Hey.
So I'm from Denmark and 'murican eggball just isn't as big here as it is in Trumpland. I've now followed the NFL for roughly 10 years and I feel like I have the grasp on most of offense and I understand basic defense and understand the basic difference between 4-3 and 3-4 base defenses, as well as that there's different (coverage?) packages like dime, nickel and such.
What I don't understand and/or can't translate to this game, is how to defend the run? When I "know" my opponent is running out of specific formations or want my defense to pass key on specific situations, how do I know what a good defense is against a run?
Are blitzes good versus runs?
If I don't know if it's mainly inside or outside, is zone or man better?
Is it always goalline or normal backfield or will some dime/nickel defenses be useful?
I've been, relatively, succesful defending against the run, but I have no clue what causes it.
One of the things that annoys me the most, is the 2RB 3TE toss to the left side. It seems no matter what I do (As I don't have the LB zone flats whatever play), my outside people are either running miles back in their zones or man marking everyone is grouped up in the middle, because, you know, all the offense is in the middle!
So I'm not looking for how I defend against plays that obviously exploit the game engine, but more some knowledge on how you actually choose plays and settings to defend against a wide array of running plays.
Thanks in advance. :-)