This is the basic version of the most frequently used defense around here. My proposal in the above thread was to call this the "Ziggurat" after its appearance, and refer to the line formation as "101" because the Ends are one square off the middle and the Nose is on the zero-ground.
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The 101 Ziggurat
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Dibs on the Slater Elf Defense, or the Inverted Ziggurat, which only works if the Corners have Side Step and the line has a number of positioning skills, but lets four players be protected.
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The Inverted Ziggurat
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Compromise variant, with the all but two players cheated up to account for high ST and low MA.
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or something of the sort
I see this defense a lot, and I use it with some success against teams that don't handle the ball well. EDIT: Thechosengobbo suggests the name "Arrowhead" for this defense.
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202 Arrowhead
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