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Playbooks / Playcalling

Playbooks

Custom Playbooks are banned.
Playbooks are tied to their assigned in game coordinators.
To change playbooks:
Your current coordinator must be fired
You hire a new coordinator who’s assigned playbook you will then use
You must post a notification in the coaching changes channel of who was fired and who was hired (coaches names, playbook, and OC/DC)
You may trade coordinators for draft assets (No players or other coaches) DURING THE OFFSEASON ONLY. (From re-signings phase to draft phase)
You can only be involved in ONE coordinator trade per offseason. This means you can only trade for or trade away one time each offseason.
You may change each coordinator once per season, from Re-Sign Stage to Super Bowl Week.
You must open and show your playbooks in the lobby EVERY game.

Play Calling

Play calling being mixed up is a necessity.
You may not call a single passing play or route schemes/concept 4 or more times in any one game, regardless of formation.
QB SNEAK under center is banned from all play in the Red Zone.
‘Screen Plays’: Designated screen plays (NOT RPO) must be thrown to the designated target. A HB/WR screen must be thrown either to the PRIMARY HB/WR, or a throwaway.
Fake punts are prohibited.
4th Down You cannot attempt a 4th down conversion at or inside of your own 45 yard line before the 4th quarter. There are no restrictions in the 4th quarter and overtime.
No huddle offense is not discouraged, however excessive no huddle offense outside of two minute drills or late game comeback attempts is not allowed.

Running / Passing Splits

Individual Running Back Carries
No one player may have more than 70% of a team's carries in a season.
Run / Pass Splits
No team may have more than a 65/35% split on their Passing to Rushing play calls at the end of the year.
Failing to meet either above splits thresholds
1 Occurrence = A 6 game suspension for a player chosen by commissioners.
2+ Occurrences = A minimum 12 game suspension for a player chosen by commissioners.
If a player obtains a dev upgrade while participating in bad splits, that dev upgrade will be reversed.

Stat Padding/Running up the Score

No team may intentionally pad their players stats or run the score up when the game has been decided.
However, both teams have a right to play football and it does not mean you have to run it 3 times in a row.
In games that have been decided, backup players should be playing, and the goal should be to run out the clock.

3 Pick Sit Rule

If you throw 3 interceptions with a quarterback you must bench that quarterback for the remainder of the game.
This rule does not apply in the postseason, or to any untimed down INTs.


Playbooks / Playcalling
Playbooks
Play Calling
Running / Passing Splits
Stat Padding/Running up the Score
3 Pick Sit Rule
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