TFL Weekly Rule Focus - Linebacker Run Containment

LINEBACKER-RUN CONTAINMENT

 

Designed to deter the offense from calling runs in third down passing situations. IT IS ASSUMED TO BE AUTOMATICALLY PART OF YOUR DEFENSE ALIGNMENT IN THIRD OR FOURTH DOWN SITUATIONS ONLY IN WHICH FIVE OR MORE YARDS ARE NEEDED FOR A FIRST DOWN. The defense may call a pass or run and play a three-, four-, or five-man line.  

If the offense calls a run to an area in which the linebacker is playing his normal position (playing in flat pass or look-in zone areas) and the white die roll is 1, 2, or 3, then the run containment rule is in effect. You must refer to the Run Containment Chart to see if the linebacker stops the runner short of the first down.  If the runner is stopped short of the 1st down then the white die indicates how many yards short of a 1st down he was.  For example, if the linebacker is rated 5 and a 2 is rolled on the white die then the runner is stopped 2 yards short of a first down.  However, if the reading from the card results in more than 2 yards short from a first down, accept this result instead.  Continuing with the same example (where a 2 is rolled on the white die) let’s say this occurred in a 3rd and 8 situation and that the runner's card yields a no gain result, accept this figure rather than crediting the runner with a 6-yard gain. 

If the linebacker involved has vacated his normal zone (for instance, he is stationed in a blitzing position or double-teaming a receiver), no adjustment is made to yards gained on play. This rule only applies to results read off running cards and may not be used within a team's own defensive 10-yard line. Results derived from defensive cards remain the same.  

If the linebacker has been moved from his flat/look-in zone, but a defensive back has been placed there, then containment can still occur since there is a man stationed in that zone.  For an Off-Tackle run vs. the 3- 4 the inside linebacker on that side of the field must be in the look-in zone for containment to be in effect.  For a linebuck vs. the 3-4 both inside linebackers must be back for containment to be in effect (use the higher rated linebacker when consulting the chart).  The preceding two sentences apply to the 3-4 formation but they do not apply to the 3-3-5 nickel or 3-2-6 dime formations since those formations do not use 4 linebackers. Linebacker-Run Containment does not apply to Must Run readings from the Quarterback’s card (see the “Shadowing Quarterback” rule).

Week 13 - Tradition League Standings

League Standings
Lombardi
Lombardi East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Minnesota Lightning	12	1	0	.923	430	247	7-0	5-1	9-1	3-0	5-0	Won 5
Woodbridge Barons	9	4	0	.692	343	275	4-2	5-2	7-3	2-1	2-3	Won 2
Bay Ospreys	7	6	0	.538	264	273	4-3	3-3	6-4	1-2	2-4	Lost 1
Trenton Generals	6	7	0	.462	308	307	2-4	4-3	4-6	2-1	2-4	Won 1
St. Paul Saints	6	7	0	.462	271	280	2-6	4-1	4-6	2-1	3-3	Lost 2
Lombardi West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Motor City Madmen	8	5	0	.615	363	326	3-3	5-2	6-4	2-1	4-1	Won 1
Staten Island Gems	8	5	0	.615	334	321	3-4	5-1	6-4	2-1	4-2	Won 3
Flagstaff Savages	6	7	0	.462	297	320	3-2	3-5	5-5	1-2	4-2	Lost 1
Utica Spartans	4	9	0	.308	288	407	4-4	0-5	3-7	1-2	2-3	Lost 3
Dundalk Owls	2	11	0	.154	220	344	0-5	2-6	0-10	2-1	0-6	Lost 2
Landry
Landry East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Las Vegas Storm	8	5	0	.615	293	271	5-2	3-3	2-1	6-4	3-3	Lost 2
Goose Bay Raiders	7	6	0	.538	311	298	4-3	3-3	0-3	7-3	4-1	Won 1
Oakville Hoosiers	5	8	0	.385	257	325	3-5	2-3	1-2	4-6	3-3	Won 1
Death Valley Dukes	3	10	0	.231	234	344	2-4	1-6	0-3	3-7	2-4	Lost 1
Alta Loma Beagles	3	10	0	.231	227	328	2-4	1-6	1-2	2-8	2-3	Lost 1
Landry West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
St. Louis Lions	10	3	0	.769	390	286	4-2	6-1	1-2	9-1	4-1	Won 2
Miami Mongoose	8	5	0	.615	342	264	2-3	6-2	1-2	7-3	5-1	Won 3
Phoenix Rooks	8	5	0	.615	271	230	3-2	5-3	3-0	5-5	2-4	Lost 2
Arizona Air Raid	6	7	0	.462	299	275	4-4	2-3	2-1	4-6	1-4	Won 3
Southern Gray	4	9	0	.308	275	296	2-5	2-4	1-2	3-7	2-4	Lost 3

Week 13 - Offensive Player of the Week

Motor City Marshawn Lynch rushes for 191 yards, amasses 241 total yards and 2 td's in 38 -35 win over Flagstaff

Week 13 - Defensive Player of the Week

 

Flagstaff Robert Quinn sacks Tom Brady 4 times to add to his league leading 15 sacks

TFL Weekly Rule Focus - Dump Pass

Alex Smith- master of the dump pass

I thought I would focus on a very controversial rule, the Dump Pass.  I think a lot of disdain over this rule is a lack of understanding or why it is important.  The Dump Pass provides an advantage to teams with strong offensive lines and a skilled wide receiving core.  It provides a disadvantage to defensives that have a lack of pass rush and a disadvantage to a defense who keeps players in flats.  In strategy terms, it is more advantageous on defense to rush or double team with your linebackers on short and long passes by an offense than to keep them in flat pass.  To me this is the real chess match on 3rd down as it requires the defense to make a number of choices, instead of just leaving their players in the same positions.  I think those that keep their players in the same positions are the most miffed by this rule as they think their defensive players play an effect on the play.  As the rules illustrate below A dump-off pass will always use the "0-men" column in the flat column of the Defense card and the Right column on the offensive player’s card.  

DUMP-OFF PASSES Whenever a “D” is rolled on the black die for short or long passes, and the Defense calls “Pass”,  if no sack occurs then the QB is flushed out of the pocket. 

When a QB is flushed from the pocket one of four things will happen.  Either he will be forced to run, he will force a bad throw (interception), he will scramble and complete a pass to the intended receiver or he will throw a dump-off pass to another receiver.  To see which result occurs, roll the white and red dice again and consult the appropriate card (Quarterback or team defense card) in the normal fashion.  If a split occurs roll to see which reading is used.  However, if a “receiver” reading occurs do not roll on the receiver’s card.  If a “Must Run” or an interception occurs then accept that result – the play is over. In addition, if a completion occurs directly on  the Quarterback’s card then accept that result – the play is over.   However, if any other reading occurs (such as a completion from the defense card, an incomplete pass or a “receiver” reading) ignore the play result – the Quarterback must throw a dump-off pass to a randomly selected receiver.    

A dump-off pass will always use the "0-men" column in the flat column of the Defense card and the Right column on the offensive player’s card.  Roll the white and red dice again and refer to the “Dump Off” chart to determine the target of the dump-off pass.  If the player indicated on the Dump Off chart was the primary receiver, or if he is double-teamed or he is not in the formation being used, then use the Alternate List to determine which receiver gets the dump-off (choose the first player on the list who is in the formation, and  was not the primary target and not double-teamed).  The white die indicates which zone the dump-off is thrown to: 1-2: left flat zone, 3-4: lookin zone, 5-6 right flat zone.  Once the receiver and location have been determined, re-roll all three dice and refer to the proper flat pass column to determine the result of the dump-off pass.  EXCEPTION: In the last 30-seconds of each half never refer to the Dump Off chart.  Instead follow normal short or long pass rules to determine the outcome of the pass (remember, to use the "0-men" column in the flat column of the Defense card and the Right column on the offensive player’s card).   NOTES: This rule does not apply unless a “D” is initially rolled on the black die.  In other words, when using a safety blitz and a blank is rolled on the black die you would check for the sack but you would not use the Dump Off Rules.  This rule also does not apply when the offensive team is inside the 10-yard line. 

Week 12 - Game Summaries

2013 Alta Loma 38, 2013 Oakville 24
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Alta Loma	14	14	0	10	0	38
2013 Oakville	7	14	0	3	0	24

Game Story

Zac Stacy led the way to victory as the visiting team from Alta Loma bested Oakville by the score of 38 to 24. Stacy rushed the ball 12 times for 82 yards and hit paydirt 3 times. Eli Manning passed 50 times for 318 yards and 2 touchdowns. Alta Loma won the air battle out-passing Oakville 318 to 207 yards. Alta Loma had a good start outscoring Oakville 14 to 7 in the first quarter. They were ahead at halftime 28 to 21.

2013 Death Valley 34, 2013 Las Vegas 24
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Death Valley	3	17	7	7	0	34
2013 Las Vegas	7	0	7	10	0	24

Game Story

In a high scoring affair the visiting team from Death Valley bested Las Vegas by the score of 34 to 24. DeAngelo Williams carried the ball 19 times for 81 yards. Death Valley was on top at the half 20 to 7. They led after three quarters 27 to 14. Tony Romo threw 59 times for 261 yards for Las Vegas, but it wasn't enough.

2013 Dundalk 22, 2013 Flagstaff 25
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Dundalk	0	6	9	7	0	22
2013 Flagstaff	0	3	0	22	0	25

Game Story

In a game that featured a fourth quarter comeback the crowd went home happy as Flagstaff topped Dundalk by the score of 25 to 22. Cam Newton passed 36 times for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns. Flagstaff won the air battle out-passing Dundalk 280 to 107 yards. Dundalk took the lead into the locker room at the half 6 to 3. Knowshon Moreno ran the ball 26 times gaining 145 yards and added a touchdown for Dundalk , but his effort went to waste.

2013 Miami 40, 2013 Phoenix 16
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Miami	7	7	16	10	0	40
2013 Phoenix	0	7	6	3	0	16

Game Story

Alfred Morris was fantastic as the visitors from Miami pounded Phoenix by the score of 40 to 16. Morris ran the ball 25 times for 82 yards and hit paydirt 3 times. Ben Roethlisberger threw 33 times for 210 yards with a touchdown. Miami enjoyed success on third down, converting on 11 of 15 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Phoenix 225 to 101 yards. Miami controlled the ball for 35:22. Miami took the lead into the locker room at the half 14 to 7. They led after three quarters 30 to 13.

2013 Minnesota 36, 2013 Motor City 14
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Minnesota	10	16	3	7	0	36
2013 Motor City	0	0	0	14	0	14

Game Story

Steven Hauschka had a great game as the visitors from Minnesota smashed Motor City by the score of 36 to 14. Hauschka kicked 5 field goals, including a long one of 52 yards for the winners. Matt Ryan passed 34 times for 204 yards with a touchdown. Minnesota enjoyed success on third down, converting on 9 of 15 opportunities. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 33:26. Minnesota got ahead early outscoring Motor City 10 to 0 in the first quarter. Marshawn Lynch rushed the ball 22 times gaining 134 yards for Motor City , in a losing effort.

2013 Staten Island 31, 2013 Utica 26
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Staten Island	14	7	7	3	0	31
2013 Utica	7	13	0	6	0	26

Game Story

In a tightly fought contest the visitors from Staten Island defeated Utica by the score of 31 to 26. Staten Island had 217 yards passing and 86 yards running for the game. Staten Island got ahead early outscoring Utica 14 to 7 in the first quarter. They led at halftime 21 to 20. Thad Lewis passed 30 times for 245 yards and 2 touchdowns for Utica, but it wasn't enough.

2013 St. Louis 41, 2013 Goose Bay 16
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 St. Louis	10	14	14	3	0	41
2013 Goose Bay	7	3	0	6	0	16

Game Story

Vernon Davis was the star of the game as the visiting team from St. Louis smashed Goose Bay by the score of 41 to 16. Davis gathered in 7 passes for 127 receiving yards and added a touchdown. Ryan Tannehill threw 23 times for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns. Frank Gore carried the ball 20 times for 111 yards. St. Louis won the air battle out-passing Goose Bay 271 to 159 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 35:39. The biggest play of the game was a pass to Vernon Davis that covered 52 yards with 14:24 left in the 2nd quarter. St. Louis got out to an early lead outscoring Goose Bay 10 to 7 in the first quarter. They were on top at the half 24 to 10.

2013 Southern 17, 2013 Arizona 26
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Southern	0	10	7	0	0	17
2013 Arizona	10	3	10	3	0	26

Game Story

Robbie Gould enjoyed a big day as Arizona bested Southern by the score of 26 to 17. Gould booted 4 field goals, including a long one of 43 yards for the winners. Colin Kaepernick passed 30 times for 177 yards adding a touchdown. Matt Forte' rushed the ball 24 times for 61 yards. Arizona controlled the ball for 33:30. Arizona had a good start outscoring Southern 10 to 0 in the first quarter. They led at halftime 13 to 10. Arizona led after three quarters 23 to 17.

2013 Trenton 17, 2013 Bay 20
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Trenton	0	0	10	7	0	17
2013 Bay	7	10	0	3	0	20

Game Story

Matthew Stafford enjoyed a big day as Bay got past Trenton by the score of 20 to 17. Stafford threw for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns. Bay won the air battle out-passing Trenton 295 to 148 yards. The fans were brought to their feet by a pass to Pierre Garcon that gained 59 yards with 11:06 left in the 2nd quarter. Stevan Ridley carried the ball 18 times gaining 116 yards for Trenton , in a losing cause.

2013 Woodbridge 26, 2013 St. Paul 6
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Woodbridge	3	6	7	10	0	26
2013 St. Paul	0	6	0	0	0	6

Game Story

T.Y. Hilton was the star of the game as the visiting team from Woodbridge beat St. Paul by the score of 26 to 6. Hilton grabbed 10 passes for 145 receiving yards and added a touchdown. Philip Rivers threw 39 times for 267 yards and 2 touchdowns. Maurice Jones-Drew rushed the ball 14 times for 51 yards and added a touchdown. Woodbridge was great on third down, converting on 10 of 17 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing St. Paul 267 to 90 yards. Woodbridge had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 39:16. The biggest play of the game was a pass to T.Y. Hilton that gained 56 yards with 9:36 left in the 4th quarter. Woodbridge took the lead into the locker room at the half 9 to 6.

Week 12 - Offensive Player of the Week

Flagstaff Savages Rob Gronkowski catches nine passes for 154 yards in victory over Dundalk

Week 12 - Defensive Player of the Week

Woodbridge's Tyrann Matheiu intercepts two Peyton Manning passes holding the Saints to 149 yards of total offense and six points.

TFL Weekly Rule Focus - Squib Kickoff

SQUIB KICKOFF When a team decides to try a squib kickoff follow all normal kickoff rules with these adjustments to the card readings: 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE “KICKOFF CARD” RESULTS • Add 20 yard to the stated yard line.  For example, if the kickoff card says the ball is kicked to the 5-yard line it would go to the 25-yard line instead. • If the original says “Touchback” then the ball goes to the 15-yard line instead. 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE “KICKOFF RETURN” AND “REFER TO OPPONENTS” RESULTS • Use the card of the designated kickoff returner for purposes of determining results, but understand that the kickoff return is actually made by an up-back so do not add the results of the kickoff return to the returner’s game statistics. • Subtract 15 yards from the return yardage shown in the result.  No resulting yardage may be less than 0 yards nor more than 30 yards. • If the return is shown as “Touchdown” then use the Long Gain chart to determine the outcome of the play instead.

Week 11 - Game of the Week

St. Louis 31, Minnesota 38
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 St. Louis	7	14	3	7	0	31
2013 Minnesota	14	17	0	7	0	38

Game Story In a tightly fought contest Minnesota beat St. Louis by the score of 38 to 31. The fans were thrilled by a run by Adrian L. Peterson that gained 60 yards with 11:06 left in the 4th quarter. Minnesota took the early lead outscoring St. Louis 14 to 7 in the first quarter. They took the lead into the locker room at the half 31 to 21. Ryan Tannehill threw 45 times for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns for St. Louis, in a losing effort. Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Team	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	11:24	2013 Minnesota	M.Bennett 11 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	7-0 MIN
1	6:36	2013 St. Louis	D.Amendola 9 yd. pass from R.Tannehill (G.Zuerlein kick)	7-7 MIN
1	0:00	2013 Minnesota	V.Jackson 30 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	14-7 MIN
2	12:54	2013 St. Louis	A.Green 31 yd. pass from R.Tannehill (G.Zuerlein kick)	14-14 MIN
2	8:24	2013 Minnesota	V.Jackson 39 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	21-14 MIN
2	3:18	2013 St. Louis	V.Davis 12 yd. pass from R.Tannehill (G.Zuerlein kick)	21-21 MIN
2	3:00	2013 Minnesota	C.Patterson 100 yd. return (S.Hauschka kick)	28-21 MIN
2	0:15	2013 Minnesota	S.Hauschka 44 yd. field goal	31-21 MIN
3	2:42	2013 St. Louis	G.Zuerlein 44 yd. field goal	31-24 MIN
4	12:36	2013 St. Louis	D.Amendola 10 yd. pass from R.Tannehill (G.Zuerlein kick)	31-31 MIN
4	9:36	2013 Minnesota	J.Nelson 2 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	38-31 MIN

Team Statistics
	2013 St. Louis	2013 Minnesota
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	8-16-0-24	4-10-0-14
Third Down Efficiency	6-15-40%	2-9-22%
Fourth Down Efficiency	2-5-40%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	21-28-75%	14-14-100%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	437-81-5.4	294-48-6.1
Total Net Yards Rushing	174	104
Total Rushes	34	17
Average Per Rush	5.1	6.1
Passes Completed/Attempted	26/46 (56.5%)	22/31 (71.0%)
Net Yards Passing	263	190
Avg Yards Per Pass	5.9	6.1
Sacked/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
Punts/Average	3/39.7	5/42.8
Punts Received/Return Yardage	3/4	0/0
Kickoffs/Returns	3/64	3/138
Interceptions/Returns	0/0	3/38
Penalties/Yards	4/36	2/10
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	0/0	2/2
Time of Possession	37 mins 13 secs	22 mins 47 secs
Average Drive Start	SLI 32	MIN 30

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
2013 St. Louis
Ryan Tannehill	45	26	271	57.8	6.0	4	8.9	3	6.7	44	1/8	77.2
Josh McCown	1	0	0	0.0	.0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	39.6
2013 Minnesota
Matt Ryan	31	22	190	71.0	6.1	4	12.9	0	0	39	0/0	126.3

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
2013 St. Louis
Frank Gore	24	126	5.3	26	0	0	0/0
Arian Foster	5	24	4.8	10	0	0	0/0
Marcel Reece	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0/0
Daniel Thomas	1	3	3.0	3	0	0	0/0
Darren Sproles	1	7	7.0	7	0	0	0/0
Ryan Tannehill	1	5	5.0	5	0	0	0/0
2013 Minnesota
LeSean McCoy	9	23	2.6	7	0	0	0/0
Adrian L. Peterson	7	82	11.7	60	0	0	0/0
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
2013 St. Louis
Vernon Davis	7	68	9.7	29	1	0
A.J. Green	7	113	16.1	44	1	0
Danny Amendola	5	33	6.6	10	2	0
Marcel Reece	2	22	11.0	12	0	0
Darren Sproles	2	16	8.0	12	0	0
Marvin Jones	1	5	5.0	5	0	0
Arian Foster	1	7	7.0	7	0	0
Frank Gore	1	7	7.0	7	0	0
2013 Minnesota
Martellus Bennett	7	54	7.7	16	1	0
Jordy Nelson	7	26	3.7	16	1	0
Vincent Jackson	4	83	20.8	39	2	0
LeSean McCoy	2	14	7.0	7	0	0
Keenan Allen	1	14	14.0	14	0	0
Ladarius Green	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
2013 St. Louis
Greg Zuerlein	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	1/1	100
2013 Minnesota
Steven Hauschka	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	1/1	100

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
2013 St. Louis
Bryan Anger	3	39.7	39.7	0	1	48	0
2013 Minnesota
Jon Ryan	5	42.8	42.0	0	1	53	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2013 St. Louis
Darren Sproles	2	51	25.5	28	0
A.J. Green	1	13	13.0	13	0
2013 Minnesota
Cordarrelle Patterson	3	138	46.0	100	1

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2013 St. Louis
Micheal Spurlock	3	0	4	1.3	2	0
Darren Sproles	0	1	0		0	0
2013 Minnesota
Dwayne Harris	0	1	0		0	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
2013 St. Louis
Antrel Rolle	8	0	0
Karlos Dansby	5	0	0
Manny Lawson	4	0	0
Robert Mathis	3	0	1
Brandon Flowers	3	0	0
Luke Kuechly	3	0	0
Rashean Mathis	2	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0
Eric Berry	1	0	0
Chris Long	1	0	0
Fletcher Cox	1	0	0
Steve Gregory	1	0	0
Marcel Reece	0	0	1
2013 Minnesota
Bobby Wagner	14	0	0
Brandon Browner	7	0	0
Trent Cole	7	0	0
Jarret Johnson	5	0	0
Jurrell Casey	5	1	0
Troy Polamalu	5	0	0
Star Lotulelei	4	0	0
Rahim Moore	4	0	0
Tashaun Gipson	2	0	0
Asante Samuel	2	0	0
Cameron Wake	1	0	0
Nickell Robey	1	0	0

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2013 St. Louis
2013 Minnesota
Troy Polamalu	1	22	22.0	22	0
Jarret Johnson	1	12	12.0	12	0
Asante Samuel	1	4	4.0	4	0