Dre,
i think you made some excellent points there. You spelled things out in a way that i feel is attractive to learning the system. I have been scrimmaging like a mad man for the past week, and have incorporated much of the MPFL way of playing. Reading your post has encouraged me to lessen some of modifications and try to add more of the system. It is solitaire, so things are alittle different, but nevertheless, not impossible.
The only thing i would disagree with, and only because it seems to be MPFL philosophy that the system is flawless, (
i absolutely could be wrong on that statement, but its just the feeling i get) is the statement you made here...
TTQB AND AREA PASSING.
ANSWER- CANT BE DUPLICATED THE CORRECT WAY.
EXAMPLE. 98% PERCENT OF QB PASSES ARE TIMING PATTERNS.They pratice this extensively during the week. Wr's are taught when you plant and make your break THE BALL IS ALREADY IN THE AIR. The receiver and quarterback DO NOT have time to drop back, go into a route break, stop and wave his hands signaling the qb, LOOK OVER HERE IM OPEN. They will both get killed after the timed routes and dropbacks become to long.
What i disagree with is based on the question i asked last week. Yes, timing is the NFL QB and WR most of the time. It is 100% coming out of the huddle with the play design. Often, Qb's are more so looking to throw to spot a primarily, with the wr counted on being there. But as you stated in answering my question last week, if you design your play to have the wr run a GO ROUTE, but on a stoppage you see the OUT is wide open, then you drop the sticks for that option in a second. But that was not your intent in designing the play, and that certainly does not happen in the NFL. A flaw in the system as philosophy goes to being totally true to the NFL, but a necessary flaw as this is just a game and certain things must be allowed.
Your talk of the sticks i feel are on point. I think sticks are looked upon as being ttqb deficient, but they add such a different perspective to the game as you very well described.
I have to master my stop and pop skills, because in most leagues, thats deadly when it comes to winning, but i think like you, even i were the best, i would find an accepted and absolute place for the sticks.
And lastly, another point i think you hit on was this....
***IN MY OPINION, I WISH ANT WOULD DROP THE TTQB AND TRY TO DEVELOP ANOTHER METHOD FOR BULLET PASSES. MAYBE A 1 YARD STICK. AND A HALF YARD STICK.. I DONT KNOW WHAT THE CRITERIA WOULD BE FOR THE CATCH. MAYBE THAT RECEIVERS FRONT PART OF THE BASE HAS TO BE ALIGNED WITH SOMETHING ON THE SIDELINES TO QUALIFY.
It aint gonna get changed in the league, but it is definitely something i will test and hopefully modify into my ruleset. I like this idea very much and would love to hear some ideas you may have on this in another forum.
All in all, this was a great posting Dre as you nailed home some really good points and made this MPFL phenomena very interesting.
THanks MPFL coaches for letting me, who is not in the league, post up. I have much interest in the system and would love to hear thoughts and comments from other MPFL coaches as well.
GO CAROLINA
sCOTT
