Curious, what is your practice for adjusting to opponents? Do you adjust your formation to match your opponent, or do you adjust the playbook? Or both?

I am sure many do the same as I. I have several playbooks that are geared toward different schemes. I choose the playbook that mirrors what I want to do against an opponent. On both offense and defense.

I have one playbook on O and one on D.Sometimes I change it, most times I don't. Cruise control.

Jbar , let me answer you with a question. You are playing poker with 2 different fellas. You have observed over time that one guy plays Very conservative and won't bet unless he has a probable winning hand. The other guy is a risk taker and will often bluff.
Wouldn't you play each of these guys differently ?

On offense, I usually switch playbooks/formations season by season, not game by game, depending on who my best players are. On defense, I only play one formation. So I switch playbooks, depending on what type of offense the other team plays.

i'd explain all what i do but it would be wardo-like tortuous

Think the proper term is wardious, bag. It has transended into verbdom not that long ago

Posted by mojolad on 6/17/2019 9:23:00 PM (view original):
Jbar , let me answer you with a question. You are playing poker with 2 different fellas. You have observed over time that one guy plays Very conservative and won't bet unless he has a probable winning hand. The other guy is a risk taker and will often bluff.
Wouldn't you play each of these guys differently ?

Mojolad,that is pretty much my strategy, I try to mold my offense to the opponent. Defense too, just not as much. I thought I would ask as I am examining how I do things, feel like I am right on cusp. Making the playoffs fairly regularly, just getting smashed in rd1 and conference championships. Talent gap is there too, so I have to consider that.

When your talent gap is no longer meaningful you will be more successful.

I like to play one GP in the 1st quarter, and a different one in the 2nd quarter. That way I get to see 2 different offenses against my opponent in the 1st half, and I can make better decisions for my halftime adjustments.

yeah well i like to play one GP in the 1st quarter, and a different one in the 2nd quarter. That way I get to see 2 different defenses against my opponent in the 1st half, and I can make better decisions for my halftime adjustments.

I don't want to sound ignorant, but how can you use two different playbooks in a half?

Set the first GP as your main, then use the second GP for "Winning by 1 with 15m left", "Losing by 1 with 15m left", and "Tied with 15m left".

Ah, thank you. I'll consider that.

And there are extra slots that you can set your own parameters .