ALL this talk about FOB tackling..... Best way to play this game to use all the figures and bases to the best of their abilities to make realistic football plays on the field!
We have been playing this way for years here in th BEFL - Home of the ONLY TOURNAMENT THAT FEATURES THIS STYLE OF PLAY!!!!!!!!
In order to be sucessful on Offense, it still starts with the O-line. We have talked about it before, but using a varity of blocking patterns you can create running lanes in FOB that is not always avaliable in ATT (any touch tackle). FOB makes the defense play more honest. Defenses cannot simply run 4-4 stack [where you and 2 defenders stacked over the OG and the center and 2 tackles are uncovered] and speed rush from the outside because they would get housed by the run.
FOB play calling is even more fun because you can try to run traps, off-tackle plays, pulling linemen, etc. You can do these things because you still have to "tackle the ball carrier".
On Defense, you have to get players that "can get off blocks" and still maintain upfield momenteum
. You can play lots of defensive fronts and you can stil run the 4-4 stack, but your other players better know how to fill a hole.
During this weekend's games, I was playing a passing defense with my deep safety (Haiti DB; DDB base with a ITZ dail - extermly fast) was 30 yds from the LOS and the offense ran QB Draw and just as the hole opened up and the Qb was getting ready to take it to the house - BOOM!!! comes the safety to make the hit for a one yd gain. Yes with the FOB.
I have played a many of styles and like someone else said, stacking is allowed in some ATT leagues.
We don't play stacking. but that does not mean that your LB and DB can't come up from deep to make a play. You can run between the tackles and if you get "hat on hat" you RB should be able to find the hole....