Ragnarok Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 BDL 2020 Week 1 Match: Seoul @ Singapore Away Owner: @TedLavie Home Owner: @SirA1 Vote for who you think would win the game. Rules:One vote per person, duplicate accounts will be banned and action taken against those attempting to rig the results. One vote per team involved in the match. Co-owners may vote in every match up except their own. For members, who have been following along, and wish to vote. Please join the conversation and maybe give a reason you voted as you did. This will alleviate any suspicions of unusual voting and will promote discussion. Note: Players that have a (D) next to their name indicate that they are doubtful or unlikely to play. Players with (Q) are game-time decisions. Good luck to you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 QB Kyler Murray RB Mark Ingram WR Courtland Sutton (Q) WR Tyler Lockett TE Travis Kelce TE Austin Hopper LT Ronnie Stanley LG Rodger Saffold C David Andrews RG Brandon Schreff RT Russell Okung Bench RB Kenyan Drake Bench RB Chase Edmonds Bench RB Joshua Kelley Bench WR Sterling Shepard Bench WR Sammy Watkins Bench WR Russel Gage Bench TE Gerald Everett Bench OL Andrus Peat ROLB Bradley Chubb DE Grady Jarett NT Brandon Williams DE Calais Campbell LOLB Melvin Ingram SLB Christian Kirksey MLB Nick Kwiatkowski WLB Isaiah Simmons CB Jason McCourty CB Steven Nelson FS Marcus Williams Bench Edge Aldon Smith Bench Edge Ifeadi Odenigbo Bench Int Maliek Collins Bench Int DJ Jones Bench CB Ronald Darby Bench CB Taron Johnson Bench S Jacquizki Tartt Bench S Rodney McLeod This matchup has decided who won the division for years, you better be sure we’re ready for it Offense Deal with Singapore front.Unfortunately for them, Singapore appears to be thin at DE with both Hunter and Quinn out. Chandler Jones, Preston Smith and Aaron Donald still make for a pretty daunting front but after that this DL is filled with role players. To take advantage of that we will do two things: play up-tempo offense so that Singapore defense runs out of gas and multiply running attempts directly toward Donald, who is the main threat of this DL. In terms of protection, both edge rushers will be dealt one-on-one by Stanley and Okung, with an occasional TE chip in case one has a tough time. We trust our guards do be able to contain Donald but if needed, Andrews will come to help and the RB will be in charge of blitz pickup. Target Singapore LBers and safeties.The weakness of this defense is at its center with its LB corps and safeties, and we want to target that. Depending on the personnel on the field, our offense will repeatedly target a spot or two to move the ball. If Singapore goes with an heavy DL (5 linemen), we will use screens (RB and Lockett) and tosses to beat that heavy defense in space. In that scenario, Singapore has one less defender in coverage and we will use that as well to target one-on-one matchups, especially Kelce and Hooper. We will also incorporate a lot of QB run options which should force Singapore edge defenders to contain instead of attack. If Singapore goes with a 5thDB, which they did last year when they put Jonathan Jones in coverage for Hooper, then we will go run heavy and use our power advantage to open lanes for our RB (Ingram mostly, Drake will get a fair share of carries too) or for Kyler Murray. If that’s the predominant defense used by Singapore, we will involve a lot more Sammy Watkins who is a really good run blocker instead of Shepard should Sutton be out. We would also use a lot of screens targeting Jones. If Singapore goes with 3 LBs, then we open up the passing game towards our TEs and RBs. If that’s the predominant formation then Drake will get more snaps and we will use his receiving skills. Same for Chase Edmonds Target our WRs deep.Singapore has a good set of corners and we expect them to be left on islands vs our receivers. We will test early Dunbar who has had a distracting offseason, but other than that we will try to move the ball mostly with our TEs and RBs. That being said, we expect Singapore to play cover 1, and we don’t see a great centerfielder on that roster. With Tyler Lockett and Courtland Sutton/Sammy Watkins, we have guys who can run deep routes and go all the way and we will take those deep shots every now and then, especially towards Lockett. That will require additional pass protection and possibly Murray rolling out of the pocket, but we expect to get a big play or two out of this. The Travis Kelce factor.Our best weapon is Travis Kelce, and as always, he will be heavily involved in the game plan. We will quite often spread him out with an audible to force Singapore to show their hand. If Kelce is double covered, look for us to target the other side of the field with less defenders, either through a running or passing play. If single coverage is Singapore choice, then we will target him heavily. Deion Jones is good but not good enough to stop him Defense Please note that the starting formation listed above is planned against a 1RB/1FB/2WR/1TE formation we expect from Singapore. Stop the run.No matter how many receivers Singapore lines up, we want to have one more defender in the box than the number of blockers from Singapore. So if Singapore goes 3WR, Kirksey subs out for Darby (McCourty would slide in the slot). If Singap goes 4WR, Brandon Williams subs out for Taron Johnson. Singapore has a great set of RBs and we expect them to keep coming throughout the game, so we want to stop them by overpowering them both in the first and second level of the defense. Our edge defenders will be asked to hold their gap first and contain the running backs inside to keep them for getting outside the pocket. Force Brady to beat us deep.By going heavy, we understand that there will be a lot of pressure on our defensive backs to win their matchups. We will play mostly man coverage with Nelson getting Keenan Allen, McCourty getting Singapore WR2 – or the slot receiver if Singapore goes 3WR, Simmons getting the RB, Kirskey getting the FB and Kwiato getting the TE. If one of them struggles too much, Tartt will sub in for him. In 3WR sets, Darby gets WR2. Our DBs will play press man as we want Brady to have no choice but to beat us deep. With the pass rush coming from inside, that should force Brady to make some errant throws which Marcus Williams will feast on Rush inside. Singapore has a good set of tackles and McCoy is great center. Their guards however are not as good. We expect a lot of one-on-one matchups for Jarrett and Calais and we want them be in attack mode throughout the game. Maliek Collins is the main rotational guy as it will be important for all those guys to stay fresh. We won’t do anything fancy here, just look for 1vs1 matchups and exploit them. If Singapore keeps additional bodies in pass protection, one of our LBs will either blitz or drop back in middle zone. Expect us to rotate heavily Collins and Aldon Smith, which Campbell sliding on the edge of the DL is needed. DJ jones is Brandon Williams backup and Odenigbo will see the field on run heavy situation Singapore Sentinels QB: Tom Brady RB1: James Conner WR1: Keenan Allen WR2: Anthony Miller TE1: Darren Waller TE2: Jason Witten LT: Duane Brown LG: Matt Feiler 😄 Eric McCoy RG: Nate Davis RT: Jack Conklin -------------------- RB2: Kareem Hunt RB3: Chris Carson RB4: CEH TE3: Darren Fells WR3: Cole Beasley WR4: Lavishka Shenault Jr. WR5: Mecole Hardman OL6: Bradley Bozeman DE: Chandler Jones DT: Aaron Donald NT: David Onyemata DE: Preston Smith MLB: Deion Jones WLB: K.J. Wright CB: Kyle Fuller CB: Quinton Dunbar NCB: Desmond King II S: John Johnson III S: Tracy Walker III -------------------- DE3: Ryan Anderson DE4: Ben Banogu DL3: Matt Ioannidis DL4: Bilal Nichols LB3: Kevin Pierre-Louis CB4: Holton Hill CB5: K’Waun Williams S3: Jonathan Jones Motivation - We don’t really need motivation to play the Dragons, our greatest rival, but defending the division title is as good a reason as any. Welcome back Tom Brady, it’s time to get back to work. Offensive StrategyFormations: 2 TE / Bunch formation trips Scheme: Pass (50%) vs Run (50%) Rushing Position Depth: James Conner / Kareem Hunt / Chris Carson Our goal this week is to use our tailbacks to develop a stable vertical passing game. To achieve this, we’ll be utilizing two TE and bunch formations to get more blockers near the line of scrimmage to assist in second level blocking off the edge. We feel that increasing our rushing attempts in this game, specifically off tackle; will force Seoul to reduce the number of times they bring the blitz off the edge (Bradley Chubb / Melvin Ingram). Brady is a master of play action and our backs have to be respected by the Dragon defense as a serious threat to take over the game if given time to get into rhythm. Relying on a heavier run game this week James Conner will get the bulk of the carries and get spelled by Carson. Kareem Hunt will be the 3rd down back and is an awesome weapon for Brady out of the backfield and is a threat to take it to the house on any play. Passing Using 2 TE sets as our primary formation this week, allowing option routes designed to find space in zone coverage. We feel this is a great scheme to combat the Seoul defense when in zone and pre snap movement will indicate man coverage. We favor the matchups against a secondary that Brady shouldn’t have any issues moving the chains, by employing a quick passing game that includes our backs on swing and flat routes. While our receiving core of Keenan Allen/WR, Anthony Miller/Slot, Darren Waller/TE and Jason Witten/TE flood the field with a variety of routes (slants, crossing, dig and fly primarily). Eventually, we want Tom Brady airing it out against a secondary that we feel favors us and we believe combining a heavier rushing game (50/50), running both pass and rush from identical formations, option routes to find space in zone coverage, utilizing play action to freeze the linebackers ultimately gives Brady and company the edge. Defensive StrategyFormation: 4-2-5 Defense | 3-3-5 / 3-2-6Scheme: Cover 3 Pass Defense Our focus this week is stopping the passing game, we respect Seoul’s running game but we know that the real strength of this team lies within their quality at receiver. This unit has several solid receivers in Lockett, Watkins and Sutton as well as threats at tight end in Kelce and Hooper. However, we are confident that our secondary is up to the task of preventing this passing game from developing this week. Our main defensive formation will consist of the 4-2-5 (Nickel). In my opinion, this formation is putting our best 11 on the field thus giving our defense the best chance to dismantle their passing game. This formation also provides our defense more flexibility in blitz packages getting safety, inside backers and even the inside corner at times involved against a pretty good offensive line in tackles Stanley and rookie Andrew Thomas. Our LBs match up well against the Dragons TE’s but with the nickel base look, King will cover Hooper and Wright will have the running back out of the backfield. Tracy Walker gets deep coverage while John Johnson continues to play his normal “robber” role in the middle. Coverage Assignments: · Lockett / Kyle Fuller - CB · Shepard / Quinton Dunbar - CB · Kelce / Deion Jones - LB · Hooper / Desmond King II - CB/S · Drake/Ingram / K.J. Wright-LB The Blitz Our D-Line will continue its dominance with Chandler Jones and Preston Smith crashing the edges and Aaron Donald and Daniel Onyemata stuffing the middle. The defense will be showing different looks bringing blitz packages from secondary and backer positions. While we’ve got great respect for most of this Seoul offensive line, it does have a few question marks. So we’ll look to exploit those areas by keeping the pressure for the bulk of the game. Getting Aaron Donald involved in stunt blitzes and just letting him do what he does best in the 3 tech, by driving the blitz inside while providing box safety support against the rush. In addition, blitzing off the edge by our defensive ends, we believe will be enough to disrupt things and to put a constant amount of pressure on Kyler Murray. The depth off the bench in Anderson and Ioannidis will make sure that Murray has no time and nowhere to run all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Seoul pretty easily here. They basically game planned circles around Singapore who planned for zone coverage against Brady and pass heavy and seoul went run heavy against a light front. In a matchup this close talent wise, I'm going with the better plan Seoul 24-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFLukic Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 It's only subtly mentioned, but I think the use of the QB option is crucial here for Seoul to keep Singapore's excellent DL from rushing up. If Murray can get on the outside enough, he should be able to get some nice plays and at the least keep Donald, Jones and co. from getting a ton of pressure. I was quietly impressed with Brady this week after watching him - his deep ball was actually really good and drew a number of flags. With that said, I'm not overly enthused by the supporting cast and Seoul has both the dogs and gameplan to really cause a squeeze for Singapore. Seoul 17-16 Singapore in one of the matches of the round as Murray gets it done with his legs and arm on a final drive for a game winning field goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Going Seoul. Singapore walked right into what Seoul had planned out in this matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, bcb1213 said: Seoul pretty easily here. They basically game planned circles around Singapore who planned for zone coverage against Brady and pass heavy and seoul went run heavy against a light front. In a matchup this close talent wise, I'm going with the better plan Seoul 24-20 Did you mean Kyler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Counselor said: Did you mean Kyler? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirA1 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Derek Carr game 2.0 is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Seoul for me. While Singapore has some menacing presence on the DLine I like what Kyler and co can do in this one. Running right at Donald likely won’t solve many problems still but I think Kelce is the difference in a very close game with Brady throwing a pick to Marcus Williams as well. This game is probably decided by 3 or less points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 hours ago, bcb1213 said: Seoul pretty easily here. They basically game planned circles around Singapore who planned for zone coverage against Brady and pass heavy and seoul went run heavy against a light front. In a matchup this close talent wise, I'm going with the better plan Seoul 24-20 This actually completely sums up my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 8 hours ago, WFLukic said: It's only subtly mentioned, but I think the use of the QB option is crucial here I thought that was a good idea, too. I don't think it's "seoul easily" like I've seen a couple times on here, but I think Sing Sing did no favors starting a dead body like Jason Witten instead of literally any of the other very skilled players they have. Hell I'd like a 2 back starting set over Witten in your base package. And after CEH's debut? Ride the uber-recency bias this league always shows and get him the ball more. Conner hasn't shown anything in 2 years. I get the heavy set and wanting to run the ball, but at least Darren Fells has proven to be a red zone threat since coming to Houston. With Sutton out this week, that hurt Seoul a lot more than people are pointing out IMO. I'm not a fan of Watkins, but I can't blame you if you are. So I think that eliminates some of the pressure on the secondary. I do think ultimately Seoul had the better game plan, but this is a 1 pt game to me. Seoul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Orca Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Seoul by an inch Seoul 17-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 I think if Sing was fully healthy on the DL, this would be closer, but I love the Seoul gameplan and they get the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I'm going with Seoul as I think overall they have the edge, but a small nitpick is discussing what they plan on coming out with and doing on offense based on defensive personnel. If I'm not mistaken, the offense must come out with a personnel before the defense adjusts. If the defense adjusts to the offense, you don't really get to dictate what you want to accomplish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirA1 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 minute ago, RuskieTitan said: I'm going with Seoul as I think overall they have the edge, but a small nitpick is discussing what they plan on coming out with and doing on offense based on defensive personnel. If I'm not mistaken, the offense must come out with a personnel before the defense adjusts. If the defense adjusts to the offense, you don't really get to dictate what you want to accomplish. 1000% this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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