[quote author=ItalianStallion link=topic=398.msg3673#msg3673 date=1299487578]<br />That just shows that my runners can have the assurance that they will just need to focus on getting the flags home.<br />[/quote]<br /><br />It&#039;s interesting how important this is. From my perspective, it&#039;s pretty amazing how much team play is affected when you know the defense (one-man D no less) is perhaps, arguably, the best in the league. Defense usually doesn&#039;t get nearly as much attention as runners, really, because defense usually doesn&#039;t score flags (the tally that decides the game). Pretty much the entire team and how they conduct offensive play is based off how solid their defense is. Inversely, if the runner is good, it keeps enemy support back in their base, making life easier for the defense. This season has been an eye opener for me in how team structure is generally carried out.