ILB, Zone Coverage DB 3 Man Front Spread Scheme Fits: Nose Tackle DT, Pass Rush OLB, Coverage ILB, Zone Coverage DB Above are the only two 3-4 formations being proposed, even if 1 of these werechanged to Man coverage, 3-4 teams would have even less flexibility on their scheme and the same can be said for the 4-3 schemes (+ the single hybrid scheme). No defensive coordinator has decided the entire scheme based on what coverage the DBs are better at playing. In my personal experience, it's been quite to opposite but I realise that may not be true for everyone so that statement is neither here nor there but defensive backs are mostly capable of playing both man and zone when required. A db with a zone preference will fair much better being asked to play man coverage than a nose tackle would being asked to rush the passer or a pass rushing OLB being asked to constantly set the edge and play the run. This is even backed up by the sims logic as looking at the stats of my db's, whilst they are zone corners, they are only 10 points lower in man coverage whereas my nose tackle is 20 points lower in pass rush than run stopping. I completely agree that the archtypes of front 7 players is going to play a large part in determining the scheme, not just because of skill sets but because of the genetic makeup of each player. You never see teams asking pass rushing OLB's to cover athletic tight ends (unless you are Joe Barry and believe Preston Smith is really a 265lb cornerback) but a zone coverage cornerback isn't suddenly going to forget how to play cornerback because he was asked to play man coverage. I get the sim won't be as complex as real life and have the ability to run both man and zone because it largely requires the coach to be able to see what is happening on the field in real time but my point is, if we can only choose to play the whole game in either man or zone then we shouldn't have to match our dbs up to an entire scheme. If we wanted to give a malus/bouns for man/zone then I would argue that we'd be better off applying these to the opponents offensive scheme aka a team running a west coast offense could be countered by running zone coverage to stop short routes such as slants/crossers. Give the coach to ability to determine whether they want to 'outscheme' their opponent by trying to take advantage of a weakness in the offensive scheme or rely on the raw ability of their defensive backs to just straight up beat the offense.

I'd argue that either man or zone can/should be played from all these formations. I'm not familiar with any formations in football that cannot be adapted to play both. Obviously teams tend to have a bias for one due to the strengths of their scheme and/or personnel but a defense should always be flexible enough to play both man and zone so that they can adjust throughout the game depending on offensive playcalling. Additionally, with gameplanning there is already an option to run man/zone coverage so I'm assuming the sim gives a malus/bonus based on your players strengths/weaknesses. I agree with giving bonus/malus to DBs who are ball hawks/run stoppers and the overall bonus/malus applied for different front 7s but I don't think teams should be cornered into certain schemes based on the secondary as I don't believe this is really true to life.

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What is your username? Suffocation What is your Discord username (if applicable)? Dehydration.#3741 Which team do you want to apply for? (Click herefor a list of currently open teams.) James Madison What are 3 backup teams in descending order of preference? Jimothy Madison, Mames Jadison, Jamison Mades How much time can you devote to the community? The more people that are active, the more fun the sim as a whole is with all of the fun interactions that can take place between users, whether it be in the Shoutbox, or through various forms of media. Enough time to be bad at both CFB and NFL. #GoDukes #GoPackGo How did you find out or hear about SFA? Kirby Do you know anybody from SFA? List their usernames if applicable. Anyone from CFBHC Tell us a little about yourselves to serve as a short introduction to the community. Still the second best looking British person on this website.

What is your username? Suffocation What is your Discord username (if applicable)? Dehydration.#3741 Which team do you want to apply for? (Click here for a list of currently open teams.) Virginia Tech What are 3 backup teams in descending order of preference? Clemson, Michigan State, Oregon (Would like James Madison if they come to the sim) How much time can you devote to the community? The more people that are active, the more fun the sim as a whole is with all of the fun interactions that can take place between users, whether it be in the Shoutbox, or through various forms of media. Unsure, I'll complete gameplanning, recruiting etc but it will probably take me awhile to get back into it. CFBHC being so stop/start killed a lot of my enthusiasm but I did provide a good amount of media to that community when it was running properly so hopefully this rekindles it. How did you find out or hear about SFA? Kirby Do you know anybody from SFA? List their usernames if applicable. Anyone from CFBHC Tell us a little about yourselves to serve as a short introduction to the community. Second best looking British person on this website.

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What is your username? - Suffocation Which team do you want to apply for? (Click here for a list of currently open teams.) - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets What are 3 backup teams in descending order of preference? - Georgia - Arizona State - Louisville How much time can you devote to the community? The more people that are active, the more fun the sim as a whole is with all of the fun interactions that can take place between users, whether it be in the Shoutbox, or through various forms of media. - Will be active and posting media when possible. How did you find out or hear about SFA? - Kirby Do you know anybody from SFA? List their usernames if applicable. - Everyone here from CFBHC. Tell us a little about yourselves to serve as a short introduction to the community. - 25 years old and can’t get enough of being angry at young, simulated football players who can’t execute the damn gameplan.