How to play WEs in defence against bashy teams?

Bifi · Post by **Bifi** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:28 am

Well, that's about it. If you happen to know any tactical advice, set-up, common mistakes, how to use their MA or hinder the cage development...

Starblayde · Post by **Starblayde** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:39 am

Leap in and sack the ball carrier with a WD, other than that, keep dodging 1 square away, so they can only block one of your WEs per turn. There's more than 8 squares from l-o-s to the endzone, so keep dodging and have someone tough in the backfield to sack a ball carrier if he blitzes out, or take out the catching target if one runs upfield.

Oh yes, and don't get injured!

Heiper · Post by **Heiper** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:27 pm

The kick skill is VERY usefull in this case. It will allow you to have a bigger chance of ruining his chance of ever getting a cage up and going. Kicking deeo will force him to throw the ball to the ball carrier (ofc you can be unlucky and the ball scatters right so he might do a hand off), and the more rolls they have to do, the better

But if you can't stop him from getting a good cage up after his 1st round, you'll either have to use your leaping WDs, or do the 1 square dodge each turn as said by Starblayde.

-Heiper-

Bifi · Post by **Bifi** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:29 pm

Thanks. The only problem is to have enough players to prevent a breakthrough of the defence once one of the lineelves is blitzed and to actually force the cage to move 1 field per turn only.

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:40 pm

sorry, but that question was already answered many times.
you better search in old topics.

Juggernaut · Post by **Juggernaut** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:12 pm

Longshot, I know Bifi and I'm sure he searched everything before he asked, so don't be offened.
WE are very hard team to play and even more in our bashy league.
Juggernaut

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:43 am

Totally agree with StarBlayde. In addition the Treeman is essential.

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:44 pm

sorry, but Treeman is useless in my Opinion.
And because i play WE, i know that there are some threads already somewhere,cos i answered them.
I am not offended at all.

NightDragon · Post by **NightDragon** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:27 pm

True Longshot there are other threads/past threads, but I can't resist this one. Treemen are not useless IMO. They hold the line that otherwise would be crushed, buying time in offense to throw the ball, and slowing a run in defense.

Starblayde · Post by **Starblayde** » Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:13 am

NightDragon wrote:Totally agree with StarBlayde.

Now there's something I haven't seen in a while!