Will The True Tweakers Please Stand UP

I'v Been Hearing So Much About Tweaking(tweak for speed,tweak for power)It Would Be Realy Helpful If Someone One Could Explain The Defferance Between The Two(science) & The Reasons Why + How. I'm Trying To Build 45 Chiefs,I'm Serious About My Tribe.I Have Plenty Of Bases Waiting To Be Born,But I Want To Be The Daddy.

[Coach_J]

Hi 2badjim,

Greetings to you my friend. I hope you are doing well.

Unfortunately I am not one of your better tweakers. If you are looking for power then try Geno H or Norbert Revels. As for speed try JIMBO, Kelvin Lomax aka Coach K-Lo, or Don Smith aka Old School. By the way always get bases tweaked to loop left and right as well.

Have a good day and feel free to ask any additional questions.

Coach J

[Coach Rip]

I have some tips on tweakin' for speed and the video shows you, many of our customers have told us how much it has helped them...

[Coach K-LO]

tweaking is an art; a science; a kraft; a passion and above all the last thing that was discovered to advance the game from the orginators "out-of-the-bag" design.

With that being said, you can understand some of the difference in what is being tweaked and why......

For a newcoach starting his quest, you need to obtain some old transscripts about tweaking for you to get the basic skill set down....

...as you start to tweak a base, I will give you this advice:"start out slow and test the base after each 'attempt' at improving the base. By doing this, you will gain more understanding about the tweaking process thru this trail and error... trust me, there will be some errors you will lose some bases to the training level. That is okay, we all have and still do lose some to the process. As long as you are understanding what happens you will learn from it and be better for the them.

.... Strong vs. Fast

Everyone has "their" way of gaining the strong and the fast from the millons of raw bases out there. Most will not show you exactly what they do for fear of losing potential buyers of their stuff. I lost buyer a long time ago when it first became THE NEW THING so some concepts are available for teh beginner.

Team building, just using the "STONG vs FAST" ideal, you should decide if you want a running team or a passing team on offense. your O-Line will be the building blocks for all that your offense will be able to do. You don't have to start here, but they must be the strongest players possible.

fast is for all the skill positions on the field. Your RB, CB, WR, TE, LB, SS all need to have speed and quickness. Of course you have specialist that handle some special plays or provide blitz packages, etc.

OF all the positions on the field, RB and LB are the most active of all the players. You have your best bases on these guys because the are the main playmakers. Look at most games and you will either get a RB in space and BOOM - he makes some house-music... or on Defense, the OLB aka LOOPER streaks past a FB and OT to smash up a QB waiting for a WR to get open.

as for player choices here are some guideline to help build some of your team.

RB - they can be on any base. Should have at least 4-6 on your 45 man team.
1- for speed to run straight down the hashmarks for over 100 yds
2 - one to loop from left to right with an arc of 80-100 yds; one to do the same on the other side. This give the offense 2 backs that if they get to the outside will score from 80yds (line of scrimmage the 20yd).
2 - strong power runners - one fast but strong; the other not as fast but strong enough to push the pile.
1 - FB that has moderate speed and power. he can go both sides (L or R) and is the main lead blocker. But also good as a receiver out of the backfield.


LB - you will need 6-8 of them depending on your style (4-3 vs 3-4)

2 - MLB - one for run stopping and one for pass coverage. Both need to be fast and straight. I like TTC on this player so it can be used in a lot of my defensive schemes.

4 - OLB - 2 on the left; 2 on the right - with one being very fast the other being versatile to be both a run stopper and a pass coverage LB.

Hope this helps you get started.........

K-LO

Thanks For Putting Me On The Right Track,Lets See If I Can Put The Tribe In Attack Mode.

[HOOP]

jIM- this might confuse you, or help you now, or in the future but....
K-LO!!!!
In your opinion, under most rule sets, can you have two different players in the same exact pose, number and name, who run lets say, the sweep left and the other, sweep right? this would confuse the opponent coach (atleast initially) into wondering how this "individual" can run sweeps to both sides.
ESPECIALLY IF HE IS ON A ROOKIE BASE.

[Coach K-LO]

Originally Posted by MICHAEL DOWNS

jIM- this might confuse you, or help you now, or in the future but....
K-LO!!!!
In your opinion, under most rule sets, can you have two different players in the same exact pose, number and name, who run lets say, the sweep left and the other, sweep right? this would confuse the opponent coach (atleast initially) into wondering how this "individual" can run sweeps to both sides.
ESPECIALLY IF HE IS ON A ROOKIE BASE.

you can do this (same player # on different figures/bases on the same team) and it will be cool, but after a couple of runs - the word would get out. I think in order to make this a success, you would have to make that player completely the same except for the base direction. you would need to usethe same base type for each of the same player.

My preference is to use different players altogether. For example, if I was using the Cowboy - no hate mail please it is only an example - and had an all time team, why wouldn't you have a Dorsett that does what Dorsett does...and have a M. Barber do what he does; and a E.Smith that does something different from both of them; then a R.Newhouse would block but can be used as a option QB on the trick play...etc

It's more fun for me to have a guy come off the bench and be the man for one game but team-wise he might be the 3rd or 4th RB off teh bench.

[mozeek]

A COWBOY...WHAT THE......ONLY KIDDING POST ON BROS....THE NEW YEAR IS UPON US AND WE ARE ALL O-O-O..........KEEP BLESSING US WITH THE KNOWLEDGE...LO-LO

Times Have Changed, In My Day (1) Base Was Manipulated To Do It All.I'm Going With 3 Backs (1)every down(2)Speed(3)Power. Each Player Should Be Able To Run Both Direction & At Laest 50 Yards Straight,My Every Down Back Would Be The 100Yard Straight Guy.Am I Wrong Fellas?

My friend get the tips and info on tweaking and do your thing but build your team how you want it to be, you can get advice all day, but bottom line you have to play with this squad, so build it for what you want to do, basically alot of coaches have a right and left side back a straight speedster back and a blocker type, but also you must consider what style and weight this team will be used in. Advice is cool and here youll get alot of it, but do your own thing so do some resarch (look at FF.com posts they will help) and Matriculate the ball down the field!