Okay, so in MFN-7 I went Defense with a 'Ball Control' (code word, Sucky) Offense.
In MFN-73, I went All Out Pass Offense.
The idea in MFN-73, at least as I build the roster (1-15, now 8-6 with a likely 9-7 finish) is to Get Ahead Early, forcing teams to Throw.
Since I want them to Throw... I only play Nickel and Dime Sets. I'll say it again, my only Defensive Plays are Nickel and Dime.
Insanity, I know. HOWEVER... I think it's working. Which is insane, because I went deep Drafting Offense... so my Defense only has like 2-3 guys on it that 'matter'. I don't even really have my 'Coverage Guys' in place... and that's the majority of the Defenders I'll be relying on.
But I've found something interesting... my DL somehow still manages to produce.
In 14 Games I have a DT with 12 Sacks and 48 Tackles, an LDE with 14 Sacks and 34 Tackles, and a RDE with 14 Sacks and 39 Tackles. My Rotational DT has 5 Sacks and 16 Tackles. That's 45 Sacks from my 3 Down Lineman Set.
And somehow, despite not having 100 SPD or 100 M2M or anything like that... my Catch Allowed : Thrown At Ratios are really good.
Roland Kern (CB) 95 Tackles, Thrown At 111, Catch Allowed 44 (KD9, INT 3). 39.64% CAR.
Thomas Hill (FS) 72 Tackles, TA 105, CA 34 (KD 7, INT 1). 32.38% CAR.
Richard Adams (CB) 57 Tackles, 103 TA, 42 CA (KD 6, INT 0). 40.78% CAR.
Domingo Hartle (SS) 68 Tackles, 101 TA, 32 CA (KD 2, INT 2). 31.68% CAR.
Angel Woodward (CB) 45 Tackles, 89 TA, 34 CA, (KD 5, INT 0). 38.20% CAR.
Adam Werner (SS) 33 Tackles, 76 TA, 33 CA (KD 3, INT 0). 43.42% CAR.
Kevin Hester (MLB) 67 Tackles, 67 TA, 22 CA (KD 7, INT 2). 32.84% CAR.
Floyd Johnson (FS) 27 Tackles, 55 TA, 20 CA (KD 1, INT 1). 36.36% CAR.
Rudolph Egan (WLB) 36 Tackles, 43 TA, 14 CA (KD 0, INT 1). 32.56% CAR.
Manuel Lawrence (MLB) 17 Tackles, 32 TA, 11 CA (KD 4, INT 0). 34.38% CAR.
Enrique Grove (SLB) 18 Tackles, 16 TA, 3 CA (KD 0, INT 1). 18.75% CAR.
Ian Cook (SS) 3 Tackles, 5 TA, 0 CA (KD 0, INT 0). 00.00% CAR.
I mean, NONE of these guys are 'special'... Kevin Hester is likely the best of the bunch and he's just a Fast LB with limited Tackle/Coverage.
But some how... that CAR. They don't allow Completions.
Now, I know 'Thrown At' and 'Catch Allowed' are said to be broken... but it lines up a bit with what is happening in the Games, my D forcing 3 and Outs despite being all in Dime and Nickel... and ESPECIALLY while not being particularly Talented.
I just blanket the field with Coverages and try to get ahead to induce more passes... then hope my Front 3 can wreck some havoc and get the Run Game from exploding.