RedGold Posted Sunday at 04:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:58 PM BDL 2024 Week 3 Match: Rome Eternals @ Hungary Hippos Away Owner: @bcb1213 Home Owner: @PR @Daniel 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...
RedGold Posted Sunday at 04:59 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 04:59 PM (edited) Rome QB Justin Herbert RB JK Dobbins FB Alec Ingold WR Jaylen Waddle TE Cade Ottom TE Dalton Kincaid LT Bernhard Raimann LG Cam Jurgens C Ethan Pocic RG Chris Lindstrom RT Lane Johnson RB Najee Harris RB DeAndre Swiift WR Amari Cooper TE Luke Musgrave WR Khalil Shakir WR Demarcus Robinson QB Sam Darnold OT Terron Armstead DE Jaelan Phillips UT Dalvin Tomlinson NT T’vomdre Sweat DE Matt Judon LB Eric Kendricks LB Nick Bolton CB Jamel Dean CB DJ Reed CB Marlon Humphrey FS Andre Cisco SS Kyle Hamilton Edge Bryce Huff Edge George Karlaftis INT Calais Campbell INT Andrew Billings LB Alex Singleton CB Ja’Quan McMillan CB Max Melton S Tony Adams Hungary QB - Jared Goff RB - Rachaad White WR - Deandre Hopkins WR - Calvin Ridley WR - Deontae Johnson TE - Zach Ertz LT - Tyron Smith LG - Kevin Zeitler C - Tyler Linderbaum RG - Dominick Puni RT - Taylor Moton QB - Geno Smith RB - Austin Ekeler RB - Blake Corum RB - Eric Gray WR - Adam Thielen WR - Calvin Austin TE - Daniel Bellinger OL - Trent Brown DE - Maxx Crosby DT - Jarran Reed DT - David Onyemata DE - Will Anderson LB - Logan Wilson LB - Shaq Thompson CB - Carlton Davis CB - Quinyon Mitchell NCB - Tre Brown FS - Kevin Byard SS - Harrison Smith DE - Odafe Oweh DE - Jadeveon Clowney DT - Javon Kinlaw CB - Riley Moss CB - Roger McCreary CB - Chamarri Conner S - Malik Mustapha S - Rodney Thomas Edited Sunday at 05:51 PM by RedGold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGold Posted Sunday at 04:59 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 04:59 PM (edited) Rome \ Offense This week we want to expose a flaw in the Hungary current roster due to some untimely injuries as their squad has two linebackers healthy with no ability due to cap spending to fortify the unit and some interior defenders that struggle with the run we want to just plow them over early and often and make them the USC to our Michigan JK Dobbins draws the start and he gets the slight majority of the work but we still are going to rotate our backs with Swift seeing third down work and Harris being the short yardage plunger. We are going to run boring smash mouth football mostly up the middle on dives, counters, power o’s and zone runs behind ingold and our punishing offensive line. We want to go on long drives and just take the will of this defense away. Hungary generally likes to sit back in a zone so this strategy should be even more deadly We can run this offense with a really good offensive line. Raimann enters the starting lineup today with Armstead banged up a bit and we think the right side of our line is especially strong run blocking so we want to get behind them early and often Kincaid plays a valuable chess piece. He has the ability to line up wide and in line. If Hungary keeps two corners in the game, he stays inline more as we continue to ground and pound. When Hungary is forced to adjust we will split him out wide to see if we can get Shaq Thompson or Kevin Byard one on one on the perimeter. We also anticipate Davis being the lone corner left on the field so once the defense creeps up to stop the run, we are going to send Waddle on a streak straight past him and hit it off of play action. Davis is a good corner but he’s not the quickest for his position, especially not with trying to keep up with Waddle all day. While we generally will run a ton of power football, we will rotate some power I formation with two wr as well as some two TE, 2 WR pistol looks If we get into long situations, we are going to sub out the big boys and bring it to four wide to attack whichever Eagles corner Hungary decides to use as well as Tre Brown. Waddle stays outside with Robinson also taking the top off on the opposite boundary. This should leave Shakir, Cooper and Swift to work the intermediate portions of the field or if Hungary is playing majority zone, we go to trips on Waddles side and run some flood looks. Defense This week we run into a Hungary offense with a good QB, some questionable RB and some WR who are saddled in some of the worst passing games in the NFL. We caught a break this week with Mostert most likely not playing as it takes away some big play capabilities in the running game for the Hippos. Rashad White is a solid receiving weapon but his specialty on the ground is running into the back of his offensive lineman while he’s also been managing a groin injury all week. Austin Ekeler is another good option out of the backfield receiving the football but he hasn’t shown much on the ground himself in recent years. The strategy this week is to throw a bunch of different looks at Goff and to make sure to bring pressure up the middle as he is one of the least mobile QB in the BDL. We will use our cover one/cover three look with Hamilton in the box to mask who we are blitzing and from which side. However sometimes we will drop Hamilton back before the snap and play some man and cover two zone looks On the outside Humphrey gets Ridley in coverage which will be a fun matchup. Reed gets Johnson while Dean gets Hopkins or Thielan, whichever the Hippos throw out there this week with D-Hop not looking healthy yet this season. McMillan gets the fourth CB duties against four wide and will grab Thielen. Hamilton is going to be in charge of the RB out of the backfield with Kendricks or Bolton getting the TE depending on whichever side Ertz lines up on. When we blitz from a man look, the LB that would generally play the middle zone would pick up the RB out of the backfield with Hamilton getting the TE in a LB blitz or the LB on the non TE Side getting White on a Hamilton blitz. Cisco per usual gets centerfield to use his speed to make sure nothing gets deep. We won't blitz from a man cover two look and just look to trust our corners in those looks to let the front four get home. Zone blitz will vary obviously but we also want to bring a couple CB blitzes but sparingly just to keep them guessing Up front, while the meat wall is listed as starters, Campbell will have a larger interior role as we expect a more pass happy offense from Hungary this week. We as always will rotate our front four to make sure that everyone stays fresh. We feel we will force Hungary into enough negative plays that will serve as drive killers for our strategy to be successful Hungary Offense: Playbook WCO with layered concepts. 60/40 Pass run. With Mostert on the shelf another week White and Ekeler will split the carries again. We will look to use the two backs to get the running game going. We will use our stout oline that is strong with run blocking to pave the edge and get the backs out into the open field where they can use their speed. We will also have the backs in the screen game. Both are excellent pass catchers. With Hopkins being eased back, he and Thielen will rotate at X. We will get both as well as Johnson and Ridley involved via the play action. We want to get the ball to their collective hands as frequently as possible. We feel our WRs have an advantage against their CB core. Humphrey has been burned multiple times these past few weeks. Dean is coming back from a knee injury so we don't know what to expect there. Look for trip sets quite frequently to mess with zone concepts. Ridley will also be used in end around running plays because he is a playmaker that will be tough to cover. Ertz will be the safety valve in the offense. We plan to have him run routes underneath to keep moving the chains. Bellinger will be used in two TE sets using their size to box out the defenders. Defense: Hungary’s defense will try to take advantage of a hobbled Herbert or backup QB situation against Rome, but must contend with a tough offensive line and a stout running game. Our D will stay in a 4-2-5 base formation, with the main focus of the front 6 being the run game, and forcing Rome to try and beat us with their backup QB’s arm. We will be running a Cover 3 single high. DBs will play a lot of pressure man to jam up the passing game with the plan being making things take longer and helping our DL hit home. Oweh will be featured a bit more and will rotate in for Anderson to keep him fresh. Harrison Smith will operate as our RB spy in the run game, playing closer to the box, with linebackers. Wilson will play the opposite role of our QB spy, and as usual, Shaq will be our TE coverage. Edited Sunday at 05:52 PM by RedGold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted Tuesday at 02:32 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:32 AM Gut feel Herbert gets hurt but darnold comes in relief to lead a comeback win 27-24 rome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted Tuesday at 06:05 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:05 PM Man, I actually really like Rome’s gameplan but I also feel like Hungary called their shot and hit it with expecting the run. Not having backup linebackers isn’t a non-factor, but a lot of backers play nearly all the snaps anyways IRL and bringing former LB Harrison Smith down into the box with a run-stopping Cover 3 is smart. Offensively, I think both these teams struggle to get in the endzone. There isn’t much explosiveness in the Hungary skill corps, but Herbert couldn’t even finish the game this week and I do think they end up too one-dimensional against a solid Hungary DL. I didn’t really expect to go Hungary here but I talked myself into it somehow, so here we are. Rome is still one of the more complete rosters in the league but needs a healthy Herbert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InjuredReserve Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM 2 hours ago, Blue said: Man, I actually really like Rome’s gameplan but I also feel like Hungary called their shot and hit it with expecting the run. Not having backup linebackers isn’t a non-factor, but a lot of backers play nearly all the snaps anyways IRL and bringing former LB Harrison Smith down into the box with a run-stopping Cover 3 is smart. Offensively, I think both these teams struggle to get in the endzone. There isn’t much explosiveness in the Hungary skill corps, but Herbert couldn’t even finish the game this week and I do think they end up too one-dimensional against a solid Hungary DL. I didn’t really expect to go Hungary here but I talked myself into it somehow, so here we are. Rome is still one of the more complete rosters in the league but needs a healthy Herbert. Blue with a great point here and I feel similar. I thought a simple straightforward gameplan would get abused when I read Hungary's first. But, looking at what Rome is trying to do and run on a Hungary weakness runs into not only Hungary expecting that and committing Harrison Smith out of coverage and into that role to aid against the rushing attack, but we also have the issue for Rome that Hungary's top 2 edges are both really strong against the run (Crosby and Anderson Jr.) and I love them particularly in match-ups that become low scoring run based affairs. I have my doubts on the potency of the Hungary offense, but in this match-up with Herbert banged up, I am gonna go Hungary in an ugly ugly fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted Tuesday at 09:23 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:23 PM Rome’s roster is just really beat up, only 2 active WR’s isn’t sustainable for a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted Tuesday at 09:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:51 PM 27 minutes ago, EaglesPeteC said: Rome’s roster is just really beat up, only 2 active WR’s isn’t sustainable for a game I'm so confused Waddle Cooper Shakir Demarcus Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted Tuesday at 09:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:57 PM 4 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: I'm so confused Waddle Cooper Shakir Demarcus Robinson Why did you put another position between 3 people of the same position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcb1213 Posted Tuesday at 10:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:14 PM 16 minutes ago, EaglesPeteC said: Why did you put another position between 3 people of the same position? I apologize for overestimating your ability to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM 2 minutes ago, bcb1213 said: I apologize for overestimating your ability to read Apology accepted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirA1 Posted Wednesday at 02:28 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:28 AM I am going with the home team this week as I think Herbert is pretty banged up. That is a very weird offense and I am not one that thinks LBs are a must. Hungary 28-17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD4L Posted Wednesday at 12:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:45 PM Tough to decide here. I think the plan to load up against the run helps Hungary but feel like the personnel circumstance is legit. On the other side, I don’t think Hungary can establish a running game which puts a lot on Goff’s shoulder. I’m going Rome to sneak this out with an added caveat that Herbert getting injured would lead into a capable Sam Darnold having success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted Wednesday at 12:58 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:58 PM Darnold irl prepared all offseason as a starter not to say he can’t come in and have success but I don’t think coming in this game would be the same. However Rome does have a QB friendly gameplan with their running approach. Hungary’s receiving corps is starting to pop more even if it isn’t the same weeks they are starting to show more ability. It is a good game. I am going to come back to this one. I believe it’s my last one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyBurner Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM Vote Hungary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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