Originally Posted by FrustratedFinFan

Don't let them fool you Shabby. They say it's ALL about coaching, but you can bet your butt that their players are tweaked for strength and speed too! Have them match up their strongest man on man versus some of yours....and run some speed contests as well. You will quickly find that the winners also have some of the best athletes. Not to denigrate their coaching skills at all, but don't let them think that their athletes aren't special too. If some folks can do it with untweaked bases and players, maybe they should show up to the tournaments with nothing more than an unopened pack of Miggle players and bases? They do that at the Miggle tourney, but not at any of the other tournaments. Wonder why? Yep....some folks can tweak quickly and easily....that's swell. It doesn't mean they aren't spending time tweaking...they are just spending less time than others . You can be the best coach in the world, but if your players suck....you ain't winning too many games. I think that applies in EF as well.

I build my team first. I select players and tweak bases to match the player's duties. I then design some plays utilizing what I perceive to be my strengths. However, it doesn't take long in a game to realize you have to make adjustments. I do the best I can to adjust to my opponent. After the game, I keep in mind what my weaknesses were and I try to address those...both through tweaking....and through some thought to plays that will eliminate or minimize my weaknesses, as well as take advantage of my strengths. Sometimes I realize I need some new recruits....both bases and players.....and then it is time to play mad scientist again and create a monster!