NXL Atlantic City Layout INITIAL Review

It is always hard to tell exactly how a field will be played based on the layout image alone. You need time on the actual field. Even with years of experience the layout always surprises me in one way or another, however, we can get a pretty good feel for what it might be like The post NXL Atlantic City Layout INITIAL Review appeared first on Marcello Margott.

It is always hard to tell exactly how a field will be played based on the layout image alone. You need time on the actual field. Even with years of experience the layout always surprises me in one way or another, however, we can get a pretty good feel for what it might be like heading into the weekend. I like to look at the layout, and imagine off the break moves, mid game moves, and great places to lock off zones. I feel this helps prime my mind for the practice ahead.

Looking at the NXL Atlantic City layout I personally feel like the Dorito side will play fast and the snake side is going to be much slower because of how the wall is set up. It isn’t centered like it traditionally is which means two things – It has a better angle on the snake and a worse angle on the Doritos. Pair that with how the cakes in the snake are angled I think the wall has the ability to slow the snake side down quite a bit. The Dorito players won’t have to wrap as far to put the center in while making their moves, which should allow that side will play fast. I am really interested to see how everything unfolds.

Off the break shooting looks like it will be pretty difficult from the back center, making that bunker fairly useless. There might be a shot towards the snake corner but I won’t know that until I step onto the field tomorrow morning. Players will have to get creative to find ways to shoot the opponent on the break. Some initial thoughts are that the Dorito on the back line might have a cross field shot toward the snake side on the break. If so it will be smart to send someone there quick shooting cross and then attack heads up. The spot they have to stand might even be in the open, not behind a bunker, but in a blind spot in order to get the shot. All possibilities look like low percentage shots on paper.

What does this mean? Well… I believe game plans will be pretty fast. Sending players to far spots off the break on both sides. There are a ton of options and lanes to run through on this field which should make for some epic games. The snake side has essentially three different ways to get into the snake. From the can, from the corner, and from the little Dorito. Off the break players have options to run up and over to snake 1 or snake 2. I think the snake corner temple, tall cake, and mini win bunkers will be the most powerful on the snake side. The cakes attached to the beams are going to be little death traps because they are angled towards the field making it extremely difficult for players to live in. Everyone on the field has a good angle on you, especially the wall.

The wall can be countered though as there are many routes to take to clear the player out which will open things up for both sides. That alley right up the center with the two pins and tall tower will probably see a lot of action. I can even see players going to the little Win in the center on the 50 yard line trying to cut down the secondary players on the Dorito side. You won’t catch the first attacker but the mid and back players trying to make moves over there will be caught off guard. I am definitely excited to see how that center plays, I think it will take more finesse that previous events.

The Dorito side seems pretty straight up. It looks like the Dorito 1 will have some good cross field shots that drop into the snake while the Dorito 2 might not have much to shoot at. In my opinion it will be a race to the mini win and then even onto their side of the field to shoot the wall player and stay alive. It is going to play fast, there really isn’t much that can stop it. You might want to put two attackers on that side to follow each other up and have your third body be in the center looking snake side. The only hiccup I see in people flying down the Dorito side is putting someone in that center pin to look that way. It seems unconventional, but so is this field so that might be a smart place to put someone if your team finds themselves losing from the D side this weekend. The back center can slow the move from Dorito 1 to Dorito 2 but a good gun fighter is going to put him in and go no problem.

I am beyond excited to get this weekend started and see how this field actually plays. Please keep in mind I have not stepped onto the field yet and things do change once you get out there. This is just an initial review of what it looks like on paper. I am sharing my assumptions to head into your practice the same way I plan on heading into mine. I will have a much more detailed review once we actually get some reps on the field. I hope you all enjoyed this and I appreciate the support! Have a fun weekend and stay grinding my friends.

– Marcello

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