[mantaraydre]

Coaches,

I replied on this yesterday then got called for a meeting right in the middle. Here is the tale end of the response.

this will not be effective in traditional miniature football. Like i said, at what point do you stop the board. IF YOU PLAY AGAINST A DEADLY PASSER YOU WILL BE DESTROYED IN THE FIRST QUARTER. All a coach has to do is pass every single down and let his receiver run ten yards to the first down, stop the play and hit him for the first. Lets say a coach is pinned on his 1 inch line due to a horrible kickoff. All a coach has to do is pass 10 times for ten yards and a touchdown. When you realize this after 5 passes and 50 yards, you will resort back to the old way of blocking the receiver at the line.

In the MPFL during each stop, you can take a player off a magnet to fill gaps and lanes because each stop is about 1 second. you can make life a little harder for the deadly ttqb thrower with over and under coverage. I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN GET OVER AND UNDER COVERAGE IN TRADISH FOOTBALL BUT IT WORKS A LITTLE BETTER IN THE MPFL DUE TO PLAYERS HOLDING THERE POSITIONS UNTIL THE RIGHT TIME.

The only coach who i saw do this is don hudson of the dfw. he has his defensive backs back peddle with the recivers into coverage. He showed kevin boddie and myself his method while we were out in texas. He stayed at our hotel a little later than everyone else showing what his players can do.
His reasoning was if you place a player head up with a receiver at the line of scrim, if the receiver beats and gets past that db, that db is OUT OF POSITION TO MAKE A PLAY. if he back peddle, at least everything is in front of or next to the db to make a tackle. he is the only guy i saw do this.

Hudson is the most deadliest thrower in the hobby. what would he do to you if you ran with his receivers. this guy does not miss. I personally saw him live in the flesh at my first texas shootout put a receiver in the end zone on a 308 and put a ttqb in the other endzone. he hit the receiver in his back 3 times in a row while joking and laughing not really concentrating. What if on every play he sent out 1 receiver in traditional football and kept everyone else to block while the qb was in the shotgun on a stationary base. HE WILL JUST WAIT FOR HIS RECEIVER TO RUN ALL THE WAY INTO THE ENDZONE, STOP THE BOARD THERE AND HIT HIM SQUARE IN HIS BACK. He will only need 1 offensive play for each drive.

Traditional football is just fine but the MPFL has a unique way of doing things. It gives you four (4) chances to think and react for the players.
Dont anyone think the MPFL is above and beyond what you think and what you are doing. If your stopping the board 4 times as opposed to 1, you clearly realized the game is going to be different. Some coaches get offended when the MPFL is promoted and points out how it is different than the norm. You cant get offended when someone is trying to show the world how a system operates. PLAY HOW YOU PLAY AND HAVE FUN. THE MPFL IS FUN FOR THOSE WHO LIKE AND UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM. i TRULY BELEIVE NOBODY EVER INTENDS TO COME ACCROSS THE WRONG WAY.


MANTARAYDRE