Am I the only EF coach who dislike this rule?

"When in Detroit, do as the Detroitians do."

BUT....that Defense didn't win the GLEFL SuperBowl so it is beatable! IMO you gotta counter what the Offense is trying to do and if that means 4 Backs bulldozing you down the field, what's a Defense to do? Especially against FOB tackling!?! If you remember I played Jim Davis' Hulks a few years ago and ALL 11 of my defenders touched him on almost every play but they didn't get a FOB!?! So the ONLY thing to do is to let an OL or 2 or 3 fly past and try to swoop in from the sides or around the back, but you gotta have some sort of resistance to stop the push! That means the 2-2 stack: 2 DL over the OGs pushed thru with LBs 5 yards back. That creates the Anvil, and hopefully your DEs and OLBs can create the Hammer. Read "The Art of War" for more examples.

Bottom line, like it or not, thems the Rules. Practice against it and figure out how to attack it instead of posting polls. You've wasted at least an hour of quality practice time.

You and Pat C. shouldn't have a hard time figuring it out - he's a former undefeated Champ and you're a former regular Division winner, so stop pulling the harp strings and practice.