Scout
Jun 09, 2006
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Veteran teams win by not making mistakes, and Lazy is no different -- they rarely make mistakes. It doesn`t hurt that they are loaded with athletes that can actually play football.
To beat them you will need to pull flags like crazy. Deion - small shifty RB (I forget his #), and Yusef (#81 and a board regular) are two of the fastest and most elusive guys in the league and are extremely tough to pull flags on. If they make you miss they are gone. Their other guys are no slouches either. Lazy almost always scores at least 1 TD a game thanks to missed flag pulls and in a game where each point is precious it`s tough to overcome. Their QB is smart with a good arm. He`ll overthrow his receivers rather than risk an INT. He`s also elusive and tough to rattle. Get to him early and pull his flag to put them in 3rd and long siutations. But the best thing you can do to prepare for them is get out early and practice your flag pulls.
On defense, they will blitz the heck out of your QB to try to force a mistake. If you make any mistakes they will probably win because they rarely make turnovers on offense. To counter the tough rush you need to get your QB moving. Hopefully he`s the type that can run for 10+ yards a clip. If not, then you`ll need to try to get it to your best athlete early and slow up that rush. Either that or try double-QB plays (although they cover that well also). If your QB is elusive and can buy some time, Lazy`s zone defense is susceptible to the deep ball. Their athleticism sometimes gets the best of them as their DB`s often get caught looking in the backfield. They get back quickly though so don`t underthrow a wide open receiver on the deep ball. If you do it WILL be picked.
Not sure if this will help you or scare you. Good luck!
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