Defensive Sets

[redrule22]

After i pick an offense play i see lot of people online pick there defesive play after me. Is there any way to take advantage of this. Like if they see i have to 2 wr 2 te and 1 rb most people pick a dime or nickle defesive set.

Should i change my play or formation ?

[djcalnick1019]

most people do this b/c they dont want mismatches, so they want to bring out just as many db's as you have recievers, you can audible depending on what you like to do.

[BOOBOOSD]

If you come out with a 2 wr 2 te 1rb set and the defense comes out in a Nickel or Dime, you should look to run. That's the weakness of that defense since their either taking out one LB or two LBs and replacing them with DBs with the intention to stop your passing game. They will be physically weaker vs. the run with extra DBs. Best to change play from pass to run IMO, best up the gut rather than playing into their speed on the edge. Otherwise your giving in. Do what YOU want to do, not what the defense wants to do to you.

[zaza945]

One way to take advantage of this is if you use packages. For instance, you can use a 5 WR formation and use the package "Normal" and it appears as 2 WR 2 RB 1 TE to the opponent. Thats kind of an extreme, but you get the picture... This works especially good if you have the personel for it, like a good recieving TE you can put in the slot of a 3 WR set, good recieving RB you can split out in any set.

[thebrokenx2]

I usually like to come out in a 4WR set and then do a simple HB Dive. If they come out in a dime formation, the middle of the field is usually wide open, and it's your five lineman against their four lineman and a middle linebacker. If they don't come out in the dime, usually the two outside linebackers line up against the two slot WRs, once again leaving the middle of the field open. If the linebackers don't cover the slots then just audible to a 4WR pass play and blaze them for big yardage...