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« on: August 29, 2016, 04:22:17 pm »
yeah FP is right, ultimate isn't exactly like football in that way. play is continuous, and conservative man d (i.e. keeping the disc in front of you by not always committing all-out to underneath cuts) can be a good strategy especially against a non-elite team, which is likelier to make a throwing or cutting error on a relatively short throw. everything is different in a zone, but it sounds like FP's team was playing mostly man. the punishment for getting beat deep is severe because it means the receiver has an open throw and that the rest of the D is momentarily out of position. the punishment for getting beat under is generally just that you have to mark and that you didn't get a turnover.
not to say that selling out on d is never called for on an in-cut -- it is, and a block coming back toward the disc often leads to a quick point -- just that the relationship between defender and cutter is different than between WR and CB.
also, fwiw, i'll second FP's analysis of his own mark: it's good. he's long and gets low and wide and moves laterally pretty well. i was never an elite handler and already had years of rust accumulated when we threw around last year, but i'm not a schlub and he was able to get some good blocks.
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