Game Plan
GAME PLANS:

We suggest you use your own personal game-plan or style. You can be a "conservative" offense team that runs the ball and controls field-position. Or you can be an "unexpected" offense team that runs in passing situations and personnel, and throws in running situations and personnel. Just don't be too aggressive on offense until you get a feel for how the defense is playing to reduce your risk of turnovers.

On defense you can use an easy "matching" style to choose your personnel (eg., pick Run-Stop against their Power personnel). Or you can be an "aggressive" defense team when you need a turnover (while risking a big TD play).

There will be an ebb-and-flow of styles as the offense and defense make in-game-adjustments to each other's game-plans.
OFFENSE STYLES:

The offense can adopt various styles or game-plans at different points in the game as follows...
  • Conservative (good way to start games)
  • Running
  • Passing
  • Direct
  • Unexpected
  • Aggressive
OFFENSE STYLES:

The conservative style offense uses conservative plays about 75% of the time and is a good variation to start games. An aggressive style offense is not recommended.

Running style uses running plays about 75% of the time and can be strengthened with a bias towards Power and Base personnel. Passing style uses passing plays about 75% of the time and can be strengthened with a bias towards Spread and Base personnel.

Direct style passes from Spread offense personnel and runs from Power offense personnel. If the defense is playing aggressive then direct style will increase the odds of turnover.

Unexpected style involves running with Spread offense personnel and passing with Power offense personnel. This can keep your opponent off-balance for a while. If the defense is playing aggressive then unexpected style will increase the odds of an immediate touchdown.

Offense styles can be combined: conservative-direct style, unexpected-running style, etc.
DEFENSE STYLES:

The defense can adopt various styles or game-plans at different points in the game as follows...
  • Matching (good way to start games)
  • Tackle
  • Cover
  • Conservative (good way to start games)
  • Aggressive
  • Shut-Down
  • Forcing
DEFENSE STYLES:

The personnel matching style will choose Run-Stop personnel when the offense is in Power, Base personnel when the offense is in Base, and Pass-Stop personnel when the offense is in Spread. This is an easy and neutral way of picking personnel, it will free you up to think about other choices, and it is a good style start a game.

Tackle style is very effective against the run and can be strengthened with a bias towards Run-Stop and Base personnel. Cover style is very effective against the pass and can be strengthened with a bias towards Pass-Stop and Base personnel. Choose these play-cards based on the Tackle/Cover indicator at the bottom-left of the defense play-cards.

A conservative style defense uses conservative plays about 75% of the time and will make the offense sustain drives down the field, and is also a good style to start a game.

An aggressive style defense uses aggressive plays about 75% of the time and can be good or bad for you depending on how their offense is playing. It can increase the odds of a turnover if the offense is playing a direct style (running in Power and passing in Spread, and can increase the odds of an immediate touchdown if the offense is playing unexpected style (passing in Power and running in Spread). An aggressive-matching style of defense is very effective against a direct style offense.

You can adopt a shut-down style using focus areas to stop certain offense players. For example, focusing outside in passing situations will shut-down passes to the WR and TE, and focusing inside will shut-down passes to the HB. Focusing outside in running situations will shut-down runs by the HB, and focusing inside will shut-down runs by the FB and QB.

You can adopt a forcing style and use focus areas to compel the offense to switch to aggressive plays. For example, focusing to your right in passing situations will force the offense away from conservative passes, and focusing to your left in running situations will force the offense away from conservative runs. This style can force the offense out of a conservative posture and expose them to turnovers.

Defense styles can be combined: conservative-running style, or aggressive-matching, etc.
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