Dallas Cowboys get slaughtered by the New Orleans Saints

[Richierush]

ive played it on the ps2 but i couldnt understand the game plays :cheese:

[snooch]

ive played it on the ps2 but i couldnt understand the game plays :cheese:

OK some hints. I'll start with defence. The plays are organized by formation. 4-3, 3-4, nickel, dime, quarter. There are more, but just concern yourself with these for the time being. You can get buy quite well with just these. 4-3 refers to 4 linemen(huge guys up front-runstoppers and quarterback manglers) and 3 linebackers(blitzers, runstoppers, qb sackers and short pass defenders). This formation is made for run defence and is quite poor against the midrange to long pass. 3-4 is three linemen and 4 linebackers. This is a bit more versatile since the linebackers can be a bit more tricky in their presentaion of their formation. Does it look like they are blitzing when they are actually in a disguised pass coverage formation? Or vice versa. Alot of teams are finding current success with this. It was in vogue in the 80's, fell out of favor and recently came back in favor. Nickel formation. 3 or 4 linemen, 3 or four linebackers and more purely pass oriented defenders(safeties-middle of the field pass defenders. they tend to be a bit bigger than defensive backs. DBs are built for speed). Nickel derives it's name from the extra "nickel back" (usually a safety) that is brought in for more speed. This formation is a good mix between run and pass defence. I use a variation of it when playing video games. Dime formation is made for pass defence. There are only two linebackers with another DB added to the field in it's place. Not good for run defence as the blockers will knock the DBs on their ass and the formations tend to be too spread out for any run defence usage. The last is quarter. Only 1 lb and all about stopping the long pass. This is usually used in situations where there's only 2 or 3 seconds left and the other team is down by a score or less. Pull the quarter formation out. It's all about stopping the long bomb.

I'll write more on offence later as I have errands I have to run.

[SlavikSvensk]

should read 20th century not 10th above...

[kev]

just got round to watching this game(aint had much time this week) shiit the saints were on fire!!!!!
that onside kick was Abit cheeky prob one of my fav non colts games this season(am still bitter about the colts streak being broken)

[snooch]

just got round to watching this game(aint had much time this week) shiit the saints were on fire!!!!!
that onside kick was Abit cheeky prob one of my fav non colts games this season(am still bitter about the colts streak being broken)

The problem with the Colts is the fact that they can't stop the run. They are dead last in the league against the run. Incredible offence, but that won't do you any good if the other team is making slow and steady progress on purpose to take up time and keep said offence off the field. I forget who recently said after beating them "Payton Manning can throw for 500 yards a game and they will still have the same problems. Look at tonight." (he had just thrown for 300+ yards and 3 touchdowns- no easy feat against anyone)

The Saints are the team to beat in the NFC conference right now.