Our Meeting With One Monstrous Coach!

[mantaraydre]

Last night, myself, wally jabs and grandmaster kc met with the great BARRY STEVENSON in a hotel in new jersey. he has taught us mind boggling things about this style. There are many things in this style of play you can do that makes this hobby a serious chess match. The audibles, the switching in and out the this the that. Everyone who is goibg to play this style needs a sit down tutorial with BARRY. I was unaware of all the things you can do with your QB. "YOU CANT PICK THIS STUFF UP BY JUST READING THE RULE BOOKS.

To come in the league last year and learn the rules on the fly is impossible.
You need a sit down with, barry, mike or reg. IT'S MIND BLOWING all the offensive sets you can devise in this style of play. BIG THANKS TO BARRY AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US THE WAY. You literally have to coach your butt off and be aware of what the off and def is giving you.


Now that i understand the ins and outs of the stationary qb and what it can do for you, the games will be alot more fun the next time. WALLY was blown away also and extremely impressed at this style. ONCE YOU GET THE CLOCKS DOWN AND KNOW WHAT FORMATIONS YOU CAN USE, LIFE WILL BE ALOT EASIER FOR YOU.

One tidbit is i never knew when the off audible's and the def gets to move one man, you can pick up the nose tack or the def ends and place them where you need them. If a coach audibles and is going to sweep left, just take the NOSE TACKLE and put him on that side of the field. You dont need him in the middle because the play is going left.

I hope wally, karim, mike, reg come on here and elaborate more.

"WHAT A UNBELEIVABLE LESSON THAT WAS TAUGHT TO US FIORST HAND !


ATT DARRIAN AND ALL OTHER ROAD WARRIORS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS STYLE, ASK THEM RIGHT NOW ON THE CHAT. IM SURE THEY WILL ELABORATE ALOT MORE ON WHAT YOUR OPTIONS (NO PUN INTENDED) ARE AT QB OR OTHER POSITIONS.

I GUESS REG KNEW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ALL ALONG (LOL)

THANKS AGAIN
MANTARAYDRE

Dre,

Good post! As we spoke last night, Reggie has come up with a rule set that really sets in motion the ability to be creative. I am very happy that we chose to go with this rule set. After getting some one on one time with Barry last night and watching the DFWSB DVD. You can really start to see some of the strategy that can be employed in this system. This is going to be a great season!

Wally

[Coach K-LO]

Great Report guys!!

[Reginald Rutledge]

I am very glad to see you guys were able to meet with Barry! Barry is one of the best ambassadors in the DFW League and hopefully, he will make his presence felt more on a national level.

Barry knows me probably as well as most and when he speaks in terms of the rules, he is well-educated on the do's and don'ts of the rules. He can articulate things probably better than me and he is very patient when sharing the information. I am sure yall saw an energy, a type of glow, that was missing in the DFW for his 7 year hiatus away from the league.

Wally, I remember when you came to my house and hung out. We did not have that much time to really go through any of the rules but I am happy that you embraced them along with the rest of the league.

I continue to say, if you keep the rules in their pure form, the benefits will be tremendous!

Like my good friend and brother JIMBO said, you can talk about it for days but proof is needed. I have talked about the rules and tried to show people but they've got to be willing to listen. You guys were willing to listen and learn. We set no limits or boundaries on football strategy. If you can do it in reality, we want to try to simulate that in our game. Granted, none of this is real for I for one still look at this as a toy. A toy that I get lots of satisfaction out of.

But as a strategist, I hope you guys were able to see the need to have balance on the defense, or using high-risk stacking manuevers, or why we don't worry too much about boat bases or stacking receivers. I hope yall saw the importance of the audibles or spending time working on 2nd and 3rd string players or how a game can change in an instance on a penalty or fumble. I hope yall saw that in this style, power is nice but don't think just because you are stronger than your opponent, it matters that much.

Measures were taken to balance out all those things. Remember, these rules are 34 years old so they've gotten plenty of use. My league back in Memphis still swears by these rules!

So yes, inquire and ask the question. There are so many brilliant coaches that play under this style in the DFW that you should ask. From Don Hudson, DeWone McDaniel, Pep Woods, Oscar Woodard, "RD" to the Michael Robertsons, Barry Stephensons, and RJs can offer insight to their own experiences and strategies to win in this style of play.

Thank you all for taking the time to come out visit, share, learn and offer valuable insight.

Reginald Rutledge
DFW Founder 1995

[Raven maniac]

Getting to watch the Superbowl DVD I had most of my questions answered. I just have to practice. But I do have one question? Once you call an Audible can you move a slot wr up on the line and another back. And if so can he be pivoted during the shift?

Darrian

[Reginald Rutledge]

that's it for them.

Only the players between the tackles may be moved around. The QB and 2 backs.

My logic here is that in our system, it takes up too much extra time and you probably can make that decision to tun a player before the play ever started so go ahead and get that done. It just frees up 10-15 seconds here and there which impacts the efficiency of the game.

We don't refer to it as shifts or pivots. We literally pick the players up and move them around the backfield. Have you seen how a back will start in the Power-I and move into the Pro-set. We are just trying to simulate that.


I know the question becomes "Why them and not the receivers". Simply, time is always of the essence and efficiency is the utmost important to quality in a game for us.

Reg

[GrandMasterKC]

I just got up from last night... It was a great pleasure to be amongst family again, Coach Jabs, Dre, lil jabs and the Great Coach Barry.S. From the moment upon arrival, I felt the electricity(:rolleyes: no pun intended ) in the room. They were running plays and calling audibles and making simplicity out of a system that appears complex but has amazing options each and every play. Having a little scrim time with Coach Dre helped us both get a feel for how this system really works and for me it is an amazing system. After my NY brothers had to head back, I discovered a "free coffee" machine and it was on. Coach Barry has that spirit like most of the great Coaches I have been blessed to sit down with...he teaches you as you develope, meaning once you have a better feel for perhaps a pass play he will then show you all of the options that come with passing, just as the run, he even gave me a lesson on Texas style loopers. Hey they hit but with the weight they hit even harder. I Had a ball. I got to get my guys up to weight, indeed it is a great difference. Coach Reggie gave us a call around midnight and offered his wisdom on the game. Coach Jabs, Coach Dre..thanks for the invite into another element of the EF experience. Thanks Coach Barry for schooling me and an extra special thanks to Coach Reggie.R for sharing this gift with the EF world.

Coaches I will see you in May.

[Raven maniac]

Originally Posted by Reginald Rutledge

that's it for them.

I know the question becomes "Why them and not the receivers". Simply, time is always of the essence and efficiency is the utmost important to quality in a game for us.

Reg

Reg that's fine with me.. I just didn't see it in the DVD so I didn't want to assume anything. Like I stated I'm in the practice phase now. If I think of anything else I'll post it.

Darrian

[Hook'em Horns]

Please please please do not be fooled by the audible. Have you ever heard a QB call an audible at the line of scrimmage but the play is the same play that was called in the huddle? Good QB's such as Peyton Manning & Tom Brady call audibles just to get a reaction out of the defense. Maybe the defense initially was in a position to make a play on the initial call but the audible allowed the QB to get a reaction out of the defense which created a better opportunity for the play to be successful. This method is used by the great in the DFW league. If you're plugging the middle and I know that you have a tendancy to react to audibles I may call an audible that looks like a designed run play to the left but in actually its a QB sneak up the middle because my audible caused you to react by moving your nose tackle out of the middle. You still have to play honest in this style of play. A better move if you read run would be to move your safety up, if you suspect play action then instead of moving your safety up rotate a linebacker but whatever you do play honest. Aggressive also works but you have to have lots and lots of speed because you will pay defensively for being too aggressive but if you get him to turn the set off fast enough you may still be in position to make a play on a situation in which you gambled.

we can speak all day on this stuff in the DFW! I have lots to share so any of you guys can call me up and we can speak strategy, techniques, rules, whatever you want!

[Raven maniac]

Mike I can't agree more with you. I don't move the interior Def unless there's a unbalanced line shift or a stunt with the Lb.
Dre' as I watched the DVD I noticed the shifts and counter shifts. And even though both coaches are seasoned vets in the DFW there was a lot of open plays for runs and passes. So don't out think yourself play YOUR game and make the other coach adjust to you.

Darrian