From: ddrumm@amiganet.chi.il.us (Daniel Drumm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Tom Landry Season
Date: 22 Dec 92 02:04:30 CST
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

        I've been recreating the Bears season using TLSF Football and
it has really been quite fun. After 7 games, the Bears are 4-3,
with losses to Minnesota, Atlanta and Detroit. The Bears D has
real problems defending the run and shoot.
        I've been using this season's schedule, and the season is
developing along the lines of this one. The Bears gave up 14 pts
in the 4th Qtr to lose 21-20 to a Vikes team that they had been
shutting down all day, much like the 1st Bears-Vikes meeting this
season. The computer went into the 2 minute drill. Overall, the
computer is pretty good at running the different teams along
the strengths of the team. The AI is pretty darn good as well.
I was trashing the Pack 31-7 in the 4th quarter with about 8 min
left to go. The computer realized that it better go into no
huddle and try and throw the ball from the shotgun. It didn't
try and isolate Sterling Sharpe (Sanchez) as much as I thought
it would, but it ran draws well to keep me from laying back so
much. But I shut it down at its own 30. The computer had 4th and
7 on its own 30 down 24 with 6 minutes to go. It punted. That
might seem like a bad move when reading it, but actually that
was smart AI. I have never seen the computer not go for it when
in the 2 minute drill. But here it did, because had I recovered
on the 30, the rout would have been assured. 
        The Bears have a hard choice in that Nickel is a better pass
defense than a 4-3 3 Deep Zone in my experience, but the numbers
suggest that the Bears LB covers better than the extra DB they
get from the nickel package. But it still seems as if Nickel
covers the pass alot better than the zone. I have a feeling that
you have to sort of factor the numbers by position. For exmple,
a DB with a 6 pass coverage covers as well as a LB with an 8.
I know, I know, but that is how it seems, at least with the
Bears. 
        The AI plays the Run and Shoot teams with the Run and Shoot,
and the 3-4 defense teams with a 3-4. I like the way the AI 
changes to fit the makeup of the team. The Bears use a 60-40
Run-Pass attack. Right now Harbaugh has about 6 TDs and 12 Ints.
He isn't that hot. Anderson and Rouse (Andrews and Rose) carry
the load evenly. They each get about 75 yrds a game rushing on
average. Anderson is a great screen pass back, and Rouse runs
the weak side slant from the Brown formation as well as any
back in the game. Waddle (Warrel) almost exclusively relies on
the quick out and sideline patterns. Davis (Becchio) runs the
crossing route the best. The Saints and the Packers were real
walkovers. It's hard to stop the Bucs Reggie Cobb (Corn). The
NY Giants Andrews (OJ Anderson) is a heck of a back, much better
than he was in real life, I think. And of course, Sanders of the
Lions is one of the top 5 backs in the game. Next week, a Monday
Night rematch with the dreaded Vikes! Gotta shut the Carters
down the WHOLE game to win. And the Vikes play some decent D.


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