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Idiotic playcalling

By Morbid
9/15/2015 9:45 am
I am behind by a touchdown and this is the playcalling I get leading up to and in the 2 minute warning. The first play after 2 min warning (a run on 2nd and long) and then letting all that clock tick away for a 3rd and long when I had 3 TO's left made absolutely no sense. Then to top it off i kick a fg...Just makes no sense at all.

1-10-NED 20 (3:26) 3-Vincent Hickey pass complete to 87-William Johnson to NED 41 for 21 yards. Tackle by 34-Gary Trimm.
Offensive Play: Singleback Normal Post Corner
Defensive Play: Nickel Normal Man Cover 2 - Pass Key
1-10-NED 41 (2:50) 3-Vincent Hickey pass complete to 82-Daniel Spencer to PIT 33 for 26 yards. Tackle by 29-Steven Walker.
Offensive Play: I Formation 3WR Slot Short WR Deep
Defensive Play: Nickel Normal Man Cover 2
1-10-PIT 33 (2:02) 3-Vincent Hickey pass incomplete, intended for 86-Richard Anderson.
Offensive Play: Singleback Big Ins and Outs
Defensive Play: 3-4 Normal Zone Blitz
Timeout for two minute warning.
2-10-PIT 33 (1:57) 40-Wesley Kuebler ran to PIT 35 for -2 yards. Tackle by 98-Lance Mack.
Offensive Play: Singleback Big HB Inside Strong
Defensive Play: 4-3 Under Wide Line
3-12-PIT 35 (1:13) 3-Vincent Hickey pass incomplete, intended for 87-William Johnson. Pass knocked down by 23-Clinton Ortiz.
Offensive Play: Shotgun 2 RB 3 WR Strong Deep
Defensive Play: Nickel 3-3-5 Cover 2 Man Under - Pass Key
4-12-PIT 35 (1:08) 2-William Cotter 53 yard field goal is GOOD. NED 20 PIT 24
Offensive Play: Field Goal
Defensive Play: FG Block
(1:04) Onside kick by 2-William Cotter from NED 35 recovered by PIT-88-George Anderson at NED 44. Tackle by 15-Steven Hogge.
Offensive Play: Onsides Kick Onside Kick
Defensive Play: Onsides Kick Return Onside Kick Return

Re: Idiotic playcalling

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
9/15/2015 11:35 am
That is odd, what are your hurry up settings set to? The run tells me that you're not in hurry-up at that point or you have a rule that is getting fired.

Re: Idiotic playcalling

By Morbid
9/15/2015 4:17 pm
Hurry up: 3
Slow down:2

No rules set

What was also weird is I had it set so i would run about 55% of the game and even when i was ahead i was dropping back to pass the majority of the time. QB was way off all game as well on decision making by throwing into triple coverage's when in the same line of vision had wide open receivers.

Just had a bad game on Offense I guess, I had ripped through the league all season so it was due to happen..lol
Last edited at 9/15/2015 4:21 pm

Re: Idiotic playcalling

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
9/15/2015 4:34 pm
Ok, here's what it looks like happened:

You were in hurry up, but since you're on the opponent's 33 yard line and there's still 2 minutes to go, you are not concerned at this point with preserving the clock - if you score a TD in 30 seconds that's way too much time for the other team to counter. So the 2nd down calls a run play from your regular rules for 2nd and probably medium, and lets the clock run down.

I'm more concerned about why you kicked a field goal on 4th down, but I think I have identified a probable cause and will release a patch.

Re: Idiotic playcalling

By Morbid
9/16/2015 10:31 am
Thanx dave for looking at it